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Special Units
LAPD Sniper Fired from Helicopter to End Shootout
Los Angeles police fired a rifle from a helicopter during a shootout with a man killed in Sunland earlier this week, marking the first time that specially trained SWAT officers have opened fire from a helicopter hovering over a scene, the LAPD said.
May 12, 2017
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says the order to send in snipers to fire on the suspect from a helicopter came from an assistant chief with his blessing. (PhotoL KTLA Screen Shot)
Patrol
Black Lives Matter Activist Sues LAPD for $4 Million
The suit, filed this week, alleges that Akili was falsely imprisoned, unjustly assaulted, arrested without probable cause and subject to lies "concocted" by police at the highest levels of the department, and "outrageous conduct" that caused him emotional distress.
May 11, 2017
Patrol
Man Convicted in Plot to Murder LAPD Detective Granted Parole
A man convicted in the 1985 plot to kill a Los Angeles police detective will be released on parole within the week, over the objections of city police leaders.
May 4, 2017
Patrol
On Eve of Rodney King Riots Anniversary LAPD Chief Says Force Will Never “Fail” City Again
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has written an editorial for the Los Angeles Times on the 25th anniversary of the Rodney King riots, saying the department will never “fail” the city again.
April 28, 2017
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Patrol
De-Escalation is Nothing New
Perhaps the value of the loud noise about de-escalation is to re-emphasize the need to conduct intense training that teaches us to distinguish between those challenging incidents where it is wise to wait, talk, get backup, get nonlethal weapons, get a supervisor, and make a plan versus those incidents where it is proper to take the risk, rush in, and save the life.
April 24, 2017
Patrol
Driver Who Crashed Into LAPD Patrol Car, Killing Officer, Pleads No Contest
A driver who lost control of his truck and crashed into an LAPD patrol car, killing a well-liked veteran officer, pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter on Wednesday.
April 20, 2017
Patrol
L.A. Police Commission Adopts New Rules for LAPD Officers to Reduce Shootings
The Los Angeles Police Commission voted Tuesday to require officers to try, whenever possible, to defuse tense encounters before firing their guns — a policy shift that marks a significant milestone in the board's attempts to curb shootings by police.
April 18, 2017
Vehicle Ops
LAPD, NYPD Testing Pursuit-Rated Ford Hybrid Sedans
Law enforcement agencies in New York and Los Angeles will begin using a new pursuit-rated hybrid-electric police sedan that the automaker unveiled on April 10. Agencies can order the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan this spring, and Ford will begin delivering it next summer.
April 10, 2017
Ford's new Police Responder Hybrid Sedan is now on duty with the LAPD. (Photo: Thi Dao)
Technology
LAPD Has Created 1.1 Million Body Cam Videos, Report Says
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department have already created more than 1.1 million videos from body cameras, according to a report approved by the Los Angeles Police Commission.
March 30, 2017
Patrol
Jury Awards LAPD Detective $1.5 Million in Retaliation Case
Jamie McBride, an outspoken leader of the union that represents Los Angeles Police Department officers, won $1.5 million Monday in a lawsuit alleging that his supervisors retaliated against him.
March 7, 2017
Patrol
LAPD Officers Shoot, Kill Man Armed with Large Metal Pipe
Los Angeles police shot and killed a man armed with a large metal pipe Saturday about 12:30 p.m. in downtown, authorities said.
March 6, 2017
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Patrol
Video: LAPD Officers Shoot, Kill Man Armed with Large Metal Pipe
Los Angeles police shot and killed a man armed with a large metal pipe Saturday about 12:30 p.m. in downtown, authorities said.
March 6, 2017
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