Tag: Los Angeles Police Department

Twitter Suspends ‘Killer Cop’ Account in Response to Police Union Lawsuit

LOS ANGELES—Twitter has suspended the account @killercops1984 for violating its rules and policies against inciting violence against police officers, Los Angeles Police Protective League officials said March 27, the week after the union took legal action against the owner of a website that lists bounties for the killing of police officers. “We are appreciative of…


Man Arrested in Shooting that Wounded 5 in San Pedro

SAN PEDRO, Calif.—A man was in custody March 22 in a shooting at Royal Palms Beach in San Pedro that left five men injured and prompted the implementation of restricted hours at the seaside location. The shooting occurred around 5:45 p.m. on March 4 at Paseo Del Mar and Graysby Avenue, according to the Los…


LAPD Officer Convicted of Filing False Report, Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles police officer was convicted March 20 of filing a false report and perjury stemming from a traffic stop in the Hollywood area about 3 1/2 years ago. Jurors deliberated for two hours before finding Alejandro Castillo, 50, guilty of the two felony counts, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s…


Authorities Investigate Killing of Man in North Hollywood

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—Authorities March 13 sought the public’s help to solve the killing of a man who died at the scene of a vehicle crash in North Hollywood. Artak Agababyan, 44, was pronounced dead about 1:20 a.m. Sunday in the 7200 block of Bellaire Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Officers went to the…


Alleged Serial Killer of Teen and 3 Women in 1980s Dies Before Trial

LOS ANGELES—A 76-year-old man who was allegedly linked by DNA evidence to the cold-case killings of a 15-year-old girl and three young women in Los Angeles and Inglewood dating back as far as 1980 has died while in custody. Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian announced March 10 that the court had received documentation that…


Man Turns Himself in After His Mother’s Stabbing Death in Northridge

NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A 33-year-old man is in police custody on suspicion of fatally stabbing his mother in Northridge, authorities said March 11. The suspect walked into the Devonshire Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at approximately 5:41 p.m. Friday and told officers he thought he had harmed his mother at their residence, an LAPD…


LAPD: Man Who Shot 3 Officers Was Suspect in Extortion Case

LOS ANGELES—A man who shot three Los Angeles police officers in a Lincoln Heights gun battle that left him dead was a suspect in an extortion case, police said March 10. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) did not elaborate on the nature of the investigation, but said 32-year-old Joseph Magana was a parolee who…


2 Police Officers Shot in Lincoln Heights Released from Hospital

LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers injured during a gun battle with a parolee in Lincoln Heights were released from a hospital, while an investigation continued March 10 into the police operation that led to the gunfire and left the suspect dead. Three LAPD officers were shot and wounded by the gunman during…


3 LAPD Officers Shot in Lincoln Heights; Suspect Barricaded

LOS ANGELES—Three Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were hospitalized in unknown condition March 8 evening after being shot and wounded in Lincoln Heights, and a suspect was barricaded in a residential garage, according to multiple reports. According to reports from the scene near Mission Avenue and North Broadway, police arrived around 4:30 p.m. regarding…


Los Angeles’s Homicides, Gun Violence Down This Year, so Far, but May Be Due to Weather

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles in 2021 saw a surge in violent crime with the highest annual tally of homicides in 14 years. But two years later, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) data shows that crime may be on the downward trend so far this year. According to the data, first reported by Crosstown—a…