LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT

Twitter suspended a "killer cop" account that put bounties on the lives of Los Angeles police officers after photos and serial numbers were reportedly mistakenly released.

LAPD detective Jamie McBride warned the release of thousands of officers' information is 'unchartered territory' after the union sued the owner of copkiller.com

Three LAPD officers have sued Steven Sutcliffe, the owner of killercop.com, who allegedly put a "bounty" on their heads after a data release of personal information.

The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online.

The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for a man they believe robbed a couple on a date at gunpoint then robbed another individual an hour later.

The Los Angeles Police Department captured a carjacking suspect after he attempted to evade officers on a skateboard.

Los Angeles police have identified the suspect who allegedly shot and wounded three officers as a 32-year-old wanted parolee who was found dead hours after the standoff.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded in a confrontation with a wanted parolee who was found dead hours later after a standoff, police said. The three officers, all senior officers and members of an Los Angeles Police Department's K-9 dog-handling unit, were hospitalized in stable condition after the shooting that occurred Wednesday in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood near downtown. “Unfortunately, that suspect responded to that chemical agent by opening the shed and opening fire on the officers,” hitting three of them, Los Angeles Police Cmdr. The situation ended shortly before 9 p.m. and police later said the suspect was found and pronounced dead at the scene. The lengthy time of the standoff shows the officers were “taking their time to try to de-escalate this and more importantly, resolve this peacefully,” Los Angeles Police Assistant Chief Al Labrada said.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded Wednesday evening in a confrontation with a wanted parolee who was found dead hours later after a standoff, police said. The three officers, all senior officers and members of an Los Angeles Police Department's K-9 dog-handling unit, were hospitalized in stable condition after the shooting that occurred in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood near downtown. “Unfortunately, that suspect responded to that chemical agent by opening the shed and opening fire on the officers,” hitting three of them, Los Angeles Police Cmdr. The situation ended shortly before 9 p.m. and police later said the suspect was found and pronounced dead at the scene. The lengthy time of the standoff shows the officers were “taking their time to try to de-escalate this and more importantly, resolve this peacefully,” Los Angeles Police Assistant Chief Al Labrada said.

LOS ANGELES — Three officers with the Los Angeles Police Department were wounded Wednesday during a shootout with a suspect, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsThe officers were wounded at about 6 p.m. PST as a SWAT team surrounded a residence in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported. https://t.co/zKT7cEUj45 — KTLA (@KTLA) March 9, 2023The suspected shooter was described by officials as “a violent felony suspect,” according to the Times. The wounded officers are expected to survive, according to the newspaper. That was confirmed to KCAL-TV by a source at the Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center.

Three Los Angeles police officers were shot and wounded Wednesday evening in a confrontation with a wanted parolee who was found dead hours later after a standoff, police said. The three officers, all senior officers and members of an Los Angeles Police Department's K-9 dog-handling unit, were hospitalized in stable condition after the shooting that occurred in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood near downtown. The three were alert and Mayor Karen Bass said she had a conversation with two of them at the hospital and they asked her about colleagues who were looking for the suspect.

At least two people struck by gunfire were hospitalized in critical condition, police said on Sunday. Two more were in serious condition.

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Several people were shot following an altercation at Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro, California Saturday evening. >> Read more trending newsThe Los Angeles Police Department said the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. near Paseo Del mar and Graysby Avenue. The Los Angeles Times reported that four people were taken to the hospital by the Los Angeles Fire Department medics. Investigators learned that one victim was taken by a private car just before 7 p.m. A spokesperson with the Los Angeles Police Department Warren Moore said, according to the newspaper that the suspect fled the scene.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department’s rank-and-file union is proposing that someone other than police respond to more than two dozen types of 911 calls in a bid to transfer officers' workload to more serious crimes. The proposal announced Wednesday by the Los Angeles Police Protective League lists 28 kinds of 911 calls where other city agencies or nonprofit organizations would be sent first. That included looking at how police handle mental health and other calls that don't include violence or criminality. The Los Angeles proposal comes during the union’s contract negotiations with the city and amid activists’ pleas for reducing or eliminating armed responses to certain situations. In 2021, the LAPD launched a pilot program to divert some mental health calls to service providers.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s rank-and-file union is proposing that someone other than police respond to more than two dozen types of 911 calls in a bid to transfer their workload to more serious crimes.

