Two more LAPD employees test positive for COVID-19

Two more Los Angeles Police Department employees tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said on Saturday.

Nine LAPD employees test positive for coronavirus

Eight officers and one civilian employee of the Los Angeles Police Department have tested positive for the coronavirus, the department announced Monday.  

Third LAPD officer tests positive for COVID-19

A third Los Angeles police officer has tested positive for the coronavirus and was exhibiting symptoms inside the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division station for several days this week, according to the department.

LAPD employee tests positive for coronavirus

The Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday confirmed a second employee who has tested positive for COVID-19.

Wife of LAPD officer sues city after contracting disease from spouse

The wife of a Los Angeles police officer assigned to the Central Community Police Station is suing the city after both she andher husband contracted typhus, which she alleges resulted from his working at an unsafe building located in an area with a large homeless population.

Reseda man arrested on suspicion of sexual assaults on teenage boys; police seek additional victims

A Reseda man is jailed on suspicion of sexually assaulting two teenage boys, and police on Wednesday said there may be additional victims and asked anyone with information to come forward.  

State to review LA police use of California gang database

The California Department of Justice will review the Los Angeles Police Department’s records and policies regarding use of the state’s gang member database after allegations emerged that officers in an elite crime suppression team falsified records and listed innocent people as gang members, Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Monday.

Former LAPD officer convicted of killing man outside Pomona bar in 2015

A former rookie Los Angeles police officer who fatally shot a man while off-duty outside a Pomona bar has been convicted of second-degree murder.

LAPD reacts to FOX 11 report on meth addiction epidemic plaguing the homeless community

The LAPD is reacting to FOX 11's investigation into the ongoing meth addiction epidemic plaguing the homeless community on LA's streets. They watched our investigative report and found it to be troubling, saying our report reflects what they are experiencing on the streets.  

LAPD officer arrested for allegedly stealing money from woman while on duty

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing money from a woman's backpack while officers were conducting enforcement of an illegal cannabis grow facility.

LAPD chief moves to fire officer over alleged bogus traffic stop data

Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore has moved to fire an officer who allegedly falsified information collected during traffic stops, and the department is referring the case to prosecutors to consider possible criminal charges, the agency announced Friday.

L.A. to pay $5.75 million to family of man who died after being tased by police

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $5.75 million settlement with the parents of a Marine veteran who died after a police officer stunned him multiple times with a Taser in 2014.

Police issue warning of thieves targeting distracted cellphone users

The Los Angeles Police Department recently posted several tweets warning residents the number of cellphone thefts downtown have spiked.

LAPD supervisor who fatally shot man mistook bicycle part for gun, police say

The Los Angeles Police Department supervisor who fatally shot an unarmed man near the border between Los Angeles and Culver Citymistook a bicycle part in his hand for a gun, police reported.

L.A. crime rates dropped in 2019, but officials say improvements still needed

Los Angeles officials say although the city's various crime rates were lower in 2019 compared to 2018, with the chief of police calling this one of "the safest times in Los Angeles,'' there is still room for improvement.

LAPD probe expands into alleged falsification of traffic stop data

As Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore announced an expansion of an internal probe into allegations of officers falsifying data collected during traffic stops, the city Police Commission Tuesday called on the agency's inspector general to conduct his own investigation.

Off-duty LA County Sheriff's Deputy struck and killed in Valley Village area
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41-year-old off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Amber Leist was struck and killed by a vehicle in Valley Village on Sunday morning while trying to help an older woman across the street, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.