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LAPD chief responds to detainment of Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts

September 17, 2014

September 17, 2014

Police Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that “on initial review,” he believes the officers who detained actress Daniele Watts after...

LAPD chief Charlie Beck seeks improvement in police camera system

August 20, 2014

August 20, 2014

  Responding to an independent watchdog’s audit that found the Los Angeles Police Department’s camera system “inadequate,” Chief Charlie Beck...

About 1,000 LAPD officers to receive salary increases

August 13, 2014

August 13, 2014

  About 1,000 LAPD officers who were hired over the past five years will receive salary increases under a legal settlement approved by...

LAPD to perform analysis in response to allegations of crime misclassification

August 11, 2014

August 11, 2014

  The president of the city Police Commission said today the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)’s independent watchdog will perform a detailed...

Man held on $1 million bail for fighting with LAPD officer in Beverly Hills

August 7, 2014

August 7, 2014

  A man accused of fighting with a Los Angeles police motorcycle officer during a traffic stop in Beverly Hills was...

Man Wanted for Almost Four Years Found, Held in Custody in Los Angeles

July 14, 2014

July 14, 2014

  A 45-year-old man wanted for nearly four years in Georgia in connection with a series of sex crimes against...

Los Angeles Police Protective League Rejects Proposed City Contract

July 12, 2014

July 12, 2014

  The union representing nearly 10,000 rank-and-file Los Angeles Police Department officers has rejected a proposed contract offered by the...

Mayor Eric Garcetti and LAPD No Longer Comply with Detainer Requests from Federal Immigration Officials

July 7, 2014

July 7, 2014

  Saying the city’s budget is too stretched and that police want to maintain the trust of the immigrant community,...

LAPD Veteran Recommended to Be Awarded for Christmas Day Heroism

June 24, 2014

June 24, 2014

  A 26-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department who risked his life pulling a 72-year-old man from a...

Loma Vista Drive Re-Opened to Traffic with Interim Safety Measures

June 20, 2014

June 20, 2014

Beverly Hills’ Trousdale neighborhood, where two Los Angeles police officers died in separate crashes involving big rig construction vehicles on...