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Training

LAPD Chief Defends Decision Not to Fire Officer

Police Chief Charlie Beck has defended his decision to overrule a disciplinary board’s recommendation to fire a police officer with close family ties to the department, denying favoritism played a role in his determination.

April 2, 2014

Patrol

L.A. Man Police Say Shot at Officers Found Dead After SWAT Standoff

A man suspected of shooting at two Los Angeles police officers, injuring one, before barricading himself inside a large Hollywood Hills home Monday has died, authorities said.

March 23, 2014

Patrol

1 LAPD Officer Killed, 1 Critically Injured in Car Crash

One LAPD officer was killed and a female probationary officer was critically injured in a traffic collision in Beverly Hills today while en route to a call.

March 6, 2014

Training

Reserve Officers: For Love of the Job

At minimum, an LASD reserve officer's service will include logging 20 hours a month regardless of obligations posed by the reserve's regular job and family responsibilities. He may find himself working his own patrol car, standing guard in the cold along a parade route, or handling that "change of shift" report nobody else wanted.

March 3, 2014

Patrol

Hundreds of LAPD Officers Worked Oscars

Police spend months planning with private security, the FBI and various city agencies for scenarios ranging from a terrorist attack to party crashers.

March 2, 2014

Patrol

L.A. Police Panel Revises Officer Shooting Reviews

With its vote, the commission made clear it can find that a shooting or other serious incident violated department policy if the officer's actions beforehand created a situation in which deadly force was necessary. Until now, the commission has generally focused on the narrow question of whether an officer faced a deadly threat at the moment he opened fire.

February 17, 2014

Patrol

Murder Defendant Throws Chair in L.A. Court, Hits Detective

An L.A. police detective was hit in the head and upper body Wednesday when a defendant in a murder case threw a chair in court, also clipping a prosecutor.

January 29, 2014

Patrol

Suspected Drunk Smashes into LAPD Cruiser, Officers Injured

Two LAPD officers were hospitalized early Wednesday after an alleged drunk driver crashed into the back of their patrol car in South Los Angeles and then fled the scene.

January 22, 2014

Special Units

L.A. Paramedics to Now Enter Active Shooter Zones to Aid Victims

The new goal is to have Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and firefighters, protected by armed law enforcement teams, rapidly enter potentially dangerous areas during active shooting incidents to treat victims and get them en route to hospital trauma centers.

December 22, 2013

Training

LAPD to Officers: Buckle Up On Duty

The Los Angeles Police Department has a new seatbelt education effort after Inspector General Alex Bustamante found that up to 37 percent of officers involved in accidents in 2012 weren't wearing seatbelts.

December 11, 2013

Patrol

Bratton's Time in California May Offer Clues to His Plans for New York Police

As Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio announced Mr. Bratton's appointment as the new commissioner of the New York Police Department, he cited Mr. Bratton's time in Los Angeles as a primary reason for his selection, saying it proved he could police fairly while still bringing down crime.

December 8, 2013

Training

LAPD Struggles to Fill Ranks

Fewer people are applying to join the LAPD and, of those who do, a significantly higher number of them are being disqualified from consideration.

December 4, 2013