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April 29, 2013
Luxury Car Hit-And-Run Drivers Running Rampant in L.A.
Why are drivers of luxury cars in Los Angeles involved in a bloody binge of hit-and-run driving, leaving innocent victims for dead? Are rich folk out of their minds? This is felony manslaughter, not "oops." The city is offering a $50,000 reward to help find the driver of a silver or white Mercedes ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2013
Alleged Northridge Kidnapper Tobias Summers Crossed Into Mexico; Search Is On There
Tobias Summers, the man wanted for the shocking abduction of a 10-year-old Northrdige girl, was seen crossing the border into Mexico, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck told reporters today. The search has focused on Mexico, authorities say, but so far Tobias remained elusive:
Blogs
March 6, 2013
Proposition A Los Angeles Sales Tax Election Results: Voters Rejecting Tax Hike by Eight Points
Update, Wednesday morning: In a huge embarrassment for City Council President Herb Wesson and the City Hall establishment, voters resoundingly rejected the citywide sales tax hike, 55.17 percent to 44.82 percent. See details on next page. With additional reporting by Jill Stewart. Update, 12:40 PM: ... More >>
Blogs
February 26, 2013
LAPD 'Biased Policing' Claims Up As Chief Beck Vows Transparency In Wake Of Dorner
In the shadow of Christopher Dorner's reported allegations of racism with the LAPD, the department says that 2012's complaints and allegations of biased policing were up 6.4 percent compared to 2011. Chief Charlie Beck has vowed that his department will conduct a thorough review Dorner's firing, on ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2013
Christopher Dorner Firing Will Be Investigated Anew, LAPD Chief Beck Says
See Beck's statement to the media on the matter at the bottom. A day after LA Weekly and the New York Times reported that some in the African American community believe that disgraced ex-L.A. cop Christopher Dorner had reasonable and believable complaints against the LAPD regarding alleged racism, ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2013
Christopher Dorner Manhunt Task Force: LAPD, Irvine, Riverside, FBI On-Board
The LAPD today announced the formation of a Christopher Dorner task force that includes police in Irvine and Riverside as well as personnel from the FBI and U.S. Marshall's Service. Noticeably absent from the list is the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, which has been searching the Big B ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2013
Villaraigosa Endorses Half-Cent Sales Tax You'll Vote On In March
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been on the fence, or at least noticeably quiet, about a proposed sales-tax hike that will come before L.A. city voters March 5. Today the Yes on A campaign revealed that our leader is giving Proposition A his support. According to a statement from the camp Villaraig ... More >>
Blogs
February 7, 2013
Christopher Jordan Dorner Manifesto Highlights
We redacted most of the names mentioned in the "manifesto" after the LAPD expressed concern for the safety of its personnel. The man who cops say gunned down a young Irvine couple is an ex-LAPD cop who had a beef with the father of one of the victims. In an alleged manifesto, the suspect appears t ... More >>
Blogs
January 4, 2013
L.A. Hit-and-Run Crisis Uncovered by L.A. Weekly Prompts Official Demand for Answers from Charlie Beck and LAPD
Please read L.A.'s Bloody Hit-and-Run Epidemic and Victim Finds Hit-and-Run Driver Citing an L.A. Weekly probe that unveiled a hit-and-run crisis in Los Angeles, with drivers fleeing 48 percent of all crashes, Councilman Joe Buscaino asked the L.A. City Council to require LAPD to explain how it plan ... More >>
News
September 13, 2012
LAPD Spy Device Taps Your Cell Phone
StingRay is secretly used without warrants
Blogs
September 5, 2012
Joseph Hiltner Suing LAPD Over Demotion Following Michelle Jordan Slam Video
Capt. Joseph Hiltner, the commander in charge of the LAPD San Fernando Valley division area where a handcuffed woman was slammed by two officers in an incident caught on video, is headed to court over his demotion, his attorney tells the Weekly. Hiltner was swiftly transferred and demoted by LAPD C ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2012
Michelle Jordan's Videotaped Slamfest by LAPD Prompts Demotion For Capt. Joseph Hiltner
See also: *Michelle Jordan: LAPD Take-Down of Woman in Foothill Area Caught on Video. The videotaped LAPD slam-fest against 34-year-old Michelle Jordan in a Del Taco parking lot near Tujunga appears to have cost an LAPD division commander a demotion. The episode seems to have really pissed off L.A ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2012
LAPD Officers Lied About DUI Case, Says D.A.
