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		<title>Vote Passed for Renaming Park After Slain SWAT Officer</title>
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		<title>Legacy of Love Fundraising Event</title>
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		<title>1st Annual Randy Simmons 5k - LAPD Metro Division</title>
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		<title>The Randal D. Simmons Outreach Foundation &#8220;Legacy of Love&#8221; Holiday Fundraising Event and Celebration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release


 
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On Sunday, December 7, 2008 the Randal D. Simmons Outreach Foundation will launch  the 1st Annual “Legacy of Love” Holiday Fundraiser and Celebration  in honor of Randy. The will be held at The Trump National Golf Club in Ranch Palos Verdes,  California. Proceeds from this event will benefit disadvantaged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds gather in Reseda to honor fallen SWAT officer Randal Simmons</title>
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A park&#8217;s play area is named for the LAPD officer who was shot to death during a February raid in the area. It is hoped to rename the entire park after him.
By Jean-Paul Renaud, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
1:39 PM PDT, July 26, 2008
 Several hundred police police officers, San Fernando Valley residents and dignitaries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MEMORIAL BILLBOARDS TO SHOWCASE COMMUNITY THANKS</title>
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Los Angeles, July 16 2008 - Memorial billboards posted in honor of LAPD Officer Randal Simmons will be installed this week around Southern  California.
 
The 20 billboards for the slain officer thank the community for their many expressions of caring and support. “Our family wanted to find a visible way to express our sincere [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Her kind of comfort food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Her kind of comfort food

BY LEILONI DE GRUY, Staff Writer 19.JUN.08
By opening the restaurant that was his dream, the widow of slain officer Randal Simmons finds another way to carry on his legacy. The grand opening of Leimert Park’s newest restaurant, New Orleans Vieux Carré Creole Cuisine, was originally scheduled for early February. But those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eagle and Badge Foundation Gala - July 19, 2008</title>
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		<title>Sheriff Baca Honors Fallen Officers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sheriff Baca Honors Fallen Officers
Thursday, 29 May 2008
Three names added to fallen sheriff&#8217;s memorial wall
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Sheriff Lee Baca presided over the 39th Annual Los Angeles County Peace Officers’ Memorial Ceremony on Wednesday, May 28, to commemorate the lives of those peace officers who died in the line of duty while serving the residents of Los Angeles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The S.W.A.T. Support Charity Car Show and Memorial Drive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Motor4toys Charitable Foundation Presents:
The S.W.A.T. Support Charity Car Show and Memorial Drive.
The purpose of this event will be to Honor and Support Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. Members:
Randal Simmons and James Veenstra and their families.
100% of the proceeds go to the Families!
Calling all cars: Exotics, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Tuners, Rat-Rods, Bikes, Imports, Race Cars&#8230;.PLEASE [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reseda High magnet school cadets headed for LAPD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Dennis McCarthy, Columnist

Article Last Updated: 04/09/2008 11:24:43 PM PDT

Los Angeles&#8217; big three sat under an arch of decorative balloons at Reseda High School on Wednesday morning reading numbers they couldn&#8217;t quite believe.
Had to be some kind of mistake, the mayor, police chief and school superintendent agreed. Nobody gets these kinds of numbers today.
A 100 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commission Agrees To Name SWAT HQ For Slain Officer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[March 25, 2008The Police Commission unanimously signed off Tuesday on a plan to name the LAPD&#8217;s new SWAT headquarters for Officer Randy Simmons, who last month became the department&#8217;s first SWAT officer to die in the line of duty.
The Metropolitan Division and SWAT are expected to move into the old Rampart Division station, located at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anaheim Ducks to honor SWAT&#8217;s Simmons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anaheim Ducks to honor SWAT&#8217;s Simmons
From wire reports

Article Launched: 03/26/2008 06:51:57 AM PDT

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		<title>KABC Randal Simmons Memorial Scholarship Fund</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS  ANGELES (CNS) - The Los Angeles Police Foundation and TalkRadio 790
KABC  announced today the establishment of the Officer Randal Simmons  Memorial
Scholarship Fund in honor of the fallen SWAT officer.
The  scholarships will be awarded to graduating seniors of the Los Angeles Police  Academy Magnet School Program who are planning careers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SouthWest Division Gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, the staff of LAPD&#8217;s Southwest Division, presented Capt. James Craig, Commanding Officer, Southwest Area. (best man at Randy Simmons wedding) a special plaque honoring the memory of Randy Simmons and their friendship.

