Analysis: LAPD still shoots people holding ‘edged weapon’ in a crisis
July 9, 2024
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Analysis: LAPD still shoots people holding ‘edged weapon’ in a crisis

Los Angeles police officials have been trying for years to curb officer shootings of people…

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Is an outsider the right fit for the LAPD’s next chief?
June 25, 2024
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Is an outsider the right fit for the LAPD’s next chief?

The running joke around the Los Angeles Police Department for the last few years was…

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Will LAPD watchdog have a role in push to make firing bad cops easier?
June 20, 2024
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Will LAPD watchdog have a role in push to make firing bad cops easier?

The Los Angeles Police Department’s much-maligned disciplinary system is on the verge of a major…

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L.A. settles suit over photos of undercover officers
June 17, 2024
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L.A. settles suit over photos of undercover officers

L.A. serial killer Chester Turner charged with killing woman in Utah
June 15, 2024
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L.A. serial killer Chester Turner charged with killing woman in Utah

A man Los Angeles prosecutors once described as one of the city’s most prolific serial…

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Arrest made after woman knocked unconscious in LAX road rage fight
June 15, 2024
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Arrest made after woman knocked unconscious in LAX road rage fight

Los Angeles police arrested a man Friday in connection with a road-rage-fueled scuffle at Los…

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L.A. County firefighter killed in apparent Antelope Valley explosion
June 15, 2024
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L.A. County firefighter killed in apparent Antelope Valley explosion

A Los Angeles County firefighter was killed Friday in an apparent explosion of a heavy-duty…

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Los Angeles OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement
June 13, 2024
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Los Angeles OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement

Four years ago, after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, reform advocates in Los Angeles…

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Watchdog finds spying allegations against former chief ‘unfounded’
June 12, 2024
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Watchdog finds spying allegations against former chief ‘unfounded’

A months-long probe has cleared former LAPD Chief Michel Moore of misconduct, after he was…

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Black Lives Matter co-founder files appeal in ‘swatting’ lawsuit
June 12, 2024
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Black Lives Matter co-founder files appeal in ‘swatting’ lawsuit

Black Lives Matter-L.A. co-founder Melina Abdullah is trying to revive a lawsuit over the Los…

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