Category: LAPD

Suspect Fires 3 Dozen Rounds at Crowd in Los Angeles, Injuring 3

LOS ANGELES—A man who allegedly fired about three dozen shots from a rifle into a group, injuring three people, was arrested Wednesday following an eight-hour barricade in the South Los Angeles area, police said. Officers were sent to 82nd and San Pedro streets at about 1:40 a.m., the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported. A…


Los Angeles City Attorney Cracks Down on Illegal Fireworks, Targets Online Platforms

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer warned residents about the use of illegal fireworks for personal use as preparations for Independence Day are underway. Amid concerns of increased risk of a fire hazard due to the ongoing drought, Feuer encouraged Angelenos to enjoy fireworks only in ”professional and permitted shows” on June 16. Feuer said…


1 Officer Injured as Pro-Abortion Protesters ‘Throw Rocks and Bottles’ LA Police: Chief

Injuries were reported on Tuesday in Los Angeles during clashes with pro-abortion protesters and rioters, according to officials. At least one Los Angeles Police Department officer was injured, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. “We attempted to communicate, clear, and provide dispersal order to the group,” he noted, but added that the…


LA Sheriff Offers to Help Police Clean Up Hollywood

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva is offering to have his deputies help clean the streets of Hollywood, which have been overrun in recent years by homeless encampments. “The Los Angeles County Sheriff has plans to make Hollywood feel safer despite it not being [LA Sheriff’s Department’s] patrol area,” the department wrote on Twitter…


LAPD Warns Residents About the Dangers of Wearing Expensive Jewelry in Public

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is warning residents to leave the expensive jewelry at home to avoid making themselves targets of a robbery amid a surge in violent crime across the city. The department issued a notification advising residents to travel in groups and remain in well-lit areas to deter opportunists. The advisory…


LAPD Sees Sharp Decline in COVID Cases

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…


3 LAPD Officers Injured in Hit-and-Run Freeway Crash

LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were initially reported in critical condition and one was in serious condition Monday morning, Feb. 14, following a crash on the Harbor (110) Freeway in the Pico Union area involving a hit-and-run motorist. The crash was reported at 2:12 a.m. on the southbound Harbor Freeway at Olympic…


LA City Attorney: Council Does Not Have Authority to Instruct LAPD to Hand Over Evidence

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 9 approved measures to instruct the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to provide internal information—including unreleased bodycam footage—regarding the death of a teenage girl last year during an officer-involved altercation in a clothing store. The council coupled the motion with another measure requesting an overview of…


Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of UCLA Grad Student Arrested in Pasadena

LOS ANGELES—The man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where she worked was arrested on Jan. 19 in Pasadena. Pasadena Police Lt. William Grisafe confirmed the arrest of Shawn Laval Smith, 31, to City News Service. A short time later, the Los Angeles Police Department…


Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at LA Furniture Store

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…