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LAPD Officers Escort Mother who Had Baby in Car to Hospital

As Sasha Murphy and boyfriend Mohammed Tindley were racing to get to the hospital on time before their baby arrived around 4 a.m. Mother's Day morning, they were pulled over by two LAPD officers who quickly noticed why the couple was speeding through red lights.

May 10, 2016

Patrol

Willie Williams, LAPD’s First Black Police Chief, Dies at 72

Willie Williams, who became Los Angeles’ first African American police chief in the aftermath of the 1992 riots, has died. He was 72.

April 28, 2016

Technology

Los Angeles to Fund Police Body Camera Program but Council Wants Review of Selection Process

The Los Angeles City Council agreed Tuesday to fund LAPD's body camera deployment. However, at least one councilman is requesting a formal review of the process to determine whether the Police Department selected the best product at the best price.

April 21, 2016

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LAPD Shooting of Unarmed Man Was Justified, Police Commission Finds

The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday found that officers were justified in shooting an unarmed man in Los Feliz last summer who had a towel wrapped around one of his hands.

April 19, 2016

Technology

Cost Concerns Delay LAPD's Roll Out of Body Cameras

A $58-million plan to equip nearly every Los Angeles police officer with a body camera by the end of 2016 is being postponed due to cost.

April 18, 2016

Patrol

Police Commission Says LAPD Killing of Homeless Man Unjustified

The commission unanimously sided with Beck on Tuesday, concluding that Officer Clifford Proctor violated department policy when he fatally shot Glenn in the back near the Venice boardwalk. The panel and Beck also faulted Proctor's decision to draw his weapon, along with the tactics he and his partner used leading up to the deadly encounter.

April 12, 2016

Patrol

Demoralized Cops Equal Higher Crime

What do we do? We drive on, for we are not police officers in an ideal world. We are police officers in Los Angeles in the year 2016, and we know there is little to be gained and much to be lost if we get out of our car and engage these young men.

April 5, 2016

Patrol

Knife Linked to Former O.J. Simpson Property Is Not Connected to Homicide Case

Forensic testing concluded that a knife reportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson is not connected to the 1994 homicide case, Los Angeles police confirmed Friday.

April 1, 2016

Patrol

Carjacking Suspect Attempts to Jump in Police Cruiser After High-Speed Chase

A suspected carjacker was arrested in Canoga Park, CA, Sunday after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit and apparently trying to steal a police vehicle at the end of the chase.

March 28, 2016

Patrol

Police Commission Approves Changes Emphasizing De-Escalation Before Deadly Force By LAPD

Under a plan unanimously approved Tuesday by the Police Commission, the Los Angeles Police Department will begin evaluating whether officers did all they could to defuse tense situations before they used force and rewrite policies to emphasize this behavior.

March 16, 2016

Patrol

LAPD Policy Needs to Further Limit Deadly Force, Commissioners Say

Two Los Angeles police commissioners called Friday for significant changes in the LAPD's rules on when officers can use deadly force and recommended that the department specifically evaluate whether officers could have done more to defuse tense encounters.

March 11, 2016

Special Units

Video: LAPD Officer Ran L.A. Marathon in Full Tactical Gear

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department has successfully run the Los Angeles Marathon in full tactical gear to support a great cause.

March 4, 2016