LAPD touts 2024 police shootings dip; officers firing more this year
The Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday released a report touting a decline in shootings by officers in 2024, even as officials acknowledged this year’s…
From Lamborghinis to jail: Ex-LAPD cop accused of crypto heist with reputed Israeli mob figure
In December 2021, Eric Benjamin Halem was riding high.Beyond his day job as an LAPD officer, he was juggling several lucrative side hustles, business records…
Filmmaker settles LAPD lawsuit after confrontation with a livestreamer
Attorneys for a documentary filmmaker who sued the city of Los Angeles for excessive police force said Wednesday that they had reached a settlement over…
Kidnappers or ICE agents? LAPD fields surge in concerned citizen calls
When a group of armed, masked men was spotted dragging a woman into an SUV in the Fashion District last week, a witness called 911…
L.A. law enforcement leaders walk tightrope amid immigration crackdown
While publicly chastising groups protesting immigration raids, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell has offered support to officers in his Latino-majority department who may have…
Protesters or agitators: Who is driving chaos at L.A. immigration protests?
The crowd near Los Angeles City Hall had by Sunday evening reached an uneasy detente with a line of grim-faced police officers. The LAPD officers…
Protesters crash Gal Gadot’s Walk of Fame ceremony
Right before Gal Gadot’s Walk of Fame ceremony began late Tuesday morning, several dozen protesters stormed Hollywood Boulevard with signage in hand. Representing both pro-Palestine…
ASAP Rocky lawyer says gun in alleged Hollywood shooting was a prop
On the night he allegedly shot a founding member of the New York rap crew that helped launch his career, ASAP Rocky was carrying only…