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Special Units

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. More Here.

March 4, 2016

Weapons

Police Use of Baton Down Since Rodney King Incident 25 Years Ago

When the video of Los Angeles police officers beating Rodney G. King shocked the world 25 years ago, the baton quickly became a symbol of law enforcement abuse.

March 4, 2016

Patrol

Knife Reportedly Found on Former O.J. Simpson Property Is Being Tested by LAPD

In another twist in the long-running O.J. Simpson saga, Los Angeles police are investigating and testing a knife that was reportedly recovered on the Brentwood property once owned by the former football star.

March 4, 2016

Training

Video: LAPD Offers Inside Look at Police Shooting Investigations, Training

LAPD tactics are under scrutiny as the department reviews last year's rise in crime and how officers responded. On Wednesday, members of the media had a front-row view of training at the Davis Academy in Granada Hills, CA.

March 3, 2016

Training

LAPD Offers Inside Look at Police Shooting Investigations, Training

LAPD tactics are under scrutiny as the department reviews last year's rise in crime and how officers responded. On Wednesday, members of the media had a front-row view of training at the Davis Academy in Granada Hills, CA. More Here.

March 3, 2016

Patrol

Federal Anti-Terror Programs Stoke Community Interest and Criticism

A trio of federal pilot projects aimed at thwarting violent extremism are off to a tentative start. Minneapolis, Boston, and Los Angeles, all chosen to host the Department of Justice anti-terror initiative, are taking different approaches, but all three are facing common hurdles.

February 9, 2016

Patrol

LAPD Officers Fired Over Fatal Pursuit Shooting Sue to be Reinstated

Michael Ayala and Leonardo Ortiz were among about two dozen officers who pulled up behind 51-year-old Brian Beaird’s mangled Corvette after he crashed in downtown Los Angeles in 2013, ending a long, high-speed pursuit

February 1, 2016

Patrol

LAPD Officers Save Suicidal Man From Hanging

A man who tried to commit suicide by hanging himself from a telephone pole was rescued by two officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Hollywood Station.

January 22, 2016

Patrol

Why Chief Beck Failed Us

On Monday, Chief Beck chose to put politics above fairness by shouting from the rooftops to every media outlet in the nation that the District Attorney should file criminal charges against LAPD Officer Clifford Proctor.

January 15, 2016

Patrol

Violent Crime in Los Angeles Hits Highest Level Since 2009, Police Blame Gangs

Los Angeles officials on Wednesday attributed last year's crime jump to increased gang activity and homelessness, among other things.

January 14, 2016

Patrol

LAPD Chief Recommends Criminal Charges Against Officer Who Fatally Shot Homeless Man

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck has recommended criminal charges against an officer who killed an unarmed homeless man in Venice, marking the first time as chief that Beck has called for charges in a fatal on-duty shooting.

January 11, 2016

Technology

City Council Halted Rapid Rollout of LAPD Body Cameras

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and Mayor Eric Garcetti have laid out an ambitious plan to have 7,000 field officers strapped and streaming by the end of next year. But the Los Angeles City Council this month applied the brakes to the rapid rollout of the program.

January 5, 2016