Update: One of the officers has been fired. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck says: "I do not believe that their intent was evil, just extremely misguided." Read his full statement at the bottom. Originally posted July 25 at 5:15 p.m. So badly did two Los Angeles traffic officers want to prove their case ag ... More >>
Blogs
June 6, 2012
LAPD Bracing for L.A. Kings Riot at Staples Center Tonight
If the L.A. Kings win Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals this evening, it will be the first Los Angeles championship won at Staples Center since the NBA finals in summer 2010. And we all know what happened after that series. Lakers fans went absolutely nuts outside Staples -- throwing bottles at poli ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2012
'Grand Theft Auto' Comes to Life at LAPD Gun Buyback: Dude Turns in Military Rocket Launcher
Confronting the cops via rocket launcher isn't just for gamers anymore. At the annual LAPD Gun Buyback over the weekend, someone actually turned in a military "anti-tank" rocket launcher, reports City News Service. The buyback allows civilians to turn in their firearms -- no questions asked -- in e ... More >>
Blogs
May 2, 2012
LAPD Officer Takes Skateboard to Noggin During May Day Protest
Updated at the bottom: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck wants to find this guy. Plus, see video of another cop getting bonked on the head. And, check out our May Day protest coverage, with photos. First posted at 6:08 a.m. One skateboarder is accused of occupying a officer's riot helmet with his board durin ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
Illegal Immigrants Can Now Drive in L.A. Without Fear of Having Cars Taken by Police
In a contentious debate that seemed to pit older, white Los Angeles against the more liberal, browner shade of town and the leaders it elected to City Hall, the L.A. police commission today said illegal immigrants could essentially keep their cars when they're caught driving without a license. The ... More >>
Blogs
January 13, 2012
Illegal-Immigrant Impound Policy Elevates Into Political War: Mayor, LAPD Chief vs. City Council, Police Union
It's common knowledge, by now, that DUI checkpoints around L.A. County double as illegal-immigrant crackdowns. It works like this: Illegals aren't allowed to hold driver's licenses in California (a public-safety outrage for another day), so when they're asked to show their licenses at a DUI checkp ... More >>
Blogs
December 20, 2011
Assaults on L.A. Cops up Nearly 27 Percent in 2011, Even as Crime Went Down
Strange days in the world of policing, especially in L.A. While violent crime continued its downward slide in 2011, with the FBI's latest stats indicating a 6.4 percent decline nationwide, attacks on cops in the City of Angels were up. Way up. Last week LAPD Chief Charlie Beck reported that ... More >>
Blogs
November 15, 2011
Occupy L.A. Clashes With LAPD at Midnight OWS March: Are We Next in Line for Eviction?
ABC7LAPD officers face off with protesters.Updated at the bottom: LAPD Chief Charlie Beck is negotiating with protesters, hoping Occupy L.A. will voluntarily dismantle "without confrontation." Last night was a long one for uprooted protesters at Zuccotti Park in New York: Hundreds of cops re ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2011
Prisoners, Parolees Headed to L.A. Under State Prison Downsizing: LAPD Chief Beck Says 150 Cops Will be Cut From Streets to Handle Them
Some of the worst news about L.A.'s response to the transfer of thousands of state prisoners and parolees to county jails and local police oversight is that the LAPD says it will need to take 150 officers off the streets to deal with them. In a geographically vast city with less than 10,000 officer ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2011
Jose Diance-Cruz's Death Ruled Accident, But Coroner Will Look Into Whether LAPD Cop Was Drunk When His Pickup Crashed
SharleneDaysJose Diance-Cruz, left.The Los Angeles County Coroner's office will conduct toxicology tests on the body of LAPD Officer Jose Diance-Cruz, who died in a solo-vehicle accident over the weekend. One of the things coroner's investigators are looking into is whether the off-duty 23-ye ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2011
Coachella Festival Sees Only 49 Arrests, 48 Medical Transports Over Three Days
Wendy GilmartinNo emergencies here.Updated after the jump with the promoter's official crowd estimate. See the rest of our Coachella coverage, including eye-opening photos, here. Supporters of ecstasy-fueled mega-raves at publicly owned venues in L.A. have used comparisons to other mainstrea ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
The Bryan Stow Effect: Drunks, Not Thugs, Lose Big at LAPD-Heavy Dodgers Game
