
LAPD sergeant allegedly fled scene of fatal DUI crash in Orange County
A Los Angeles police sergeant was arrested in Orange County over the weekend after authorities say he hit and killed a pedestrian while driving intoxicated and fled the scene. Tustin…
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LAPD captain claims she saw cops slam teen — then faced union’s wrath
The incident that put Los Angeles police Capt. Silvia Sanchez on a collision course with the union for more than 8,000 rank-and-file cops began with a 911 call about a…
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Lawsuit claims LAPD officer pulled gun in dispute over girlfriend
A man who says an off-duty police officer chased him with a gun in Westchester last spring is suing the city of Los Angeles, alleging he was threatened at gunpoint…
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Palisades fire checkpoints will remain after Bass reverses course
Hours before fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades was set to reopen to the public, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass reversed course on the controversial decision, saying Saturday night that the checkpoints blocking off…
Read More »UCLA hires LAPD Cmdr. Steve Lurie to lead safety overhaul following protest violence
UCLA has hired a 27-year LAPD veteran and top commanding officer to lead its eight-month-old Office of Campus Safety created in the wake of a violent melee last spring at…
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Burglary suspects dressed as firefighters arrested in L.A. fire zone
Los Angeles authorities said they arrested 29 more people overnight in the fire zones, including one burglary suspect who was allegedly dressed as a firefighter. Of the arrests, 25 people…
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LAPD stats showed an uptick in robberies. Was it really just shoplifting?
At the Los Angeles Police Department’s weekly crime briefings this fall, its leaders tracked what seemed to be a troubling rise in robberies in police divisions such as Southwest and…
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Robbers posed as police in Koreatown assault and robbery, LAPD says
Three men dressed in “police-style” uniforms and apparently posing as law enforcement robbed a Koreatown apartment early Saturday morning, according to the LAPD. The men, joined by a fourth accomplice,…
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Hannah Kobayashi speaks out after returning to U.S. from Mexico
Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman whose disappearance at LAX prompted a weeks-long search in the city, has spoken out for the first time since returning to the U.S. from Mexico,…
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L.A. man arrested for allegedly shooting Metro bus driver in the face
A man has been arrested on suspicion of shooting his ex-girlfriend in the face while she was working as an L.A. Metro bus driver in East Hollywood, authorities said. Police…
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LAPD helicopter training accident leaves 2 officers injured
Two LAPD officers were injured after a helicopter training flight in Los Alamitos ended in an emergency landing, a spokesperson for the department said. Around 1 p.m. Tuesday, a helicopter…
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Mayor and LAPD chief tout double-digit drop in homicides
Los Angeles has so far this year recorded double-digit percentage declines in homicides, nonfatal shootings and slayings stemming from gang feuds, according to police data released Tuesday. City officials touted…
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L.A. ‘missing women’ cases go viral, even as the facts get complicated
In the same week last month, two women were reported missing by their families to the Los Angeles Police Department. Their cases garnered attention, quickly making national headlines. Volunteers helped…
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The LAPD’s new chief wants residents to start calling the police again
Crime is trending down in Los Angeles, with homicides alone on track to fall 15% compared to last year, but newly sworn-in LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell is concerned that statistics…
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LAPD apprehends homeless man suspected of raping several women
The Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday the arrest of a homeless man suspected of raping several women, prompting investigators to search for additional victims. Police officials said in a…
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Two LAPD officers injured when patrol car hit by another vehicle
Two Los Angeles police officers were injured early Sunday when their patrol car flipped over after being struck by another vehicle, whose driver was arrested, officials said. The crash occurred…
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Suspect taken into custody after LAPD officers hurt in shootout
Two Los Angeles police officers were wounded and a suspect was taken into custody Friday night after a shootout that erupted in South L.A. while officers were investigating a possible…
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Incoming LAPD chief could make more than the U.S. president
The incoming Los Angeles Police Department chief stands to get paid more than L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, the leaders of the police departments in New York and Chicago — the…
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Jury awards $3 million to LAPD whistleblower in ‘SWAT Mafia’ trial
Timothy Colomey said his fellow Los Angeles police officers had a nickname for him after he transferred out of SWAT: “Top Rope.” It was a reference to a professional wrestler…
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