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LAPD leaders explore the agency’s efforts to integrate wireless and fiber with legacy information systems over the past four years
Veteran LAPD IA investigator Marlon Marrache discusses the inner workings of an internal affairs unit
The trial is a good reminder of the three things police forget about investigations
The union claims the city had “ample time” to pay up; the union said they are calculating individual back pay for each of the 8,800 sworn officers
After a two hour standoff, the robot dog helped LAPD confirm that the man, who was carrying a gun, was asleep on the bus
Officer Darrell Cunningham Shamily and his passenger were killed in the crash, and a sheriff’s deputy sitting in the backseat was injured
As Sgt. Vanessa Prentice was approaching the stolen vehicle, another driver drove up from behind and struck her
Manhattan Beach is the 26th LA County city to join the lawsuit, which alleges that eliminating cash bail will increase crime
In the video, an officer inside the cruiser appears to yell “heads up,” just before hitting the officer who was running across the street
The 2017 incident led to the firing of both officers, one of whom had been with the department for 17 years
The official word came days after Mayor Karen Bass publicly dismissed the concept
LAPD Chief Michel Moore blasted the policy, saying that book-and-release protocols provide no deterrent to keep people from committing crimes
“We are asking the court to not release individuals who pose risks to the community safety,” Chief Michel Moore said
The suspect ran down a wheelchair ramp, jumped over a fence and ran at an officer who saw the knife
Shortly after the suspect’s car was pinned by the pickup truck, he began to surrender but got stuck while climbing out of the window
The new devices have a greater range, which LAPD says could help officers more easily control uncooperative people and prevent the use of deadly force
In August, the LAPD said 1,048 people applied, the largest amount of applications in a single month since September 2020
As the suspect attempted to flee, he deliberately drove the stolen government SUV into multiple cruisers, just barely missing officers
The defendant officer was initially denied qualified immunity after fatally shooting a violent subject
As the officers were on patrol, a man stood across the road and pointed a handgun at them; he then walked toward the cruiser and fired at them
Officer Agdeppa said the suspect attacked him and his partner; Agdeppa said he was in fear for his partner’s life when he shot the suspect
A 2019 state law banned PDs from justifying shootings with reasonableness; now, they must prove their actions were “necessary” for self-defense or defending others
Officer Verna’s two sons, who were 4 and 9 years old at the time of his death, both went on to join the LAPD and appeared in court throughout the trial
The contract will bump starting salaries for officers by nearly 13% and provide annual base raises of 3%
Researchers will use artificial intelligence to analyze the tone and word choice that LAPD officers use during traffic stops
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the recent string of hits on high-end stores a “trend” that “needs to be quickly addressed”
The change in leadership comes amid a citywide drop in homicides, shootings and other violent crimes after several years of increases
The LAPD issued 150 BolaWraps to officers to be used during their regular shifts. Over the last year, the officers used the devices 15 times
An estimated 30 to 50 people participated in the brazen daytime robbery at the Westfield Topanga Shopping Center, LAPD said
The suspect stole a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power vehicle and rammed it into several LAPD cruisers before crashing it
LEAD allows LAPD applicants to work in EMS while pursuing a career in law enforcement
The contract would boost annual starting pay for LAPD recruits from $74,000 to around $86,000
Officer Fernando Arroyos, 27, was house-hunting with his girlfriend when the three men took his wallet, saw he was a LAPD officer, then began shooting
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