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LAPD brass plead for calm; protesters egg station

Police Chief Charlie Beck pleaded for calm and vowed his department would conduct an exhaustive investigation into a bicycle officer's fatal shooting of a drunken day laborer with a knife.

300 protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD station

Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck's plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoroughly investigate an officer's fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant wielding a knife.

Cup cars may test in January

As Lane Construction frantically paves Daytona International Speedway's 2.5-mile tri-oval in time for 2011 Speed Weeks, NASCAR officials were telling Sprint Cup teams in Atlanta this weekend to prepare for winter test dates here.

LAPD chief promises thorough probe into shooting

Police Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday promised a thorough, transparent investigation into an officer's shooting of a knife-wielding man whose death sparked a protest in a poor immigrant neighborhood.

Protesters Pelt LA Police Station Over Shooting

Hundreds Demonstrate Against Fatal Shooting of Guatemalan Immigrant; Cops Blame Violence on Communist Group