Category: LAPD

Former LAPD Officer Explains Los Angeles’ New Crime Wave | Al Moreno

Crime in Los Angeles is on the rise with an increase in violence and homicides. My guest is Al Moreno. He is a former officer with the Los Angeles Police Department and author of LA’s Last Street Cop. He discusses LA District Attorney’s approach to crime and the city’s response to misconducts. California Insider is…


Coroner Identifies 3 Young Children Killed in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Authorities have identified the three young children who were killed in a gruesome slaying in Los Angeles over the weekend. Their mother is the suspect in their deaths and in custody Monday. The autopsies of 3-year-old Joanna Denton Carrillo, her 2-year-old brother, Terry, and 6-month-old sister, Sierra, were pending on Monday, coroner’s records said….


Los Angeles Police Looking For 11-Month-Old Girl Abducted From South LA

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police March 8 were looking for an 11-month-old girl and a homeless man suspected of abducting her. The infant was taken about 6 p.m. March 7 from the 8100 block of South Western Avenue, but the abduction wasn’t reported to the Los Angeles Police Department until the morning of March 8, police…


Police Find 11-Month-Old Girl Abducted From South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—An 11-month-old girl who was taken from her family’s home in South Los Angeles was safely returned today and the homeless man suspected of abducting her was taken into custody, police said. The baby was taken about 6 p.m. March 7 from the 8100 block of South Western Avenue, but the abduction wasn’t reported…


Gun-Related Crimes are Rising in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—In the first two months of this year, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers fielded 570 reports of shots fired, up 88 percent from the 303 incidents during same time frame in 2020—and 267 people were hit by gunfire, a 141 percent increase from the 111 people wounded in the time frame in 2020,…


LAPD Investigating Report of George Floyd ‘Valentine’

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an internal investigation after an officer reported that a photo of George Floyd with the words “You take my breath away” in a Valentine-like format was circulated among officers. Police Chief Michel Moore said Saturday that investigators will try to determine how the image may have come…


Human Trafficking Investigation Nets 145 Arrests in LA County

LOS ANGELES—Authorities Feb. 4 announced that 145 arrests were made in Los Angeles County during a recent statewide operation investigating human trafficking. “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild” involved more than 100 federal, state and local agencies, and resulted in 450 arrests statewide, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. “The goal of the operation was simply to…


Los Angeles Officials Call On City Council To Arm Park Rangers

LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Councilmen Joe Buscaino and John Lee joined park rangers Dec. 29 to call on the City Council to change the Los Angeles Municipal Code and arm the city’s 30 park rangers. “During this pandemic, our parks have proven to become so much more important than they used to be, and it’s just as…