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Patrol

L.A. Police Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man in Hollywood

Officers opened fire on a man carrying a 3- to 4-inch folding knife at the crowded Hollywood intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue about 7 p.m. while responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon. More Here.

December 8, 2014

Patrol

Man Leads LAPD on High-Speed Chase, Tries to Escape on Skateboard

A suspect wanted for allegedly stealing a BMW sedan led police on a chase in Van Nuys, Calif., bailed out on foot and attempted to get away on a skateboard before he was blocked by a good Samaritan in a pickup truck as officers arrived. More Here.

December 2, 2014

Patrol

Video: Man Leads LAPD on High-Speed Chase, Tries to Escape on Skateboard

A suspect wanted for allegedly stealing a BMW sedan led police on a chase in Van Nuys, Calif., bailed out on foot and attempted to get away on a skateboard before he was blocked by a good Samaritan in a pickup truck as officers arrived.

December 2, 2014

Special Units

LAPD's Most Wanted Fugitive Found Through Facebook

For 11 years, Eduardo Rodriguez was one of Los Angeles' most wanted fugitives, an alleged Toonerville street gang member accused of killing four people. His trail led from the streets of Atwater Village to Mexico, where police believed he fled years ago.

November 17, 2014

Special Units

LAPD Kills Man After Running Gun Battle, Vehicle Pursuit

LAPD officers shot and killed a man early Sunday morning after he fired on police and SWAT officers throughout a two-hour pursuit that ended in Cypress Park, authorities said. More Here.

November 10, 2014

Special Units

Video: LAPD Kills Man After Running Gun Battle, Vehicle Pursuit

LAPD officers shot and killed a man early Sunday morning after he fired on police and SWAT officers throughout a two-hour pursuit that ended in Cypress Park, authorities said.

November 10, 2014

Technology

LAPD to Move Forward With TASER Body Cameras

Los Angeles Police Department officials today said they plan to move forward with using TASER body cameras. The department plans to continue discussing labor issues and policies for using the cameras.

November 4, 2014

Vehicle Ops

Ford, Telogis Offer Telematics for Law Enforcement

Ford and Telogis will offer a factory telematics system to law enforcement agencies that's designed to reduce hazardous driving by officers, the companies said while announcing the product at the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Orlando, Fla.

October 28, 2014

Patrol

Man Steals Ambulance, Leads LAPD on Chase

A man being treated by paramedics stole a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance and led police on a chase that ended in a traffic collision, sending two women to the hospital Sunday night. More Here.

October 20, 2014

Patrol

Video: Man Steals Ambulance, Leads LAPD on Chase

A man being treated by paramedics stole a Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance and led police on a chase that ended in a traffic collision, sending two women to the hospital Sunday night.

October 20, 2014

Technology

"Drones" Grounded Until Further Notice

What's keeping law enforcement's unmanned aircraft on the ground is a combination of convoluted regulations and the public's belief that allowing officers to use these little aircraft will violate their civil rights and invade their privacy.

October 7, 2014

Patrol

Coroner's Report on Christopher Dorner Released, Suicide Confirmed

Trapped and surrounded in a cabin in Big Bear, Calif., at the end of an exhaustive and violent manhunt, ex-Los Angeles Police Officer Christopher Dorner shot himself in the basement as the building burned above him, an autopsy report confirmed Friday.

October 6, 2014