Things must be good *

No perps have been added to the LAPD's Most Wanted list since August 10, at least on the web. Not sure whether that means the bad guys are getting caught, or the webmaster got laid off. Anyway, the current Top Ten are all men—and a mean-looking lot. Since cold cases are all the rage these days, I'll mention there is no official news to report on the post last month about Vanessa Etourneau, the multi-lingual, Mercedes-driving blond who has a spot on the Most Wanted list. She is still on the lam, seven years after the "suspect deposited into her personal bank account two stolen and forged checks in the amount of $136,500.00" then am-scrayed. But on a German website devoted to the game Shadowrun, some posters know her as Pinky.

* Actually they are good: Chief Bratton just emailed his monthly stats report showing that violent crime in Los Angeles is down 28% from last year. Breakdowns after the jump. 3:40 pm

* Update: A law office working on Etourneau's behalf says that in August, 2007, she appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court and the grand theft charges were dropped due to lack of evidence.