Answering the bell
New leader helps Bell PD bounce back following corruption scandal
Since the City of Bell scandal erupted in the summer of 2010, Anthony Miranda has had to put up with a lot
of kidding and comments from colleagues. Bell is a city in East Los Angeles of about 38,500 residents packed
into a 2.2-square-mile area, a blue-collar city located in the shadows of Los Angeles.
News had just broken about corruption involving misappropriation of public funds. The city manager was
making more than $800,000 a year and the police chief was making more than the LAPD chief or the sheriff
of Los Angeles County.
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Behind The Badge
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