iPhone home repair service now available in select cities

The tech giant Apple has launched in-home repair services for iPhones and some of its other devices.

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.  

Disney closes parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong amid threat of coronavirus spread

With the continued spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, Disney has announced that it is closing its parks in Shanghai and Hong Kong until further notice in an attempt to help stop the spread of the virus. 

CHP to increase patrols for impaired drivers on Super Bowl Sunday

With impaired driving customarily reaching one of its high points of the year on Super Bowl Sunday, various law enforcementagencies will increase patrols in Los Angeles County.

Apple temporarily closes stores in China amid virus outbreak

The iPhone maker said in a statement it was closing stores, corporate offices and contact centers in China until Feb. 9 “out of an abundance of caution and based on the latest advice from leading health experts."

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.

Disney trying to stop Baby Yoda knockoffs sold on Etsy: report

First there were not enough Baby Yoda dolls and now it seems there are too many — at least for Disney’s liking.

With a bang, SpaceX tests capsule's ability to save crew during launch

SpaceX blew up one of its own rockets Sunday morning as part of a key test to show that its new Dragon capsule is safe for astronauts, bringing the company one step closer to its first crewed flight.

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.