Both victims survived the shootings, which happened just blocks apart early Wednesday and Thursday. City officials say the incidents are being investigated as potential hate crimes.

LOS ANGELES — A multi-agency task force in Southern California targeting human trafficking resulted in 368 arrests and the rescue of 131 victims, authorities said Wednesday. Counties that participated included Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino, Chief Michel Moore of the Los Angeles Police Department told reporters at a news conference. According to a news release, the Los Angeles Police Department said that 82 law enforcement agencies were involved in the operation. The trafficking victims included six minors and 125 adults, KTTV reported. “We know that the sex trade is a prolific one that exists throughout this state and throughout our nation,” Moore told reporters.

High-powered rifles were pointed outside of a Hollywood high-rise with "an unobstructed view," according to the Los Angeles Police Department, which said it thwarted a potential mass shooting.

A “high chance” of a mass shooting in Hollywood was thwarted Tuesday by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Braxton Johnson was taken into custody Tuesday after he allegedly made violent threats involving weapons to security staff at the apartment building and people outside, the agency said the following day. A search of Johnson's apartment turned up two assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition magazines, all of which are illegal in California, as well as three handguns, a sniper rifle, a shotgun and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.

The LAPD released extended body cam footage showing what lead up to the arrest of Keenan Anderson, who was tased multiple times. He died at a hospital several hours later.

Caitlyn Jenner said the LAPD's 'woke' ban of the Thin Blue Line flag from public areas will further diminish morale among police officers in California.

The Los Angeles Police Department is facing fierce criticism over its ban of the Thin Blue Line flag as it continues to grapple with recruitment struggles.

Deputy Darnell Calhoun, a 30-year-old father-to-be, was shot and killed in the line of duty in Lake Elsinore Friday afternoon. One person at the scene was placed into custody.

The LAPD released edited bodycam footage from three separate fatal incidents. LA Mayor Karen Bass says she has "grave concerns" about the videos.

A murder suspect allegedly threw an object into an RV in Los Angeles, setting it ablaze near Exposition Park with a homeless man inside. The suspect remains at large.

LOS ANGELES — The family of rapper Theophilus London said they have filed a missing person report with the Los Angeles Police Department and are asking for the public’s assistance. >> Read more trending newsFamily members said that London, 35, of Trinidad and Tobago, last spoke with someone in July in Los Angeles, according to Variety. A department news release stated that London was last seen in the Skid Row neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles area on Oct. 15. Rapper Theophilus London Reported Missing by Family https://t.co/0XXvlnyImG — Variety (@Variety) December 28, 2022“Theo, your Dad loves you, son,” the rapper’s father, Lary Moses London, said in the family’s statement, according to The Associated Press. The rapper was a frequent poster on Instagram, but his last posts came in July, the news organization reported.

Police believe several people were severely injured in the deadly crash during the street takeover.

LOS ANGELES — One person was arrested and faces charges after police found what they described as an “elaborate” drug lab underground containing ecstasy, date rape drugs, hash oil and magic mushrooms. >> Read more trending newsA spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department shared photos of the drug lab on Twitter, which show a ladder leading down into a hidden room. An elaborate underground illicit drug lab right here in Granada Hills. Investigators said that neighbors were suspicious about activity at the house, and police returned with a search warrant and discovered the underground operation after first finding a marijuana growing operation on the property, KABC reported. Investigators told KTTV the bunker was working as a DMT and THC extraction lab.

The Los Angeles Police Department said it has made 122 arrests related to follow-home robberies over the past year.

