Google employees to return to offices in April

It’s back to the office for Google employees for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New LAPD policy on 'pretextual' stops
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The Los Angeles Police Department defines a pretextual stop as one in which officers conducting a minor traffic or code violation escalate it into an investigation of a more serious crime unrelated to the initial violation.

LAPD officers now required to explain 'pretextual' stops

The Los Angeles Police Department defines a pretextual stop as one in which officers conducting a minor traffic or code violation escalate it into an investigation of a more serious crime unrelated to the initial violation.

Kristin Crowley confirmed as first female LAFD Chief

The LA City Council unanimously approved the appointment of Kristin Crowley as the first woman to lead the Los Angeles Fire Department. She starts March 26.

911 callers being placed on hold across US
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A shortage of dispatchers across the country is leaving more 911 callers being placed on hold -- in the middle of emergencies.

LAPD bomb squad reportedly ignored expert's warning prior to South LA fireworks blast

Members of an LAPD bomb squad who detonated a cache of illegal fireworks in South Los Angeles last year, causing an explosion that displaced several residents from their homes, ignored the warnings of an expert team member who said the cache should be broken into smaller portions, according to a report.

State blames fire captain for fatal 2019 crash with Caltrans truck

Capt. Michael Shepard died in 2019 after he rear-ended a Caltrans truck on the Antelope Valley Freeway while off duty. The state says he was responsible for the crash

Police searching for gunman accused of killing 16-year-old in South LA
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LAPD released video of a suspect wanted in connection to the shooting death of a 16-year-old in the Historic South-Central neighborhood.

Woman wrongfully imprisoned after ID mixup
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A woman who made headlines in Los Angeles after she was wrongfully imprisoned opened up about her bizarre and traumatic experience being mixed up with a suspect.

Mistaken identity leads to 2 weeks in jail for the wrong Bethany Farber, lawsuit against LAPD

Bethany K. Farber says her wrongful arrest led to two weeks in jail, during which time her grandmother suffered a stress-induced stroke and died. She's now planning to sue the LAPD.

Liftoff! SpaceX launches Starlink mission on Presidents Day

The goal of Starlink is to create a network that will help provide internet services to those who are not yet connected and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe.

Exclusive video shows LASD shootout in Norwalk where an innocent man was killed

Exclusive surveillance video shows the moment where Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies opened fire in a shootout with a carjacking suspect in Norwalk that resulted in the death of an innocent man, 67-year-old Pedro Lopez.

Innocent man killed during LASD shootout with armed carjacking suspect in Norwalk

The daughter of the man found dead in a backyard in Norwalk said that the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department didn’t listen to her pleas when she tried to tell him that her father was still inside the home that they said was evacuated before a shootout with an armed carjacking suspect.

Gay former LAPD employee sues city for discrimination

A gay former Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee is suing the city, alleging he was wrongfully fired in 2021 after being falsely accused of sexually assaulting another man.

Overtime fraud charges hit dozens of California officers

Dozens of current and former Highway Patrol officers have been charged with racking up more than $226,000 in phony hours in an overtime fraud scheme, California’s attorney general said.

Possibly armed carjacking suspect taken into custody in Norwalk

A possibly armed carjacking suspect was taken into custody in Norwalk early Friday morning following a search and temporary evacuation orders in the area, police said.