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Special Units

Suspect Who Shot LAPD Gang Cop Found Dead

Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers found the man who shot and wounded a gang officer dead inside a South Los Angeles home Wednesday morning.

June 25, 2013

Patrol

Undercover LAPD Detectives Ambushed at Station

Two undercover LAPD detectives were wounded in an ambush Tuesday morning, after a gunman opened fire on them as they waited to enter the Wilshire Division station.

June 24, 2013

Training

Retired Cop Subdues Road-Raging Attorney

A retired LAPD officer took down an attorney on a Los Angeles street Monday morning after the attorney attacked him during a road-rage incident.

June 19, 2013

Vehicle Ops

LAPD Purchases Dodge, Ford Patrol Vehicles

Earlier this year, the LAPD ordered 100 Dodge Charger Pursuit patrol cars, 50 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, and 38 Ford P.I. sedans. For the first time in four years, the city provided the agency funding to purchase new vehicles.

June 13, 2013

Training

LAPD Review: Chris Dorner Firing Justified

A lengthy internal review has found no basis for the allegations of racism or bias contained in the manifesto of rogue ex-LAPD officer Chris Dorner.

June 4, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Officers Raid Video Game Studio

Los Angeles Police officers raided a video game studio, after responding to a false burglar alarm and observing a menacing apparent gun-wielding man inside the business.

June 2, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Selects KDH Defense as Body Armor Supplier

The Los Angeles Police Department has awarded a contract to distributor Galls to supply KDH Defense's Level II and Level IIIA concealable body armor and polyethylene special threat plates to patrol officers.

May 30, 2013

Training

Can We Prevent the Next Chris Dorner?

Unlike most cornered suspects, the active, retired, or terminated cop who fights his former peers does so with a weapons cache that is wholly different from that of the usual suspects, one that comes with the experience, training, and tactical awareness unique to those who have worked in the profession.

May 20, 2013

Patrol

Federal Oversight of LAPD Ends

The federal judge who oversaw a dramatic, forced transformation of the Los Angeles Police Department has freed the department from the final vestiges of federal oversight.

May 16, 2013

Training

Video: Obama Honors 2013 Top Cops

President Obama celebrated more than 40 stand-out law enforcement officers Saturday during a White House ceremony. The group included a Sikh Temple shooting responder and LAPD officers who stopped an AK-wielding suspect.

May 12, 2013

Patrol

Four Split $1M Dorner Reward

Four people who provided crucial information in the hunt for former Los Angeles Police Officer Christopher Dorner will split what is expected to be a $1-million reward in the case, authorities announced Tuesday afternoon.

May 7, 2013

Patrol

Calif. Students Accuse LAPD of Racial Bias After Party

USC students protested Monday against the Los Angeles Police Department and accused its officers of racial bias for breaking up two raucous parties early Saturday near campus.

May 6, 2013