LAPD 46, douchebags 0Practically more police than patrons showed up to last night's Dodgers game against the St. Louis Cardinals. LAPD media relations won't give out the exact number of officers for "tactful" reasons, but, well, "there were a lot." Their amped presence, publicized in the wee ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Manuel Jamines: Protest Near MacArthur Park Tonight After L.A. Police Commission, D.A. Say Cop Was Right to Shoot Immigrant
Ted SoquiPolice last summer in Westlake.Update: The mayor's statement, after the jump. Following conclusions today that last summer's shooting of a Guatemalan day laborer in the Westlake district was within policy and not a crime, immigrants rights activists planned a 5 p.m. protest near Mac ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2010
Demonstrators Angry Over LAPD Shooting Gather For Third Night In Westlake
Chip Yost via TwitpicRead our account of LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's meeting Wednesday night in Westlake here. A third night of protests over a Los Angeles police shooting of a knife-wielding man erupted in Westlake Wednesday, but they appeared to be more subdued than clashes Tuesday that invo ... More >>
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Should The LAPD Be More Aggressive Against Illegal Immigrants?
It's a question that has been asked since the days of former Chief Daryl Gates and beyond: Should the Los Angeles Police Department pursue illegal immigration as a crime unto itself? Ever since Gates initiated the department's controversial Special Order 40 some officers have felt handcuffed ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Suspect Released Early From Prison Shot At LAPD Officers; Police Union Pissed At State Prison System
The union representing Los Angeles police decried what it argued was a state practice of releasing prisoners early. Pointing to the apparently premature release of a man who shot at officers last week, wounding one, the union called the state's unleashing of some felons a "fraud." On Saturda ... More >>
Blogs
July 14, 2010
Los Angeles Police Department Installing Digital Cameras In Squad Cars To Increase Transparency
The Los Angeles Police Department plans to install cameras in 300 patrol cars in South Los Angeles in order to increase transparency and capture footage of officers' interactions with suspects. The initiative, heavily supported by the civilian panel that oversees the LAPD, costs roughly $5.5 ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Video Exclusive: Are L.A. County Probation Camps Abuse Instead of Rehab?
This week, reporter Sam Slovick takes an inside look at the scandal-ridden Los Angeles County juvenile-probation system in his article "Who Can Fix Camp Nobody?" Many involved abuse of incarcerated youth. And creepy videos have surfaced on YouTube of what appear to be organized fights allowed betwe ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Officials Trumpet New DNA Avenue In Grab Of Grim Sleeper Suspect Lonnie Franklin Jr.
Chief Charlie Beck.Officials outside the downtown Los Angeles Police Administration Building on Thursday trumpeted the nation's first use of "familial" DNA testing that was used to track down the suspect they believe is South L.A.'s Grim Sleeper serial killer. Los Angeles police Chief Charli ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2010
Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Alleged Grim Sleeper Serial Killer, Arraignment Postponed
By Steve La, J. Patrick Coolican and Clarissa Wei The arraignment of the alleged "Grim Sleeper," Lonnie David Franklin, Jr., has been postponed until August 9. Cameras were barred from the courtroom by the L.A. Superior Court Judge, who ordered the 57-year old alleged serial killer held ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2010
LAPD's Response To Lakers Unrest A FAIL, According To One Cop Who Was There
Watching the Los Angeles Police Department's response to the post-Lakers-championship unrest downtown Thursday night we were quick to score one for Chief Charlie Beck, who has had a trial by fire during his first year as the city's top cop. Officers didn't get out of hand, and potential rioti ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Addresses Hollywood Gay Bashings
LAPD Chief Charlie BeckConcerns about recent gay bashings in Hollywood were brought up at the Los Angeles Police Department's LGBT forum at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center last night, where LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the incidents had been addressed at a CompStat meeting in May. LAPD brass ... More >>
Blogs
June 16, 2010
LAPD Chief Says Outsiders Without Tickets Won't Be Allowed Near Staples For Lakers Final
ABC7Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and police Chief Charlie Beck on Wednesday warned outsiders not to come to the Staples Center area during and after Thursday's final game in the team's championship series against the Boston Celtics. Outsiders without business at Staples would be sto ... More >>
