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The Police Orientation Preparation Program places career-bound, law enforcement students in an established LAPD training environment. Students graduate with an associate's degree and gain real-life experience as they prepare for a career in law enforcement.
Read More →The incident began about 9 p.m. Wednesday after a man called a 911 operator and said he had killed three people at a home in the San Fernando Valley. LAPD patrol officers and LAPD SWAT responded, setting up containment on the home.
Read More →Officers with the LAPD arrived at suspected LAX shooter Paul Anthony Ciancia's apartment minutes after he left for the airport Friday morning.
Read More →The report said that the LAPD cuts would bring the sworn police force down to 8,800, which matches 2002 levels.
Read More →A ceremony honoring the service of K-9s and revealing the statue was attended by city and LAPD officials as well as LAPD K-9s and their handlers and K-9s and handlers from other area agencies.
Read More →As a community liaison officer in central L.A.'s Skid Row neighborhood, Officer Deon Joseph finds positive role models for children who live in an area plagued by drug dealers, gangs, and prostitutes. It was for this reason he received honorable mention in the 2007 Police Service Awards.
Read More →Since our country's founding, personal freedoms have been in constant battle with the protection of the greater good. That battle continues today in Los Angeles as some privacy rights groups attempt to limit the tools that law enforcement uses every day to keep the public safe.
Read More →U.S. Armor co-sponsored a training event attended by Los Angeles Police Department officers. The company is the sole body armor provider to the LAPD.
Read More →Two undercover LAPD detectives were wounded in an ambush Tuesday morning, after a gunman opened fire on them as they waited to enter the Wilshire Division station.
Read More →On a warm morning earlier this month, about 600 Los Angeles police officers gathered in the empty parking lot at Dodger Stadium for some high-stakes role playing. Most pretended to be protesters -- standing in for the ones expected to converge on downtown Los Angeles on Thursday as part of May Day immigration rallies planned across the country.
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