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		<title>LAPD Centurions #17 Randy Simmons</title>
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The LAPD Centurion Football Team Dedicates the 2008 Season, Our 30th Year of &#8220;playing football for kids&#8221;,to Fallen Alumni Officer III+I Randal Simmons:
 As the LAPD Centurions prepare for their 30 th season of playing football for kids they morn the recent death of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Marathon 2008 - In Memory of Randy Simmons</title>
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SWAT Officers Running in memory of Randy Simmons
A group of about 30 SWAT officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were running as part of a memorial dedicated to Officer Randal Simmons, who died in the line of duty last month.
Some of the officers ran the race as a relay, carrying a torch that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The LAPD Centurion Football Team Dedicates the 2008 Season to Randy Simmons</title>
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The LAPD Centurion Football Team Dedicates         the 2008 Season, Our 30th Year of &#8220;playing football for kids&#8221;,to Fallen Alumni Officer III+I Randal Simmons:
 As the LAPD Centurions prepare for their 30 th season of playing football for kids they morn the recent death of Centurion Alumni, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LAPD SWAT &#8220;Runs for Kids Who Can&#8217;t&#8221; in LA Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  LOS ANGELES&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;March 1, 2001
On your mark, get set, go! Those are the words that echo through the ears of thousands of runners who complete the Los Angeles Marathon annually. To them, feeling the thrill of competition and the exhilaration of running across the finish line is unparalleled. Johnny Garcia, age 15,  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wounded LAPD officer thanks public for support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wounded LAPD officer thanks public for support
The Associated Press
Article Launched: 03/02/2008 01:47:26 PM PST
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		<title>Outpouring of respect, donations continues for Simmons, his family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Outpouring of respect, donations continues for Simmons, his family
Slain SWAT officer prized as Fairfax grad

Angelenos on Saturday honored slain Los Angeles Police Department Officer Randal Simmons, with high schoolers from his alma mater dedicating a baseball season to him while others washed cars to raise money for his family.Fairfax High School&#8217;s baseball team dedicated its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWAT officers to run L.A. Marathon in tribute to Simmons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SWAT officers to run L.A. Marathon in tribute to Simmons
A team of 30 will conduct a torch relay during Sunday&#8217;s race to salute SWAT officer killed in Feb. 7 shootout.
March 1, 2008
A team of 30 SWAT officers will run a torch relay during Sunday&#8217;s Los Angeles Marathon in tribute to Randal Simmons, the SWAT officer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fundraising Dinner to Benefit LAPD SWAT Officers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fundraising Dinner to Benefit LAPD SWAT Officers
Join the San Fernando Valley Jaycees at California Pizza Kitchen for a flavorsome fundraising event. On Saturday, March 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., proceeds from meals at California Pizza Kitchen at Topanga Plaza Mall - upon presentation of the coupon below - will benefit the families of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pizzeria To Hold Fundraiser For Family Of Slain SWAT Officer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pizzeria To Hold Fundraiser For Family Of Slain SWAT Officer
Simmons, 51, Killed In Line Of Duty Earlier This Month
February 29, 2008
LOS ANGELES  &#8212; A fundraiser was set to be held in San Pedro Saturday to benefit the family of slain SWAT Officer Randy Simmons, City News Service reported.Niko Tsouloufas, owner of Niko&#8217;s Pizzeria, 399 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens given seats of honor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Teens given seats of honor
By Larry Altman, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/16/2008 12:15:28 AM PST
El Segundo Youth Football League Coach Dean Pliaconis gathered his former players and the league&#8217;s cheerleaders around him Friday morning and began the day with a different kind of pep talk.
&#8220;I just love you all,&#8221; he told the group. &#8220;This will probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor: Honor fallen officer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mayor: Honor fallen officer
Article Launched: 02/22/2008 11:52:25 PM PST
When the Los Angeles Police Department opens its new SWAT headquarters later this year, it should be named for slain Officer Randal Simmons, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday.
Simmons, a Rancho Palos Verdes resident and father of two, became the first SWAT officer to die in the line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The officer&#8217;s death hits a nerve. Residents line streets, and TV stations carry his funeral.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The officer&#8217;s death hits a nerve. Residents line streets, and TV stations carry his funeral.
By Joel Rubin and Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
February 16, 2008
The police officers arrived by the thousands &#8212; members of a family bound not by blood, but by a uniform and a badge.

Photograph by Genaro Molina - LA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slain SWAT officer was hero to children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Slain SWAT officer was hero to children
Vans of the Glory Kids Ministries make the rounds without the group&#8217;s founder, SWAT officer Randal Simmons, killed in a standoff.
By Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
February 10, 2008
To many children who have so little, Officer Randy meant so much.
He brought them bicycles at Christmas. He took them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slain officer was &#8216;truly a hero in every sense of the word&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Slain officer was &#8216;truly a hero in every sense of the word&#8217;
February 16, 2008
Funeral services were held Friday for Officer Randal Simmons, 51, of the Los Angeles Police Department&#8217;s SWAT team, who was fatally shot Feb. 7 during a standoff at a Winnetka house, where a gunman killed three family members. A police sniper killed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Pasadena’s police chief pays tribute to Los Angeles’ fallen SWAT officer.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[South Pasadena’s police chief pays tribute to Los Angeles’ fallen SWAT officer.
By Dan Watson
February 11, 2008
 I retired from the Los Angeles Police Department after more than 28 years to become the Chief of Police in South Pasadena, where I&#8217;ve served for six years. Along with the rest of the law enforcement community, I grieve [...]]]></description>
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