A Los Angeles man, on Friday, stole two French Bulldogs at gunpoint from a pregnant woman. The man fled with the animals in a gray SUV.

LOS ANGELES — Eighteen people have been arrested after Los Angeles police busted a retail theft ring, police say. >> Read more trending newsThe Los Angeles police busted an organized crime ring that targeted retail stores as recently as last week, according to The Associated Press. Police did not identify the suspects or any of the retailers that were hit by the alleged retail theft ring, according to the AP. Anyone with information on this case or any other organized retail theft incident to call their local law enforcement agency. If it’s related to a crime that occurred in Los Angeles, you can call 1-877-527-3247 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

The LAPD announced the arrested of 18 suspects in a large organized retail theft operation same weekend Robert Luna was sworn in as new LA County Sheriff after Alex Villanueva's defeat.

Nour Atta was a victim of an armed robbery Wednesday morning, as he told investigators masked assailants entered his Hollywood Hills and stole an estimated $1 million.

Multiple people shopping in a Target store in Los Angeles, California, were stabbed by a homeless man Tuesday night. The suspect was shot by a security guard.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — As the former captain in charge of the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, Cory Palka was a star himself. Jim Gottlieb said in an email to The Associated Press that he was “shocked and very disappointed” that his mother's report was leaked to CBS. “We would like to think the police are looking out for us, the victims, and not the perpetrators," Gottlieb said. Nearly a year earlier, the ink was just drying on her police report — which was marked “confidential” in three places — when Palka tipped off CBS, the report said. Palka then met personally with Moonves and another CBS executive.

As the former captain in charge of the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, Cory Palka was a star himself. The towering cop with a telegenic smile hobnobbed with celebrities getting stars on the Walk of Fame, ran security for the Oscars awards show and even landed a bit part playing himself on the television drama “Bosch” about a talented but troubled maverick LAPD detective.

The former captain in charge of the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, Cory Palka is under scrutiny after prosecutors said he leaked a sexual assault victim’s confidential police report to the accused, former CBS leader Les Moonves. (Nov. 4)

The report, which didn't name Palka, was part of a settlement announced Wednesday by New York Attorney General Letitia James in which CBS and Moonves, its former president, agreed to pay $30.5 million. Several hours after Golden-Gottlieb made her report — which was marked “confidential” in three places — Palka tipped off CBS, the report said. Palka then met personally with Moonves and another CBS executive. In Hollywood, Palka who stands well over 6 feet (2 meters) tall, was a public figure. An attorney for Moonves and CBS did not return requests for comment Thursday, nor did Palka.

A former Los Angeles police captain’s ties to Hollywood are under scrutiny after prosecutors say he leaked a sexual assault victim’s confidential police report to CBS and its former leader Les Moonves.

As the former captain in charge of the Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department, Cory Palka was a star himself. The towering cop with a telegenic smile hobnobbed with celebrities getting stars on the Walk of Fame, ran security for the Oscars awards show and even landed a bit part playing himself on the television drama “Bosch” about a talented but troubled maverick LAPD detective.

The New York Attorney General's probe into sex assault allegations against Les Moonves found a LAPD captain tipped off CBS executives.

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating a leaked audio recording of councilmembers that led to the resignation of Nury Martinez.

Leslie Jordan died Monday in Hollywood after a car collision in Hollywood. The "Will & Grace" comedian and "American Horror Story" star was 67.

LOS ANGELES — A man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking a woman with a sword. LAPD released a video from an officer’s body camera that shows a man standing in the middle of the street armed with two samurai swords. After multiple commands to put the sword down, which the man ignored, the officer deployed a Taser and took the man into custody. After arresting Herrera, officers at the scene located a female victim who suffered multiple cuts and required a tourniquet. Officers did not identify the victim, but told KCBS that she was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — A carjacking victim died after being dragged along with the vehicle allegedly driven by a homicide suspect who was fleeing Thursday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. “The murder suspect drove away from Florence Avenue and Haas Avenue, dragging the carjacking victim,” the LAPD said on Twitter. The carjacking victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. “SWAT and K9 were on scene and negotiated with the murder suspect to exit the vehicle for two hours. The murder suspect was ultimately taken into custody without incident,” police said.

