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Technology

LAPD Officers Begin Wearing Body Cameras

Officers at the Los Angeles Police Department's Mission Division in the San Fernando Valley were equipped with body cameras Monday as part of a roll out of 860 such cameras over the next month. More Here.

August 31, 2015

Patrol

LAPD Sergeant Saved Man's Life After Freeway Crash

A Los Angeles police officer and three unidentified people were credited Friday with rescuing a man from a car that crashed on the 110 Freeway near Harbor Gateway and saving his life with CPR.

August 25, 2015

Patrol

LAPD Officers Told to Be Guardians of Community, Not Crimefighting Warriors

"We were warriors," Deputy Chief Bill Scott recently told a room filled with LAPD rank-and-file officers, a group of fresh-faced rookies watching from the front, the Los Angeles Times reports. Now, he said, officers need to think of themselves as guardians watching over communities — not warriors cracking down on them.

August 21, 2015

Special Units

LAPD Officers Angered by Hit Gangster Rap Movie

Many LAPD officers are angry at the release of "Straight Outta Compton" ... because they feel the movie fuels hatred of police and compromises their safety.

August 17, 2015

Patrol

Los Angeles Pays $15 Million to Settle Case of Teen Shot by Police While Brandishing Pellet Gun

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Wednesday to spend $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a teen who was paralyzed in a police shooting, struck with a single shot after an officer said he mistook a pellet gun for a real firearm.

August 13, 2015

Patrol

Retired LAPD Detective Held Without Bail on Bank Robbery Charges

Randolph Adair, 70, appeared Monday in federal court in Santa Ana, Calif. The FBI believes that Adair is the "Snowbird Bandit" - named for his age and white hair - who has robbed five banks around Orange County since March. More Here.

July 28, 2015

Patrol

Video: Retired LAPD Detective Held Without Bail on Bank Robbery Charges

Randolph Adair, 70, appeared Monday in federal court in Santa Ana, Calif. The FBI believes that Adair is the "Snowbird Bandit" - named for his age and white hair - who has robbed five banks around Orange County since March.

July 28, 2015

Patrol

LAPD Officer Gets 36 Months in Jail in Assault Caught On Video

A Los Angeles police officer was sentenced to 36 months in jail Thursday for assaulting a South L.A. woman in an incident that was caught on video by a police cruiser camera.

July 23, 2015

Patrol

Do Police Have to be Perfect?

If we start punishing officers for every mistake, just because an encounter ended in the justified shooting of a suspect, then officers will surely minimize their contact with suspects.

July 16, 2015

Patrol

All LAPD Officers to Attend Refresher Training Program on Use of Force

Officers from LAPD's Topanga Division were among the first of the city's estimated 10,000 officers who will be required to participate in the 5-hour course for what the department calls "Preservation of Life Training" within the next 30 days. More Here.

July 14, 2015

Patrol

Video: All LAPD Officers to Attend Refresher Training Program on Use of Force

Officers from LAPD's Topanga Division were among the first of the city's estimated 10,000 officers who will be required to participate in the 5-hour course for what the department calls "Preservation of Life Training" within the next 30 days.

July 14, 2015

Patrol

Why Did Ezell Ford Attack LAPD Officers?

A bench warrant for Ford’s arrest was outstanding at the time of his interaction with the LAPD officers. Ford had previously been convicted of stealing a car in Santa Barbara court, and was on probation in January of last year when he pleaded guilty to trespass in Los Angeles court. As a result, the Santa Barbara court revoked Ford’s probation and issued a warrant for his arrest.

July 9, 2015