Police Magazine
MENU
SEARCHMENUSEARCH
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 →The Los Angeles City Council has decided that it has dominion over the civilian Police Commission. Specifically, it will determine whether the city's anti-gang and narcotics officers will have to disclose detailed information about their personal finances.
Read More →An underground explosion downtown that threw two manhole covers in the air slightly injured a Los Angeles police officer Monday.
Read More →In an attempt to escape arrest, a suspected drug dealer ran over and seriously injured an undercover LAPD officer earlier this week.
Read More →Los Angeles police will not create a computer database of the city's Muslim population in an effort to better understand them, as previously planned.
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 →Lt. Paul Vernon reported that officers raided the Boyle Heights duplex and found 14 kilos of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, a stash of guns, and $300,000 in cash.
Read More →Chief Deputy Stanley L. Sniff, Jr., of the Riverside County (Calif.) Sheriff's Department, will be among those receiving awards for continued leadership in the martial arts community at the 2007 Masters Hall of Fame event on Aug. 11 in Costa Mesa, Calif. The event will be hosted by "Big John" McCarthy, longtime referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship as well as an LAPD police officer and certified law enforcement trainer.
Read More →Kesterson was the first officer of the Metropolitan Division of the LAPD to be killed in action. His picture hangs on the wall inside the Metro Division station, and an LAPD valor award is named for him. But other than the fact that his bravery and his marksmanship are well honored in LAPD lore, Kesterson was never decorated for the action that killed him.
Read More →Pelican Products' 7060 will replace the existing flashlight previously supplied to officers by the Los Angeles Police Department.
Read More →