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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 14, 2014

LAPD Officers Reject City's Contract Proposal

"There is a deep-seated frustration and anger among the officers caused by their low pay, working conditions, a disciplinary system that is viewed as biased and unfair, and their perception that management is unreceptive to their problems," Izen added.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2014

Former LAPD Recruits Win Lawsuit Over Department

A judge Thursday upheld a jury’s award of more than $2 million apiece to five former Los Angeles police recruits who were denied the temporary city jobs they sought while recovering from injuries suffered during training at the police academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 8, 2014

LAPD Stops Honoring Some Federal Immigration Detention Requests

The Los Angeles Police Department is no longer heeding federal immigration requests to hold inmates who might be deportable past their jail terms unless a judge has vetted the request, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday alongside a cheering crowd of immigrant advocates.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2014

LAPD Union Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement with City

Late Tuesday, the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Protective League approved a tentative contract proposal covering more than 9,900 LAPD officers. The next step of the process is for the League to take the tentative agreement to the membership for a ratification vote.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 23, 2014

5 LAPD Officers Hospitalized After Investigating Drug Lab

Five Los Angeles police officers were hospilized after breathing in toxic fumes while investigating a drug lab in Van Nuys. The officers are part of the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force. They were treated for inhalation of the fumes and released from the hospital.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2014

5 LAPD Officers Hospitalized After Investigating Drug Lab

Five LAPD officers were hospitalized after breathing in toxic fumes at a drug lab believed to be producing the drug DMT.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 10, 2014

L.A. Gunman Surrenders After SWAT Standoff, High-Speed Pursuit

A man directed his rifle at officers during a high-speed pursuit, pulled over, ran through a neighborhood, and climbed onto the roof of a house. He barricaded himself inside the house until surrendering to LAPD SWAT hours later. Read Story Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2014

LAPD Looks to Add Civilian Bike Patrol

The Los Angeles Police Department Devonshire Division plans to start a volunteer bicycle patrol team aimed at reducing crime in the northwest San Fernando Valley.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2014

Most LAPD Officers Don't Live in Los Angeles

Only 21% of LAPD employees live in Los Angeles, and 16% of Fire Department workers call the city home, according to the analysis of city data showing where workers receive their paychecks.

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Videosby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

Video: SLA Shootout with LAPD on May 17, 1974

On May 17, 1974, three months after the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, armed members of the "Symbionese Liberation Army" barricaded themselves in a house in Los Angeles, Calif., and began firing at the police, reports The Daily News. Read Story Here.

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