LAPD under fire over Simpson handling in high profile case
Critics accuse Los Angeles police of lax treatment and celebrity bias that allowed OJ Simpson to elude capture for six hours after Friday arrest. City leaders and former Chief Gates sparred over whether fame affected police decisions while Chief Williams defended the department’s actions.
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Simpson's high drama chase through Los Angeles
Los Angeles became the stage for a surreal drama as O J Simpson, a murder suspect then fugitive, rode in a white Bronco with a gun to his head. Crowds cheered from overpasses while helicopters swarmed, turning the city into a live televised spectacle.
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Simpson's chase fills TV screens coast to coast
The O J Simpson pursuit transfixed viewers nationwide as live helicopter footage and wall to wall coverage interrupted regular programming. Stations from ABC NBC and CBS carried updates while clubs and bars paused to watch the dramatic chase ending in Simpson's doorstep arrest amid a media blitz surrounding the June 12 murder case of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
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