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A Times analysis of police shootings over the past decade found that officers are rarely — if ever — punished for firing bullets that hit or endanger fellow cops and bystanders.
Police Chief Jim McDonnell promised the department was taking the matter seriously but cautioned city laws prohibit the outright firing of officers without due process.
A complaint reviewed by The Times accuses officers of voicing open discrimination against potential recruits and colleagues based on race, sex and sexual orientation.
Linda Becerra Moran, 30, had reported being held against her will in a motel room as a possible victim of sex trafficking. Police said they opened fire after she moved toward them with a knife.
Stacey Gilton, who raps under the name “Lil Yee,” was shot after refusing to turn over his watch during an armed robbery late Thursday inside an East Hollywood recording studio, according to police.
Los Angeles Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez is calling on the city to create clearer protocols regarding its immigrant sanctuary laws after Los Angeles police officers were spotted during a local enforcement operation.
The Los Angeles Police Commission made the request on Tuesday following allegations of racist and sexist comments made by recruitment officers.
A suspect arrested by California Highway Patrol officers on Friday afternoon allegedly stole numerous antiques from a residence burned in the Jan. 7 fire.
After his funeral recently, Arthur ‘King Bobalouie’ Moses was remembered as an early member of the Crips and a founder of the Pirus, one of the nation’s first Bloods gangs.
If the Trump administration seeks to deport Los Angeles police officers who benefit from the Obama-era program known as DACA, it’s unclear what — if anything — the department could do to intervene.
