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Patrol

L.A. Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

In the latest attempt to regulate what many say is an out-of-control proliferation of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, the City Council voted 14-0 Tuesday to ban pot shops.

July 24, 2012

Vehicles

Keeping the Crown Vic

As the new patrol cars become more readily available from the Detroit automakers, many agencies are choosing their new enforcement vehicle. However, for others the decision is on hold. For a variety of reasons they are choosing to stay with the Crown Vic.

July 16, 2012

Patrol

4 LAPD Officers Injured at ArtWalk Clash

Four Los Angeles Police officers were injured during a clash with protesters at downtown's monthly ArtWalk event that was sparked by a sidewalk chalk drawing demonstration.

July 12, 2012

Patrol

Father and Daughter Officers Hit Streets In L.A.

Officer Jamie Carganilla and her father Officer Pat Cronin, a 29-year veteran of the force, teamed up for the day to patrol the Reseda area of Los Angeles.

July 11, 2012

Patrol

Police Deaths Fall 43% In First Half of 2012

The number of line-of-duty deaths fell precipitously during the first half of 2012, as law enforcement agencies focused on officer safety measures. Through June, 53 officers lost their lives on duty compared to the 94 who were killed through the same period of 2011, a 43.6% drop.

July 8, 2012

Vehicle Ops

$6.6M Paid To Settle LAPD Crash Death

The Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $6.6 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from a fatal crash involving a speeding Los Angeles Police Department officer.

July 1, 2012

Patrol

LAPD Watchdog Questions Chief On Police Shootings

The rise in Los Angeles police shootings isn't necessarily connected to the rise in assaults on officers, the Los Angeles Police Commission's independent monitor asserts in a new report.

July 1, 2012

Patrol

LAPD Moves To Fire Officers For Rihanna Photo Leak

The two Los Angeles Police Department officers accused of leaking a photo of the beaten pop star Rihanna won't face criminal charges but could lose their jobs.

June 28, 2012

Patrol

Rodney King Found Dead

Rodney King, whose videotaped beating by LAPD officers sparked a national debate about police use of force two decades ago, died Sunday at his home in Rialto.

June 16, 2012

Patrol

LAPD Fires Less-Lethal Rounds at Rowdy Kings Fans

Los Angeles police fired less-than-lethal rounds at a rowdy crowd of Kings fans Monday night as they were trying to rock an MTA bus.

June 11, 2012

Weapons

LAPD Buys Back Military Rocket Launcher From Public

A military rocket launcher without the rocket was among the 1,673 firearms accepted by the Los Angeles Police Department for destruction over the weekend.

May 14, 2012

Patrol

Civilian Board Questions LAPD Shooting

The civilian Los Angeles Police Commission has ruled that an LAPD officer's use of deadly force violated policy and the officer's account of the shooting wasn't credible.

May 6, 2012