Word: thefts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cambridge couple's attempt to keep people from parking in their driveway across from Hilles Library resulted in the theft of their gate this weekend...
Black leaders do not expect to see many extra police patrolling the beat in their districts. The L.A.P.D. has refused to make public how its forces are allotted. Councilwoman Gloria Molina claims that the department assigns police equally, whether the crime is the theft of a BMW in West Los Angeles or the killing of a black youngster in Watts. She has attached an amendment to the city budget to force Police Chief Daryl Gates to reveal his formula for deploying his forces...
Many travelers would agree. Increasingly high fees for coverage against damage, theft and other hazards can more than double the price of a car rental. A recent Hertz special, advertised at $99 for seven days, would actually cost $230.95 for full protection. Consumer advocates argue that many motorists do not need such coverage. "Car-rental companies try to intimidate customers into buying this insurance," says Robert Hunter, president of the National Insurance Consumer Organization...
...students who objected to the proposal said they feared being locked out at night and that the system would be ineffective in reducing property theft and excluding outsiders, who could convince students to open the doors...
...Revere man this week linked the former president of Bridgewater State College to the theft of documents which he said showed the college official's participation in a plot to defraud the state of more than $70,000 in federal funds...