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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2016

LAPD Officers May Be Awarded for Restraint

Los Angeles Police are eligible to be awarded the prestigious Preservation of Life award, but the Los Angeles Police Protective League says the award carries "dangerous implications."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 6, 2016

Shots Fired at Off-Duty LAPD Officers

A gunman suspected of opening fire on two off-duty Los Angeles police officers in Norwalk, CA, was taken into custody early Sunday morning, officials said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2016

Video: 1 Dead, 2 LAPD Officers Hospitalized After Shooting

A suspect is dead and two police officers were rushed to the hospital Friday night after an officer-involved shooting in Boyle Heights, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 12, 2016

Video: LAPD Testing Tesla Electric Sedans

Electric car company Tesla's Model S sedan is being tested by the Los Angeles Police Department, the police force in the nation's second-biggest city. Testing has been underway for nearly a year.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 10, 2016

LAPD Officers Escort Mother who Had Baby in Car to Hospital

As Sasha Murphy and boyfriend Mohammed Tindley were racing to get to the hospital on time before their baby arrived around 4 a.m. Mother's Day morning, they were pulled over by two LAPD officers who quickly noticed why the couple was speeding through red lights.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2016

Willie Williams, LAPD’s First Black Police Chief, Dies at 72

Willie Williams, who became Los Angeles’ first African American police chief in the aftermath of the 1992 riots, has died. He was 72.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 21, 2016

Los Angeles to Fund Police Body Camera Program but Council Wants Review of Selection Process

The Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to fund LAPD's body camera deployment. However, at least one councilman is requesting a formal review of the process to determine whether the Police Department selected the best product at the best price.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2016

LAPD Shooting of Unarmed Man Was Justified, Police Commission Finds

The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday found that officers were justified in shooting an unarmed man in Los Feliz last summer who had a towel wrapped around one of his hands.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2016

Cost Concerns Delay LAPD's Roll Out of Body Cameras

A $58-million plan to equip nearly every Los Angeles police officer with a body camera by the end of 2016 is being postponed due to cost.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 12, 2016

Police Commission Says LAPD Killing of Homeless Man Unjustified

The commission unanimously sided with Beck on Tuesday, concluding that Officer Clifford Proctor violated department policy when he fatally shot Glenn in the back near the Venice boardwalk. The panel and Beck also faulted Proctor's decision to draw his weapon, along with the tactics he and his partner used leading up to the deadly encounter.

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