AM Headlines: Alcohol and the Sheriff's Department

Keep the Purses, Shilo's Back: A lovable dog gets mixed up in an armed robbery. Full Story

Vandals Attack Statue: The Mickey Mouse Boston Red Sox statue is part of a promotion for the All-Star Game, which will be at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. LA Times

Do or Go Home: Fans of England and the United States will find out today whether their teams advance from group play at the World Cup. ESPN LA

Sheriff Pursues Alcohol Policy: LA County Sheriff Lee Baca plans to  continue pursuing a policy to bar deputies from carrying firearms while intoxicated, one day after an Office of Independent Review report indicated the  sheriff's department has a problem with deputies drinking alcohol. KPCC

Show of Support for Arizona: The Riverside County cities of Hemet and Lake Elsinore  on Tuesday night approved proclamations in support of Arizona's anti-illegal  immigration law. LA Times

Fielding Weighs in on Pot Issue: LA County's top health official called  marijuana a "significant public health problem." Yaroslavsky's Website

About Those Tickets: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's acceptance of free  tickets to major entertainment and sports events is the subject of an inquiry  by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. LA Times

All's Not Well in Maywood: The small city of Maywood south of downtown Los Angeles plans to lay off almost all its employees, disband its police department and contract municipal operations to a neighboring city. Associated Press

Environmental Groups Play Defense: They're calling on California lawmakers to reject efforts they said were being made to build a football stadium in downtown Los Angeles without a full environmental review. Mercury News

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