LOS ANGELES—In the first half of 2022 homicides in the City of Los Angeles shot upward a whopping 39 percent from 2019. That was the year before the 2020 start of the COVID-19 pandemic. That summer also saw crime increase in most cities after the national riots following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis….
Los Angeles Homicides Jump 39 Percent Since 2019
July 13, 2022
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Lawyer Says LAPD Chief’s Explanation for Officer’s Training Death Is ‘Untrue’
July 7, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The attorney representing the family of a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who died during a training incident pushed back against the police chief’s claims that the officer didn’t sustain any head injuries and that the death was an accident. Attorney Bradley Gage filed a damage claim against the City of Los Angeles…
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…
LAPD Chief: ‘Spasm of Violence’ Caused More Homicides, Shootings in 2022
May 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officials reported a “spasm of violence” in the city that led to more homicide and shooting cases this year—largely related to robberies, gang activity, and homeless encampments—during an LA Police Commission meeting on May 3. LAPD Chief Michel Moore reported 36 homicides in April 2022—the highest April number in…
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…
179 Prostitution-Related Arrests Made Leading up to Super Bowl: LAPD Chief
February 15, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Law enforcement arrested 179 people for allegedly soliciting, facilitating, and seeking sex services in the Los Angeles area during the 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission on Feb. 15. Eighty-nine people were arrested for alleged street prostitution and 70 were arrested at…
Robberies, Homicides on the Rise in Los Angeles
January 25, 2022
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Los Angeles law enforcement reported sharp increases in murders and robberies as a bevy of crimes continues to hit the area. The county has seen a 94 percent increase in homicides in 2021, compared to 2019, according to Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva. The pandemic-related crime increases are not unique to LA County, but the…
Four Arrested in Connection With Fatal Shooting of Off-Duty LAPD Officer
January 12, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Four people have now been arrested in connection with the shooting death of an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer, authorities said Jan. 12. The officer, 27-year-old Fernando Arroyos, a three-year veteran of the LAPD, was shot about 9:15 p.m. Monday in an apparent exchange of gunfire with as many as three armed…
LA Sheriff, Police Report Hundreds of Staff in Quarantine
January 6, 2022
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Los Angeles law enforcement agencies reported hundreds of officers and staff were quarantined this week after testing positive for COVID-19. LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said 573 personnel were quarantined with five of those in the hospital. “That’s a big chunk of people,” Villanueva said on a Facebook livestream Jan. 5. “It’s not close to…
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