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Law enforcement officers watch on during a protest on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 18, 2014. (credit: Michael B. Thomas/AFP/Getty Images)

The National Guard arrived in Ferguson but kept its distance from the streets where protesters clashed again with police, as clouds of tear gas and smoke hung over the St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer.

Protesters filled the streets after nightfall Monday, and officers trying to enforce tighter re

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CHP Assistant Chief Chris O’Quinn on Los Angeles radio station KJLH.

Today in Los Angeles on Stevie Wonder owned KJLH-FM, California Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Chris O’Quinn took to their airwaves on the Front Page show with Dominique DiPrima to dodge (yes, we said dodge) discussing the recorded video of the July 1 beating of 51-year-old Marlene Pinnock that has since gone viral.  His appearance comes just one day after the family of Pinnock announced a civil rights violation lawsuit.

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Screen shot taken from cellphone video shows CHP officer pummeling woman by side of road.

Representatives of African-American community groups demonstrated at the California Highway Patrol’s Central Los Angeles station Monday, demanding answers and accountability after an officer was caught on video repeatedly punching a woman.

The demonstration spurred an impromptu appearance by the agency’s second-in-command, Deputy Commissioner Ramona Prieto, who assured the delegation that CHP had assemb

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