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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2013

Handcuffed Woman Ejected From Patrol Car

A woman who suffered serious injuries when she fell out of a moving LAPD patrol car is suing the agency, claiming the officers were negligent in not securing her.

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LAPD Resources Drained by Prisoner Realignment

When Los Angeles residents need a police officer, they expect and deserve an immediate response. But it is getting harder to deliver on that expectation because LAPD officers are being pulled away from what they were hired to do in order to keep tabs on thousands of felons living in the city after their early release from prison.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 20, 2013

State Prisoner Release Program Stresses LAPD Resources

Since state officials implemented the prison measures in late 2011, the LAPD has had between 160 to 170 officers assigned full time to units responsible for keeping tabs on thousands of felons who are living in Los Angeles.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013

Judge: LAPD Impound Policy Violates State Constitution

A controversial LAPD impound policy allowing unlicensed drivers to retrieve their vehicles earlier than 30 days is illegal, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 12, 2013

City Council: Brightly-Colored BB Guns Would Reduce LAPD Shootings

The police union representing LAPD officers has condemned a proposed city ordinance requiring BB guns to be painted a bright color, calling it "ill-advised and dangerous."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2013

LAPD Tries Mediation for Racial Profiling Claims

The Los Angeles Police Department received the go-ahead Tuesday to launch an experimental mediation program that would bring officers face-to-face with people who have accused them of racial profiling.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 15, 2013

Zimmerman Protesters Block Freeway, Clash with LAPD

The Los Angeles Police Department called a citywide tactical alert Sunday, after protesters of the George Zimmerman verdict blocked the Santa Monica (10) Freeway.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2013

Police Commissioner Attacks LAPD Lawsuit Handling

Members of the Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday expressed concern and frustration over the findings of an audit that concluded the LAPD fails to take basic steps to curtail costly lawsuits filed by officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2013

LAPD Releases Video of Suspected Ambush Shooter

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck released surveillance video and images showing the suspect who ambushed two undercover detectives Tuesday morning outside the Wilshire Division station.

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Threats Rise To LAPD Officers

Los Angeles' crime rates may be going down but as the events of Tuesday revealed all too painfully, violent crimes against police officers are going up.

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