The daylight kidnapping of a 14-year-old in Los Angeles was caught on chilling surveillance footage before the suspect allegedly sexually assaulted the victim in a park bathroom.

The daylight kidnapping of a 14-year-old in Los Angeles was caught on chilling surveillance footage before the suspect allegedly sexually assaulted the victim in a park bathroom.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in a Los Angeles park bathroom, the LAPD said.

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in a Los Angeles park bathroom, the LAPD said.

"They used that training as a cover to kill him in retaliation for his whistleblowing activity," attorney Bradley Gage told NPR.

"They used that training as a cover to kill him in retaliation for his whistleblowing activity," attorney Bradley Gage told NPR. Officer Houston, who died in May, was investigating an alleged rape.

LOS ANGELES — A woman sleeping under a pile of cardboard in the parking lot of a California grocery store died early Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer drove over her makeshift shelter. >> Read more trending newsAccording to officials with the Los Angeles Police Department, the woman was sleeping in a Vons parking lot in the Echo Park neighborhood when the big rig, not affiliated with the supermarket chain, ran over her at around 1 a.m., KTTV reported. Police confirmed to KTLA-TV that the driver had entered the parking lot to make a U-turn when the incident occurred. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Brian Humphrey told the Los Angeles Times that a passerby saw the woman’s body and, believing her already dead, called authorities. Police told KTTV that drugs and/or alcohol are not considered factors in the crash.

The family of a deceased LAPD officer is suing the department for wrongful death. The officer died in an exercise involving a cop he was investigating for rape.

A Los Angeles serial theft suspect known as the 'Blue Cloth Bandit' has been arrested in connection to 68 robberies. He faces upward of 16 counts of robbery.

The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche’s car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5.

The parents of a 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police in a clothing store last year have filed a lawsuit against the department and the officer whose rifle round pierced a dressing room wall.

The Los Angeles Police Department says Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been charged with felony domestic violence.

Authorities say actor Lindsey Erin Pearlman, who had roles in “General Hospital,” “American Housewife” and other shows, was found dead days after she was reported missing in Los Angeles.

Family, friends, civil rights activists and community members memorialized a 14-year-old girl shot and killed in a clothing store dressing room when Los Angeles police fired at a suspect and a bullet pierced a wall.

Police body-camera video shows a harrowing rescue in California, where a small plane crashed on railroad tracks shortly after takeoff from a suburban Los Angeles airfield.

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.

Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week say she loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots.

Authorities say three teenagers driven by racial hatred were behind hoax calls that brought major police responses to the home of one of the leading Black Lives Matter activists in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he won’t comply with a mandate requiring deputies be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face termination.

Los Angeles police bomb technicians made major miscalculations in June when they detonated illegal fireworks improperly and caused a massive explosion that rocked a city neighborhood and injured 27 people in June.

The man who stockpiled illegal fireworks in his South Los Angeles backyard — which were later improperly detonated by police, likely causing a massive blast in late June that rocked a neighborhood and injured 17 people — now faces a decade in federal prison.

Body camera video shows a Los Angeles police officer briefly pressing a knee to the neck of New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes as he struggled with them last month.

The sheriff of Los Angeles County has dispatched deputies to Venice Beach to assess the homelessness crisis.

Prosecutors say three men drove around the Hollywood area in late February, looking for expensive French bulldogs to steal.

Los Angeles police say the woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker.

Court documents show the woman arrested on suspicion of killing her three young children at her Los Angeles apartment had been involved in a custody dispute with their father.

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 — including one called the “Blue Line Mafia.”

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 – 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 Freeman’s gun, the footage shows the officer’s hands around the suspect’s neck and then trying to pull the gun away.

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.