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Compton, California is located in Los Angeles County. Zip codes in Compton, CA include 90224, 90221, and 90222. The median home price in Compton is $209,000 which is roughly $186/per square foot. More Compton information.

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Friday | The Daily Breeze

Compton firefighter from Torrance charged with arson

A former Compton Fire Department deputy chief from Torrance pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he set a fire at his department's headquarters to cover up the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Motorola radios he sold over the Internet.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Examiner.com

Miss Compton Pageant: Shedding light in the life of young women

The Miss Compton pageant is one of the most life changing events to hit the Los Angeles County.

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Mon May 06, 2013

The Daily Breeze

Men charged with robbing woman as she left Roadium swap meet in Torrance

Two Compton men are charged with snatching a 68-year-old woman's gold chain from her neck and knocking her down as she left the Roadium swap meet in Torrance, police said Monday.

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Sun May 05, 2013

Press-Telegram

The shooting scene in Compton

Los Angeles Sheriff investigators examine the 500 block of Long Beach Blvd. in Compton, Calif., on May 5, 2013, after an early morning shooting left one man dead and another man injured.

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LA Daily News

1 killed, 1 wounded in pre-dawn Compton shooting

A 21-year-old man was killed and a 23-year-old man wounded in a pre-dawn shooting attack in Compton today.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Press-Telegram

Car chase that began in Carson ends with fiery crash, suspect's arrest

A 36-year-old man who tried to kidnap a stranger Wednesday at a Carson shopping center was chased two miles until he crashed into another car and was arrested, sheriff's deputies said.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

The Daily Breeze

2 Compton shootings leave 5 wounded

Two men, one in his mid-30s and the other in his early 20s, were wounded around 10:20 p.m. Monday in a shooting in the 1700 block of West Laurel Street, said Lt.

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Sat Apr 27, 2013

Christian Science Monitor

Rodney Allen Rippy, child star, bows out of Compton mayor race

Former child actor Rodney Allen Rippy outside Compton City Hall in Compton, Calif.

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Wed Apr 24, 2013

LA Weekly

10 Best Places To Eat Carnitas in Los Angeles

In many parts of Mexico, the pig is king. From fried skin to chopped ears to ground chorizo, puerco is the carne of choice for millions of Mexicans every day.

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Mon Apr 22, 2013

Press-Telegram

Compton-to-Lynwood pursuit of DUI suspect ends when driver reportedly tries to ram police car

Sheriff's deputies pursued a suspected drunk driver from Compton into Lynwood, where he tried to ram their cruiser with his Ford Mustang, authorities said today.

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