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Mar 11, 2009 2:46 pm US/Central

St. Paul Police Union Opposes Olson's Return

ST. PAUL (AP) ― The St. Paul Police Federation is fighting Sara Jane Olson's efforts to return to St. Paul after she's paroled Tuesday.

The union wrote to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday to oppose her return, saying she committed her crimes in California, so she should serve her entire sentence there.

Federation President David Titus questions whether Olson's neighbors in St. Paul would report her if she violated parole.

The Los Angeles police union raised similar objections Monday.

Olson has served seven years in prison for attempted bombings of Los Angeles police cars in the 1970s and the shooting death of a bank customer in 1975.

She was part of the Symbionese Liberation Army and was arrested in St. Paul in 1999 after living there as a fugitive for 25 years.

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In 1999, to raise funds for her defense, Olson published a 100-page cookbook titled, "Serving Time: America's Most Wanted Recipes.

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