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.

A look back in LAPD history at the 1974 SLA shootout

It's one of the most significant days in LAPD history. A violent shootout on live TV that left a radical underground group dead after they opened fire on police. It was back in 1974, but it lives on at the LAPD museum in Highland Park as an important history lesson and of course in the memories of the people that were there.  

LAPD investigating officers accused of falsifying traffic-stop data

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Monday that it's investigating several LAPD officers accused of falsifying traffic-stop data leading to people being falsely identified or labeled as gang members.

Judge dismisses LAPD captain's suit over alleged crime underreporting

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a veteran Los Angeles police captain who claimed she suffered a backlash for alleging that the department doctored violent crime statistics.

LAPD officer arrested for allegedly brandishing a replica firearm

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was free on bond Tuesday after being arrested for allegedly brandishing a replica firearm during a possible road rage incident in Saugus.

Longtime pillar of LAPD Earl Paysinger dead at 64

The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Monday the passing of former First Assistant Chief Earl Paysinger, a longtime pillar of the LAPD.

LAPD officer arrested after allegedly fondling dead woman's breasts

A Los Amgeles Police Department officer has been arrested and charged with one felony count of having sexual contact with human remains without authority.

Bola Wrap: LAPD demonstrates new less-lethal device

The LAPD has a new gadget in its effort to reduce the number of officer-involved shootings and save lives. It looks a lot like a lasso and is reportedly less lethal, but critics of the police aren't sold just yet.

LAPD demonstrates new less-lethal device
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After 26 officer involved shootings so far this year. The LAPD unveils a new device they hope will lower that number. But critics aren't sold just yet.

LAPD officer under investigation after he allegedly fondled a dead woman

A Los Angeles police officer is under investigation after a random review of body camera footage showed him fondling a dead woman’s breasts, according to a person briefed on the incident.

LAPD officer accused of fondling dead woman
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New details about an LAPD officer who is accused of fondling a dead woman. And it all came out because of the officer's body cam.

LAPD to begin testing Batman like device that snares suspect from distance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department will begin testing a device designed to ensnare a person from a distance, giving officers an alternative to firing a Taser or a gun, as police departments nationwide are being criticized for their uses of force.

4 LAPD officers, 2 suspects injured following pursuit crash in Pacoima

Four Los Angeles Police Department officers and two women, who were suspected robbers, were injured in a pursuit crash involving a stolen vehicle in Pacoima early Monday morning, police said.