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Irene Marie Levy, a stay-at-home mom from San Jacinto, California, doesn’t like cops or firemen. The 31-year-old San Jacinto woman was behind bars for a second time after allegedly pointing a laser at a firefighter behind the wheel of a fire engine. Irene Levy’s colorful history makes her no stranger to her community or local…
The NFL is investigating the Giants’ potentially rule-breaking use of a two-way radio during the team’s recent 10-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. The use of a two-way radio by a coach during a game is strictly against league rules, according to ESPN. In the fourth quarter of the game, Giants head coach Ben McAdoo…
A protracted effort to expand the powers of Los Angeles International Airport’s police force has moved to Sacramento, where state lawmakers are considering a bill strongly opposed by the LAPD. The union representing officers who patrol LAX, Ontario and Van Nuys airports say Assembly Bill 2137 would allow the agency to perform seemingly routine functions…
Seth Hettena The After-Action Report Mar 04, 2026 A new shortwave numbers station appeared the day the bombs fell. Nobody knows who’s running it. A mysterious shortwave radio station began broadcasting strings of numbers in Farsi on the day Israel and the United States first struck Iran. It hasn’t stopped since. Numbers stations, as they’re…
As of January 7, 2012, the Pasadena Police Department’s radio communications have switched from analog to digital, preventing media outlets and radio enthusiasts from monitoring police calls. The police department will make its $7 million leap forward from analog to encrypted digital transmission of radio conversations in a move city officials insisted was not about…
For three decades, the California Highway Patrol has used the Ford Crown Victoria sedan as its primary patrol vehicle. In 2013, the CHP switched to Ford’s Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility. The “PUV” sports new safety and handling features and more cargo space and looks strikingly different from what California motorists are used to seeing….
