Mark Puente
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Mark Puente covered the Los Angeles Police Department for the Los Angeles Times from 2019-20. He previously worked at the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, the Baltimore Sun and the Tampa Bay Times. Prior to becoming a journalist, he spent 15 years driving a tractor trailer across the country. His real passion is smoking meat and honing his BBQ skills. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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The LAPD Metro Division’s work emphasizes guns and gangs and its officers felt pressure to produce statistics in a results-driven department, a source says.
Jan. 21, 2020
Se sospecha que los oficiales falsifican las tarjetas de entrevista e ingresan información incorrecta sobre los encuestados en un esfuerzo por aumentar las estadísticas
Jan. 19, 2020
The LAPD’s methods for labeling someone a gang member. After a review of body-cam footage, at least 20 officers are suspected of falsifying such data.
Jan. 16, 2020
The widening inquiry is becoming a major scandal at the LAPD, raising questions about the criminal cases brought by the officers now under scrutiny.
Jan. 14, 2020
Four families whose relatives were among the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the dive boat Conception are suing the vessel’s owners.
Jan. 13, 2020
L.A. police say there’s an epidemic of car burglaries targeting tourists’ rental cars — carried out largely by gang members from the Bay Area.
Jan. 10, 2020
La policía de Los Ángeles le dijo a una madre del valle de San Fernando que su hijo estaba en una pandilla. Ella dijo que no lo estaba. La investigación posterior descubrió inconsistencias en los informes de los agentes.
Jan. 6, 2020
Los miembros de las pandillas del Área de la Bahía utilizan coches de alquiler para cometer crímenes en Los Ángeles.
Jan. 7, 2020
LAPD told a San Fernando Valley mother that her son was in a gang. She said he wasn’t. The ensuing investigation uncovered inconsistencies in officers’ reports.
Jan. 6, 2020
Bay Area gang members use rental cars to commit crimes in Los Angeles.
Jan. 6, 2020