Paintball gun shootings on the rise in Los Angeles, LAPD says

The Los Angeles Police Department raised concern about the number of paintball shootings that have occurred this year, mostly in South Los Angeles, leading to injuries.

LAPD investigating officers who let apparent drunk driver stumble away from crash scene

The Los Angeles Police Department has launched a personnel investigation into the conduct of officers who let an apparent drunk driver stumble away from the scene of a crash he caused in Los Feliz without a breathalyzer or any charges.

LAPD searching for protesters who vandalized Van Nuys Police Station

Los Angeles police are searching for members of a group of protesters, numbering about 50, who demonstrated outside the department's Van Nuys station, burned an American flag, sprayed graffiti on the building and harassed several officers inside a cruiser before leaving the scene.  

LAPD clarifies circumstances of calls made to Councilman Mike Bonin's home and neighborhood

The Los Angeles Police Department sent a letter to Councilman Mike Bonin clarifying the circumstances of multiple calls made to his home and neighborhood in recent months.

Emotional memorial held for LAPD officer who died of COVID-19

Family, co-workers and elected officials gathered Thursday for a memorial service to honor the life of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Valentin Martinez, the agency's first sworn employee to die of complications from COVID-19.

LAPD officer shot in arm, possibly by another officer, in Hollywood

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was shot in her right arm, possibly by another officer, while responding to a mental health call in Hollywood on Wednesday, police said.  

LAPD mentee from South LA now in college

If it weren't for the coronavirus DeJohn Linarez would be excited about a community basketball game. It's something he'd wanted to host for his South LA community before the pandemic shut things down. Linarez is a 19-year-old college student with an unlikely mentor, an LAPD officer. Sgt. Keith Mott mentored Linarez through a program called Bigs in Blue tied to the Big Brothers Big Sisters national program.   

5 residents sue LAPD, Chief Michel Moore alleging damage from being misidentified as gang members

Five local residents sued the Los Angeles Police Department and its chief early Monday, alleging they were falsely classified by officers as gang members or associates, causing job losses and damage to their reputations.

South Los Angeles mentees of LAPD officer now in college

As the City of Los Angeles announced a new push for community policing, one LAPD officer says the rewards are already in play. Sgt. Keith Mott was part of Community Safety Partnership policing in Watts in 2011 and now, two of his mentees are now in college.

Former LAPD Chief Parks weighs in on LAPD's new community policing bureau

Former Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bernard C. Parks weighed in on LAPD's new community policing bureau during the FOX 11 News at 10 on Monday night.

LAPD officers charged with falsifying gang records leads to review of hundreds of criminal cases

Criminal charges filed against three Los Angeles Police Department officers accused of falsifying records and misidentifying people they stopped as gang members without evidence has led to a review of hundreds of criminal cases, the District Attorney's Office confirmed Tuesday.

LAPD expands community policing program

Los Angeles has created a new government bureau within its police department to help officers develop better relationships with the residents of the neighborhoods they serve, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday.

LAPD: Seeking suspects who vandalized  memorial display on police building in downtown LA

Authorities are seeking the public's help to track down suspects involved in vandalizing a memorial display on an outside wall of the Los Angeles Police Department's headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.   

LAPD: Agency planning to release video from arrest of man in wheelchair at protest

The Los Angeles Police Department Friday said it is preparing to release video in connection with the arrests this week of two suspects accused of attacking officers in downtown Los Angeles as they were taking a man and two women into custody, one of which was in a wheelchair.

Calif. Attorney General restricts LAPD access to CalGang database amid investigation

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has revoked access to CalGang records generated by the Los Angeles Police Department, following LAPD Chief Michel Moore's decision to permanently withdraw from the program after three LAPD officers were charged with falsifying information and misidentifying dozens of people as gang members, the AG's office said Tuesday.

3 LAPD officers accused of falsifying records, misidentifying people as gang members

Three Los Angeles Police Department officers have been charged in a 59-count complaint and are accused of falsifying information and misidentifying dozens of people as gang members or associates, LA County District Jackie Lacey announced Friday.

LAPD investigates 'Blue Flu' allegations after higher than normal sick calls

The LAPD received a "higher than normal" number of sick calls over the holiday weekend, and officials are investigating if the absences were due to the 'Blue Flu.'

Therapy dogs visit LAPD officers

When a dog comes into the room how can you not light up? That's the idea behind a therapy dog program with a twist.