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California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks at a news conference on May 17, 2013 at the Los Angeles Civic Center in Los Angeles, California. Harris hosted a meeting of the state's district attorneys to develop recommendations on reducing gun violence. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris Meets With New Task Force On Guns

California Attorney General Kamala Harris met with a new statewide taskforce of district attorneys Friday to study ways to reduce gun violence and enforce existing law.

2013/05/17

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Task Force Recovers $115K In Stolen Plastic Goods

More than $115,000 worth of stolen plastic products have been recovered at two Southland locations, authorities announced Thursday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/03

Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators estimate up to $6 million in stolen trademark plastic has been recovered by the Sheriff's Industrial Plastic Theft Task Force over the last two years. (courtesy LASD)

Stolen Milk Crates Costing Downey Business Millions

Even in a down economy, the price of plastic continues to soar – and commercial burglaries along with it.

2012/11/26

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California To Form Scrap Metal Oversight Task Force

California state officials are planning to launch a task force to improve oversight of scrap metal recyclers.

2012/09/07

Police Looking For Red-Haired Girl As Person Of Interest In Murder Of HS Soccer Player

A red-haired female — who may have lured an El Camino Real High School soccer player to his death — was being called a person of interest Saturday.

2012/01/14

Task Force Recovers $250K Worth Of Stolen Plastic

Authorities have announced the arrests of three people suspected of stealing nearly $250,000 worth of plastic products.

2011/12/21

Federal Grants Help LAPD Detectives Solve Cold Cases

The Los Angeles Police Department have made 110 arrests in connection with cold cases in a matter of months. LAPD Chief Charlie Beack said it has been a remarkable turnaround that was made possible because of a special task force and grant money provided by the federal government.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/10/11

2 Wanted In Separate SoCal Murders Nabbed In Mexico

The FBI says two fugitives wanted in separate murder cases in Southern California were arrested in Mexico this week and returned to the United States.

2011/08/19

Bust Of Asian Street Gangs Yields 17 Arrests, 6 Guns And Various Drugs

Seventeen members of five Asian gangs were arrested Wednesday in early morning raids at 47 locations.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/17

Protesters with Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) hold signs as they march during an anti Secure Communities program demonstration on August 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The demonstrators were picketing in front of St. Anne's Residential Facility, where Homeland Security advisory council's Task Force on Secure Communities was holding a hearing. (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Hundreds Protest Fingerprinting Program That Leads To Deportations

About 200 people walked out of a meeting by a federal government task force Monday in protest over a program that gives immigration officials access to the fingerprints of arrestees.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/15

OC Man Busted For Setting Up Underage ‘Date’ At Huntington Beach Pier

Ian Victor Kincheloe, of Laguna Hills, 25, reportedly arranged a meeting online with a 13-year-old girl at the Huntington Beach Pier.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/08/05

LA County Fire Sends Elite Rescue Team To Japan

An elite Los Angeles County Fire Department Urban Search and Rescue team is en route to Japan to assist with search and recovery efforts.

2011/03/12

A factory building has collapsed in Sukagawa city, Fukushima prefecture, in northern Japan on March 11, 2011 after a massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake shook Japan, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns. (credit: FUKUSHIMA MINPO/AFP/Getty Images)

LA County Fire Preparing To Send Rescue Team To Japan

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is preparing to deploy a 74-member team to assist in the rescue and recovery efforts in Japan.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/03/11

Calif. To Further Study Toxic Chemical Regulations

California environmental officials plan to reconvene a task force early next year to further examine issues associated with regulating toxic chemicals in consumer products.

2010/12/23

Parolee Wanted For Battery And Robberies Nabbed By Combined Task Force

A parolee wanted for three robberies in Pacoima, as well as an alleged battery on an officer, was nabbed Tuesday by a combined force of United States Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force and Los Angeles police.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2010/12/07