Tag: LAPD: Page 40

Patrol

Navy: Iraq Vet Dorner Excelled In Pistol, Rifle Handling

The ex-LAPD cop suspected of killing three people, including a police officer, is a decorated Iraq War veteran who won commendations for pistol expertise and rifle marksmanship.

February 6, 2013

Vehicle Ops

LAPD Acquires Tractor for Mounted Unit

A new tractor is for the department's Mounted Platoon, which has about 30 horses on two acres in Atwater Village, just east of the 5 freeway and Griffith Park.

January 30, 2013

Special Units

Manhunt Underway for L.A. Nordstrom Hostage Takers

On Friday, Los Angeles Police officers continued searching for two suspects who held hostage 14 employees at a Nordstrom Rack employees beginning Thursday evening.

January 10, 2013

Patrol

LAPD Reaches 10,000 Officers

For the first time in the city's history, Los Angeles' police force now exceeds 10,000 officers, city officials said Monday.

January 7, 2013

Training

Report: 2 LAPD Cops Coerced Sex from Women

Two Los Angeles Police Department officers are under investigation for allegedly preying on women over a period of five years, luring them into an unmarked car and forcing them to perform sex acts.

January 3, 2013

Training

Dealing with Transgender Subjects

We face many things on the street every daily that can bring harsh judgments and lawsuits. This is one area where simple training and awareness would go a long way toward protecting the rights of people not commonly understood by officers.

January 3, 2013

Patrol

Unlicensed Drivers: A Public Safety Menace

The LAPPL welcomes a new study by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which found suspended or revoked and unlicensed drivers are much more reckless on the road than validly licensed drivers.

January 1, 2013

Patrol

Man TASERed After Biting L.A. Cop, Running Into Traffic

A Los Angeles Police officer was injured in a scuffle Thursday morning by a man who bit him on the arm during a scuffle.

December 20, 2012

Training

LAPD: DEA Stymied Homicide Probe

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has refused for more than two years to allow its agents to cooperate with a Los Angeles Police Department investigation into the death of a drug suspect shortly after he was arrested in a DEA operation.

December 20, 2012

Patrol

Jury Awards $24M To Paralyzed Boy In LAPD Shooting

A jury has awarded $24 million to a boy who was paralyzed in a shooting with a Los Angeles Police Department officer who mistook his airsoft gun for a firearm.

December 16, 2012

Training

LAPD to Deploy Officers to K-8 Schools

In the wake of the Connecticut school massacre, the Los Angeles Police Department plans to have officers visit every public elementary and middle school in the city on a daily basis beginning in January.

December 16, 2012

Special Units

LAPD SWAT Rescues Children After 10-Hour Standoff

Los Angeles police have shot and killed a man they say held his two children hostage for 10 hours in a Baldwin Hills home.

December 11, 2012