Los Angeles Police Department’s effort to solve a staffing shortage by asking retired cops to return to service is falling short as hundreds file paperwork to leave or retire. The department expects 600 officers to leave next year—about a 20-percent increase since 2022. To make up for the loss, LAPD is using an existing program…
LAPD Asks Retired Officers to Return Amid Staffing Shortage
January 24, 2023
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13-year-old Boy Killed in Hit-And-Run Crash in South LA
January 10, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 13-year-old boy who was critically injured when the SUV in which he was riding with his mother and two siblings collided with a car in South Los Angeles has died at a hospital, and police Jan. 10 sought the public’s help to find the hit-and-run motorist involved in the crash. The crash was…
2 Arrested After Guns, Thousands of Rounds of Ammo Found in Studio City
January 6, 2023
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STUDIO CITY, Calif.—Two men were arrested following a barricade at a residence in Studio City where authorities found items including assault weapons, handguns, and thousands of rounds of ammunition, police said Jan. 5. The standoff began about 2:15 a.m. Wednesday, when police went to the 4000 block of Sunswept Drive to serve a search warrant…
LAPD Still Searching for Suspect Who Killed Young Nursing Student in Street Takeover
December 31, 2022
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The search continues for the driver who killed 24-year-old nursing student, Elyzza Guajaca, while doing donuts in a street takeover in South Los Angeles on Christmas Day. Guajaca was struck by a black Chevrolet Camaro while standing with a group of people on the corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue. According to the Los…
Videos Released for Fatal Christmas Night Street Takeover in LA
LOS ANGELES—Police released cell phone and surveillance images Dec. 28 showing possible additional victims of a South Los Angeles street takeover that killed a 24-year-old woman, touting a $50,000 reward for information leading to the driver who struck her, while also asking anyone else who may have been injured to come forward. Elyzza Guajaca, a…
USC Security Guard Killed at Student Housing Complex
December 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES —A man suspected of fatally shooting a security guard at an upscale off-campus student housing complex near the University of Southern California (USC) is in police custody Dec. 28. The shooting was reported just before 12:47 a.m. at 23rd and Flower streets approximately half a mile from USC. Upon their arrival, Los Angeles…
Security Guard Killed at USC Student Housing Complex
December 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A security guard was fatally shot early Dec. 28 at a private student housing complex near the University of Southern California (USC), and a suspect was taken into custody. The shooting was reported just before 12:47 a.m. at the Lorenzo complex at 23rd and Flower streets, about a half-mile from the main USC campus….
LAPD Chief Michel Moore Seeks Reappointment for Second Term
December 27, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore requested reappointment for a second term, writing in a letter to the Board of Police Commissioners that there remains “more work to be done” and he has a “strong desire” to continue to lead the department. Moore, a 40-year veteran of the department, has served as…
LA Sheriff’s Department Launches Campaign Against Counterfeit Pills With Actor Danny Trejo
December 14, 2022
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The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department launched a campaign Dec. 14 to raise awareness of the dangers of counterfeit pharmaceuticals with actor Danny Trejo and city officials with the tagline, “Bad meds kill real people.” Newly-elected Sheriff Robert Luna announced the campaign in an effort to stop the spread of black market pharmaceutical meds—especially fentanyl—alongside Trejo,…
2 LAPD Officers Injured in Traffic Crash; Other Driver Taken into Custody
December 6, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were injured, one seriously, when a sedan being driven on the wrong side of the street collided with their patrol car, authorities said Dec. 5. Southwest Area Gang Officers were in a marked patrol car with its lights and siren activated, responding to a request for a backup…
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