After LA police raid home of Black Lives Matter attorney, a judge orders photographs destroyed
A judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to get rid of photos of legal documents that were allegedly taken during an unannounced raid on the home of an attorney for a Black Lives Matter activist.
LA police video shows officer shooting that killed bystander
Video released Monday shows Los Angeles police firing at a man suspected of assaulting customers last week at a clothing store, a shooting that also killed a 14-year-old girl who had been hiding in a dressing room and was struck by a bullet that went through a wall.
Man faces 10 years in prison after LA fireworks explosion
The man who stockpiled illegal fireworks in his South Los Angeles backyard โ which were later improperly detonated by police, likely causing a massive blast in late June that rocked a neighborhood and injured 17 people โ now faces a decade in federal prison.
LAPD investigates report of โValentineโ mocking George Floyd death
FILE - In this June 5, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles police chief Michel Moore, left, speaks as someone holds up a portrait of George Floyd during a vigil with members of professional associations and the interfaith community at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department launched an internal investigation after an officer reported that a photo of Floyd with the words "You take my breath away" in a Valentine-like format was circulated among officers, according to a newspaper report. Moore said Saturday, Feb. 12, 2021, that investigators will try to determine how the image may have come into the workplace and who may have been involved, the Los Angeles Times reported. Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Saturday that investigators will try to determine how the image may have come into the workplace and who may have been involved, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Times reported that Moore also confirmed the department is investigating two anonymous Instagram accounts reportedly linked to department personnel โ including one called the โBlue Line Mafia.โ
Body camera video shows brutal attack on Los Angeles officer
This image take from body-worn video by Los Angeles Police Officer Anthony Freeman's and released by the Los Angeles Police Department, shows the attack by Jose Cerpa Guzman, where he has gotten control of the officer's gun, at the LAPD's Harbor Area station on Sept. 26, 2020. Los Angeles police released shocking video Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, that captured the brutal attack on the officer inside a station last month, including footage from the officer's own body-worn camera that shows a violent struggle for his gun. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP)LOS ANGELES โ Los Angeles police released shocking video Wednesday that captured a brutal attack on an officer inside a station last month, including footage from the officer's own body-worn camera that shows a violent struggle for his gun. The video depicts Guzman punching Freeman and knocking him to the ground in a seemingly unprovoked attack. As Guzman grabs Freemanโs gun, the footage shows the officerโs hands around the suspectโs neck and then trying to pull the gun away.
LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers
FILE - In this June 2, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator is taken into custody after the city's curfew went into effect in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating 56 allegations of misconduct during protests against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. Of the 56 investigations, 28 involve alleged uses of force, the LAPD said Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in a statement. The move comes a day after the board of the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to immediately cut its school police budget by a third. He told officers Wednesday that he was resigning immediately, the Los Angeles Times reported.