police Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies ordered to disclose their law enforcement gang tattoos and report those of other cops Rob Beschizza

History From the Pig Town Boys to the Green Avenue Stompers: A 1954 map of New York City street gangs Ruben Bolling

L.A.'s fiscal nightmare: Police misconduct lawsuit payouts push city to the brink Ellsworth Toohey

los angeles LA hacks: free parking, secret shortcuts & more  Mark Frauenfelder

Comics "We Called Them Giants" is a gorgeously haunting graphic novel Thom Dunn

LASD Los Angeles Sheriff's Department left man to die after police chase Natalie Dressed

los angeles L.A. County undersheriff admits to having police gang tattoo Natalie Dressed

parody Watch obscure Sesame Street characters perform Bruce Springsteen pastiche "Born to Add" Jennifer Sandlin

Business U.S. retailers admit they lied about shoplifting, again Rob Beschizza

police Four L.A. Sheriff's deputies killing themselves hours apart just a coincidence, says department Rob Beschizza

comedy Meteorologist Adam Krueger sneaks song lyrics into his weather forecasts Jennifer Sandlin

cops Judge blocks investigation into Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's notorious deputy gangs Rob Beschizza

documentary Classic skateboarding film The Devil's Toy captures the spirit of the sport in Montreal in the 1960s Jennifer Sandlin

police Black U.S. Army officer sues the Virginia cops who told him he "should be afraid" of them and roughed him up Rob Beschizza

movies Martin Scorsese acknowledges Goncharov Grant St. Clair

Comics Let's remember EC Comics this Halloween Devin Nealy

humor The Lord of the Rings meets Sopranos in this brilliant impression Devin Nealy

crime The ins and outs of the mafia Devin Nealy

music Biggie Smalls will get an Empire State Building Tribute for his 50th birthday Devin Nealy

politics Turns out the shoplifting crisis is largely media hype Rob Beschizza