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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2015

Video: Police Issue Murder Arrest Warrant for LAPD Officer In Shooting

The 27-year-old LAPD officer is a suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in a Pomona, Calif., parking lot near an area packed with popular bars and nightclubs.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2015

Video: Two LAPD Officers Shot, Three Detained in Search for Gunmen

The search for gunmen who opened fire on two plainclothes Los Angeles police officers Sunday evening has ended with three people being detained and a small stretch of a residential street in South L.A. closed for the investigation.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2015

Coroner Officially Releases Identity of Homeless Man Shot by LAPD

Coroner’s officials on Thursday released the identity of a homeless man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers Sunday on skid row after an altercation that included a gun grab.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2015

LAPD Officers Injured in Another Struggle With Man on Skid Row

Four Los Angeles police officers were involved in a struggle with a man on skid row Wednesday after he tried to grab a television news camera and then scuffled with the officers, injuring three of them.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 4, 2015

Homeless Man Killed by LAPD was Wanted by U.S. Marshals

The federal warrant was issued Jan. 9 for Charley Saturmin Robinet after he didn’t provide monthly reports to a probation officer in November, December and January, Deputy U.S. Marshal Matthew Cordova said.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 3, 2015

Homeless Man Killed by LAPD Monday was Convicted Bank Robber, French National

The 39-year-old man shot dead by Los Angeles police officers on skid row Sunday was convicted 15 years ago of an armed robbery at a Thousand Oaks, Calif., bank and sent to federal prison, according to records and law enforcement sources.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 24, 2015

No Charges Filed in 2013 LAPD Shooting of "Unarmed" Pursuit Suspect

Before the department's investigation was complete, the city agreed to pay Beaird's family $5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit — the largest payout Los Angeles has made in a fatal police shooting case in at least a decade.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2015

LAPD Officer Shoots, Wounds Boy Standing Next to Teen with Replica Gun

The Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday that an officer shot and wounded a 15-year-old boy after spotting him in an alley next to someone who appeared to be aiming a handgun. The weapon turned out to be a replica firearm. The boy was transported to a local hospital and released after treatment.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 10, 2015

Video: Man Who Leads LAPD Officers on Chase, Carjacks Woman Shot

A gunman driving a suspected stolen car was shot multiple times by "more than one officer" after trying to flee on foot and carjack at least two motorists on the 60 Freeway in the Southern California city of Montebello.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2015

Battle Lines Forming Over Public Access to Videos from LAPD Body Cams

At two recent community meetings on the body camera issue, police commissioners and top brass heard from residents who questioned why the public would not get to see the footage. Many said that by withholding the recordings from the public, the department would undermine the transparency and officer accountability touted by proponents.

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