Blogs
June 14, 2010
LAPD Chief Beck Accused Of Being Insincere In Anti-Arizona Stance
Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck was accused over the weekend of being insincere or at least out-of-line with his troops when it comes to his stance against Arizona's controversial immigration law. Pseudonymous Los Angeles Police Department officer and writer Jack Dunphy opines that, " . ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
Mayor Villaraigosa To Speak To Gang Intervention Academy's Graduating Class
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday was scheduled to address the first graduating class of the city funded Los Angeles Violence Intervention Training Academy. Expected to join him were Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and county Sheriff Lee Baca. That's a lot of pomp and circumstance fo ... More >>
Blogs
June 11, 2010
LAPD Chief Beck Agonizes Over Death Of Girl After Police Pursuit
Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck Thursday night went to the scene of the death of a 6-year-old girl who was killed when a vehicle chased by patrol units hit her, and his comments made it clear he agonized over her demise. He said it's always a tough call to make on whether or not to call ... More >>
Blogs
June 2, 2010
LAPD Officers Involved In Clash With Bicyclists Removed From Duty
Officers involved in a Hollywood clash with bicyclists protesting British Petroleum's role in the Gulf oil spill over the weekend have been removed from duty as the Los Angeles Police Department continued to investigate the incident, Fox 11 News reported. LAPD Chief Charlie Beck showed up at ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2010
Patrol Your Own Damn Skyscraper: LAPD Disbands Terror Task Force
As we first told you yesterday, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck has disbanded a counter-terror unit that patrolled skyscrapers and high-profile public events.The Protective Security Task Force consisted of a couple dozen plainclothes cops who hung around tall buildings looking for the next Faisal Shahzad ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2010
LAPD Front Desks Could Abandoned At Night To Save Money
It's a dark and breezy night. A stranger follows you, echoes of his footsteps mingling with far off traffic. A driver passes but doesn't stop to help. At last, an oasis: You duck into a brightly lit Los Angeles Police Department station for safety. Alas, there's no one there. The front desk i ... More >>
News
December 17, 2009
LAPD Audit: Bratton's fiscal mess
New chief Charlie Beck releases a report showing broad mismanagement
Blogs
December 7, 2009
LAPD In Financial Straights, Cuts New Recruits
LAPDThe Los Angeles Police Department is facing an $80 million deficit and seems poised to cancel its January class of academy recruits. If the City Council's public safety and personnel committees confirm the move next week, it would mean a third month of hiring freezes for cops just out of ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2009
The Rubber Stamp Is Ready For Chief Beck
Charlie Beck, as a candidate for the chief's job at the Los Angeles Police Department, we hardly knew ya. And now the City Council is poised to approve your nomination starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.It's only been a few weeks, in fact, since you were named as a top-three finalist for the job. A we ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2009
The Student Has Become The Teacher: Beck Establishes Distance From Bratton
In his third town hall meeting in as many nights, Los Angeles Police Department chief designee Charlie Beck established some distance between himself and his mentor, former Chief Bill Bratton.Charlie Beck is establishing some distance between himself and mentor Bill Bratton.Beck, responding to a ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2009
LAPD Cop, Alleged Murderess Stephanie Lazarus, Picked Up By One of Her Own
KNX News RadioSherri Rae RasmussenAll eyes were on Los Angeles Police Department Chief Bill Bratton today after news broke that 49-year-old detective Stephanie Ilene Lazarus was arrested for the cold-case shooting and beating death of her ex-boyfriend's wife Sherri Rae Rasmussen. As one television ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2009
Human Rights Watch: L.A. County has U.S.'s largest rape kit backlog
Los Angeles County has the largest rape kit backlog in the United States, according to a report released today by Human Rights Watch. More than 50 reporters, rape kit advocates, city workers and cops gathered today at a 40-minute press conference outside Los Angeles City Hall to hear the bleak ne ... More >>
News
July 3, 2008
California Prisons' Big Group Hug
Under court order, races must co-exist
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