LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is not meeting its staffing goals, Chief Michel Moore Aug. 23 told the Board of Police Commissioners. The department is currently underemployed by 176 officers, Moore said—citing 9,284 sworn officers on staff as of Aug. 13, while the department is authorized to have 9,460. Moore said the department…
Man Killed, Woman Wounded in Pacoima Shooting
August 17, 2022
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PACOIMA, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed and a 19-year-old woman is in critical condition Aug. 17 after a drive-by shooting in Pacoima. The shooting was reported at 6:51 p.m. Aug. 16 and Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the 13000 block of Van Nuys Boulevard south of the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway where they…
Man Wanted in Sylmar Killing Added to FBI’s Most Wanted List
July 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Omar Alexander Cardenas, wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man in Sylmar in 2019, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, authorities announced July 20. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Cardenas, who allegedly…
Suspect’s Distinctive Facial Tattoos Lead to Murder Arrest
July 9, 2022
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A suspect’s distinctive facial tattoos helped police arrest him on suspicion of shooting a man to death inside a camping trailer in North Hollywood, authorities said Saturday. Officers responding at about 2:20 p.m. Friday to an ambulance shooting call at Vanowen Street and Camellia Avenue located a man inside a camper trailer suffering…
Violence Reduction Force Nets More Than 1,500 Arrests in LA and 9 Other Cities
July 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities announced on July 7 the results of Operation North Star, a nationwide task force effort targeting violent criminals that netted more than 1,500 arrests in Los Angeles and nine other cities. The 30-day operation, conducted in June, included personnel from the U.S. Marshals Service and numerous state and local law enforcement organizations, according…
LAPD Officer Dies During Training, Mother Files Lawsuit Against City
July 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The mother of a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who died during a training exercise filed a lawsuit last week claiming that her son was beaten to death in a simulated mob attack at the agency’s Elysian Park academy. Attorney Bradley Gage, told reporters at a June 27 press conference that he is…
Man, Woman Shot to Death With Children Nearby in Hollywood
June 18, 2022
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HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A search was continuing for an assailant who fatally shot a man and a woman on a Hollywood street. Los Angeles police officers were called about 11:10 p.m. on June 16 to Vista Del Mar and Carlos avenues, south of the Hollywood (101) Freeway, where they found the victims—a man and a woman believed…
2 Held in Follow-Home Robbery of Woman in Front of Daughters
May 20, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Two people who allegedly followed a woman home from a post office and then robbed her at gunpoint while she was taking her two young daughters out of their car seats in Hancock Park were behind bars on Friday, May 20. Ashton Dwight Carter, 38, and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Teresa Whitaker, both of Los…
3 Dead in Downtown LA Fentanyl Overdoses
May 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Three men are dead on May 5 in downtown Los Angeles after police say they ingested the drug fentanyl. A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who responded to their apartment is in the hospital after possibly inhaling the drug accidentally. Police were called at 11:45 p.m. on May 4 to the 600 block…
LAPD Sees Sharp Decline in COVID Cases
March 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore Tuesday reported a “sharp and dramatic drop” in new COVID-19 cases within the department, with only seven department personnel testing positive for the virus in the last week. “As a reminder, just some four weeks ago, those numbers were in the five-and-six-hundred range of new…
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