New LAPD station opens

After years of planning and preparation, a crowd of more than 1,200 celebrated Saturday at the 21st station opened by the Los Angeles Police Department in its 140-year history. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

From an explosive SWAT pursuit demonstration to an American Indian blessing, the dedication ceremony for the Topanga Area Community Police Station was marked by performances and speeches from local politicians.

A "fashionably late" Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who said he was delayed because he was making breakfast for his kids, stressed the importance of the new station's opening.