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#  LOS ANGELES

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### Rick Caruso’s Crime-Stopper Gambit

Written by Tim Deegan on August 21 2023.

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## [Do You Feel Safe?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27469:do-you-feel-safe&catid=312)

RANTZ AND RAVEZ - Have you seen enough lawlessness and homeless camps in your neighborhood? Home Burglaries, Catalytic Converters stolen, Shopliftin…

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Written by Karen Mack on August 17 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on August 10 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 10 2023.

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Written by Peter Dreier on August 04 2023.

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Written by Alex Whitelaw on August 03 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on August 03 2023.

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Written by Richard Lee Abrams on July 31 2023.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 31 2023.

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Written by Liz Amsden on July 27 2023.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 24 2023.

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Written by An Angry Angeleno on July 20 2023.

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Written by Tim Campbell on July 17 2023.

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Written by An Angry Angeleno on July 17 2023.

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