Calling All Cars: Body on the Promenade Deck / the Missing Guns / the Man With Iron Pipes
Calling All Cars: Body on the Promenade Deck / The Missing Guns / The Man with Iron Pipes – The radio show Calling All Cars hired LAPD radio dispacher Jesse Rosenquist to be the voice of the dispatcher. Rosenquist was already famous because home radios could tune into early police radio frequencies. As the first police radio dispatcher presented to the public ear, his was the voice that actors went to when called upon for a radio dispatcher role. The iconic television series Dragnet, with LAPD Detective Joe Friday as the primary character, was the first major media representation of the department. Real LAPD operations inspired Jack Webb to create the series and close cooperation with department officers let him make it as realistic as possible, including authentic police equipment and sound recording on-site at the police station. Due to Dragnet’s popularity, LAPD Chief Parker “became, after J. Edgar Hoover, the most well known and respected law enforcement official in the nation”. In the 1960s, when the LAPD under Chief Thomas Reddin expanded its community relations division and began efforts to reach out to the African-American community, Dragnet followed suit with more emphasis on internal affairs and community policing than solving crimes, the show’s previous mainstay. Several prominent representations of the LAPD and its officers in television and film include Adam-12, Blue Streak, Blue Thunder, Boomtown, The Closer, Colors, Crash, Columbo, Dark Blue, Die Hard, End of Watch, Heat, Hollywood Homicide, Hunter, Internal Affairs, Jackie Brown, LA Confidential …
Dining guide: Valentine's Day 2013
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Garrett Popcorn Shops at Miracle Mile Shops offers the Lover's Mix, served in a signature pink tin filled with sweet chocolate-covered caramel crisp and spicy cheese corn. The special edition flavor is available through Thursday. Customers may buy the …
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Things To Do: Feb. 7 and beyond
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"Buying and Selling: Early Modern Economies of Labor, Merchandise, Services, and Shopping," through June 2. "Border Crossings: … 10. Carl Honoré, "The Slow Fix: Solve Problems, Work Smarter, and Live Better in a World Addicted to Speed," … Opera …
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Review: A Trio of East Bay Lunch Spots
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Ike Shehadeh's eponymous sandwich shop is a San Francisco legend, known for its wild sauces, whimsical menu, incredibly long lines and cultlike following. Now his line of shops, known variously as Ike's Lair and Ike's Place, has expanded to the East …
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