LOS ANGELES—A 28-year-old man was arrested March 4 after he allegedly stabbed six people during an early morning melee in downtown Los Angeles. Paramedics dispatched at 2:12 a.m. to a reported stabbing in the 200 block of West Seventh Street rushed six people to hospitals, said Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Their…
6 Stabbed in Downtown Los Angeles, Suspect Arrested
Los Angeles Police Union Says Officers Should No Longer Respond to Certain Calls
As the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) grapples with understaffing and slow emergency response times, the city’s police union—the Los Angeles Police Protective League representing over 9,000 sworn personnel—submitted a list this week to the Los Angeles City Council of 28 non-emergency calls that it believes should be diverted to unarmed responders. The list—which includes…
Los Angeles to Lower Police Recruitment Standards, Identify Officers in ‘Right-Wing Extremist’ Groups
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wants to remove “obstacles” for police applicants who fail the recruitment process and discipline officers in “right-wing extremist” groups, as per a list of two-dozen provisions detailed in a planning document between her office and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The 3-page document titled “Los Angeles Police Department Metrics”—first…
Man Fatally Shot in Koreatown ID’d
LOS ANGELES— A 64-year-old man who was fatally shot in a parking lot in the Koreatown area was identified Feb. 25. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office identified the victim as Gregory Hall. Hall was wounded about 7 p.m. Feb. 23 near Vermont Avenue and Sixth Street and died at the scene, the Los Angeles…
Woman Allegedly Armed With Pellet Gun Fatally Shot by Police in Silver Lake
SILVER LAKE, Calif.—A woman allegedly armed with a pellet gun was shot and killed by Los Angeles Police Department officers at a homeless encampment in the Silver Lake area, authorities said Feb. 23. The shooting occurred at around 8 p.m. Wednesday near Silver Lake Boulevard and the Temple Street overcrossing, the police department reported. The…
2 People Killed in LA Train-Vehicle Collision ID’d
LOS ANGELES—Two people who were killed when a Metro A (Blue) Line train slammed into a car in the central Alameda area of Los Angeles were identified Feb. 21. The crash took place at about 6:15 p.m. Monday at 1629 E. 24th Street, several blocks south of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, according to Nicholas…
LAPD: No Sign Weapons Suspect Was Planning Mass Shooting in Hollywood
A man who allegedly made threatening comments to neighbors and staff at a Hollywood residential high-rise remained jailed Friday on charges of criminal threats and possession of illegal weapons, but police said there was no immediate indication he was planning to carry out a mass shooting. Braxton Johnson, 25, was charged Thursday with two counts…
‘High Chance’ Residents Prevented Mass Shooting: Los Angeles Police
A man who allegedly made threatening comments to neighbors and staff at a Hollywood residential high-rise remained behind bars Feb. 2, and police credited residents with alerting authorities, leading to the discovery of an arsenal of weapons and ammunition in an 18th-floor apartment overlooking a park. “There is a high chance that the officers, and…
LAPD Chief Michel Moore Appointed to 2nd Term
LOS ANGELES—On a unanimous vote, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore was appointed Jan. 31 to a second five-year term by the Board of Police Commissioners, but he is not expected to serve the full term. Moore, a 40-year veteran of the department, has served as chief since 2018 when he was appointed…
Los Angeles Police Chief Takes Flak for Ban on Thin Blue Line Flag
Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore is taking some flak for his decision to ban officers and other personnel at the Los Angeles Police Department from publicly displaying the thin blue line flag. The policy requires the flag and its replicas in patch and sticker form to be removed from all police station lobbies, as…
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