Category: LAPD

LA Police Department To Fire 6 Employees Who Violated COVID Vaccination Mandate

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Nov. 23 that disciplinary proceedings have begun against five sworn department employees and one civilian employee for violating the city’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, which requires full vaccination by Dec. 18 and mandates testing at the employees’ expense until then. Moore said the employees were recommended for removal…


LAPD Used Fake Social Media Accounts to Spy on Users: Documents

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers used fake online personas to monitor social media users, and at one point considered employing tools that critics say would lead to law enforcement profiling innocent people, according to recently revealed government documents. The documents, released by the Brennan Center for Justice following an open records request with the…


LA City Seeks Nuisance Declaration of Motel With 4 Deaths Since January 2020

LOS ANGELES—The City Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to declare a North Hills motel a public nuisance, saying in a new lawsuit that the business for decades has been “an epicenter of serious crime, including murders,” and is located across the street from two schools. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday…


LAPD Warns of Ongoing Robbery Trend Targeting People in Affluent Areas

The Los Angeles Police Department this week issued a safety bulletin warning locals of an ongoing trend in robberies targeting people in affluent areas, and urged victims to “operate and comply” with the criminals. LAPD said there has been a rise in the number of victims who have been followed back to their home or business…


Sherman Oaks Actor Escapes Follow-Home Robbery Attempt, Shooting

SHERMAN OAKS, Calif.—Actor and former BET host Terrence Jenkins escaped what he said was an attempted robbery at his home in Sherman Oaks Nov. 10 after a group of armed suspects followed him to his residence. Police were called to the home near Valley Vista and Kester Avenue, where the attempted robbery had occurred at…


More Than 1,300 LAPD Employees Have Not Reported Vaccination Status

LOS ANGELES—Over 1,300 department employees had not submitted their vaccination status as of Friday, and each commander has received a list of their names to begin enforcement of the city’s vaccination and testing mandate, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Nov. 2. Each officer who has not yet reported their vaccination status will receive a…


LAPD Officer Shot and Wounded; Possible Suspect in Custody

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer was shot and wounded Thursday in plain clothes while driving to work, authorities said. The LAPD officer was shot around 5 a.m. in south Los Angeles, near Central Avenue and 28th Street, next to the police station. “The officer was on his way to work,” LAPD Assistant…


Police Commission OKs Plan for More Funding, Training for LAPD

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Commission approved Sept. 28 an $18.5 million plan from the police department aimed at improving how it handles protests and civil unrest, but the City Council will need to approve the funding increase. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)—which has a $1.76 billion budget this fiscal year—had initially submitted a…


Five People Rushed to Hospital After Shooting on Metro Train in Willowbrook

WILLOWBROOK, Calif.—Paramedics rushed five people to area trauma centers after a shooting that may have occurred aboard a Metro train on its way to the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station, authorities said Sept. 25. Four people with gunshot wounds were listed in stable condition and were expected to survive their injuries, said Ramon Montenegro, a public information…


LA City Council Moves Toward Developing Unarmed Crisis Response Model

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles city council took a step toward developing an unarmed model of crisis response Wednesday by authorizing the city administrative officer to revise and release a Request For Proposals for the program that would divert nonviolent calls for services away from police officers. Nonprofits in Los Angeles will be able to submit…