LAPD Officers Tased a Confused, Terrified Man Who Then Died, All Over a Minor Car Collision
Body camera footage shows precisely why some people don’t trust police to respond appropriately to nonviolent incidents.
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LAPD Officer Killed During Training Exercise Was Reportedly Investigating Cops Accused of Gang Rape
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LAPD's Militarized Response to Peaceful Abortion Protests Makes the Case for Police Reform—Again
Reforms promised after Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 are not being followed by Los Angeles police.
This L.A. School Called the Cops on Unvaccinated Teens Who Showed Up for Class
The students' negative COVID tests weren't good enough for school administrators.
Sluggishness of Police Reform Feeds Frustration
George Floyd's death triggered a long overdue cultural reckoning with race-related issues and inequities. It will be too bad, though, if the policing issues that set off the protests are forgotten.
L.A.'s New Police Chief Pretended To Retire and Got $1.27 Million for It
Cash-in on a controversial, costly program from city's new top cop.
Los Angeles Reverses Course on Police Body Camera Secrecy
A new plan would release footage in cases of officer-involved shootings and use of force.
It's Not Enough to Get Paid for Not Working: These L.A. Police and Firefighters Figured Out How to Double It
Meet the LAPD couple who made a cool $2 million off the city while hanging out at their condo in Cabo San Lucas.
LAPD Officers Recorded Themselves Apparently Planting Cocaine on a Suspect
The department has made it a policy not to release body camera footage. This is why they shouldn't get to decide.
Let Police Operate Drones for Emergencies—but with Full Transparency
Activists fear secret surveillance. Push for firmly enforced rules instead of bans.
Homeless Man's 'Paradise Lane' Encampment Attracts Ire of L.A. Officials
Ceola Waddell Jr.'s "landmark" has been carted away by the city's Department of Sanitation.
L.A. City Council Wants to Send You A Letter When Its License-Plate Readers See Your Car in Certain Neighborhoods
Reckless policy proposed as an anti-prostitution measure.
Police Body Cameras Reduce Violence, Says Yet Another Study
Watched cops are polite cops, and citizens too.
Police Discover Their Body Camera Programs Don't Have To Be Good To Snag Federal Funds
LAPD offers little by way of public accountability and gets $1 million anyway.
Grotesque Detail Arises from L.A. Police Killing of Unarmed Man
Officer's gun was pressed against Charly Keunang's chest as he lay pinned on the ground.
LAPD Commission Hopes Body Cameras Will Cut Down on Lawsuits
City secures funding for 600 of them
Petty Law Enforcement vs. the Poor
How the state's desire to manage our movement harms the poor
Family of Man Killed by LAPD after Car Chase to Sue for $20 Million
Was unarmed; shooting aired on live television
L.A. Approves $8 Million Settlement in Traffic Ticket Quota Scandal
To the officers who blew the whistle
LAPD Officer Charged in Woman's Death
Caught on video kicking her during struggle over her arrest
Audit Shows Mess in Tracking of Info About LAPD Lawsuits
Destruction of files makes it impossible to determine what changes have been made in response to workplace complaints that have cost millions
LAPD Locks Down Community over Police Shooting
Two officers ambushed at police station, lightly injured
Jury Awards $8.8 Million over Cop's Fatal Shooting of Robber
Killed by police after being pulled over in parking lot
Officers Who Shot Newspaper Carriers Remain off Field Duty
Don't ever let them back out, LAPD
Officials: Dorner Stalked Five People Before Rampage
May have planned campaign for at least a month
Sources: Dorner Did Not Leave Burning Cabin
Authorities waiting for fire to die down to see if there's a body inside
The Phantom of Christopher Dorner Haunts Southern California
Allegedly murderous ex-cop perhaps not the best person to represent anger over police abuse
After Offering Reward, LAPD Gets Hundreds of Tips on Dorner
God help any large black men living in Southern California right now
Still No News on Murderous Ex-Cop on Prowl in Southern California
Unable to be found in snowy mountains of Big Bear
In Search for Rampaging Former Officer, SoCal Police Declare War on Pickup Trucks
Open fire on innocent people
Manifesto of Ex-L.A. Cop on Rampage Decries Police Abuse
Accuses department of covering up corruption
Police Accidentally Shoot Newspaper Deliverers During Manhunt
Former LA officer suspected of shooting three officers, killing one, as well as another couple