Category: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

Autopsy Report Rules LAPD Officer’s Training Death as Accidental

The death of the Los Angeles police officer after a training incident earlier this year has been determined as accidental and caused by a cervical spinal cord injury, according to an autopsy report provided by the Los Angeles County coroner’s office to The Epoch Times on Monday. Houston Ryan Tipping, 32, was injured May 26…


Los Angeles Councilman To Increase Police Patrols, Citing Crime Bump

LOS ANGELES—Hollywood could soon see an increase in police presence after a motion introduced Aug. 3 by Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell that intends to address a recent increase in crime in the area. O’Farrell, who represents Hollywood, is seeking to transfer $216,000 from his office to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollywood division…


Woman, 81, Killed in Her Woodland Hills Home

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.—An 81-year-old woman who had suffered burns was found dead in her home in Woodland Hills, and police sought the public’s help Aug. 3 to find whoever killed her. A family member of the victim called police at 7:48 p.m. Aug. 2, and officers went to the 208000 block of Martha Street, north…


‘Spike in Crime’ Prompts Alley Closure Near Site of Nipsey Hussle Murder

LOS ANGELES—An alley next to the site of where the late rapper Nipsey Hussle was murdered in South Los Angeles will be closed temporarily to mitigate what the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) described as continuous and violent crime in the area. The city council voted July 29 to shut down the alley near the…


Man Arrested in Death of 5-Year-Old Son

LOS ANGELES—A man was in custody on July 26 in the death of his 5-year-old son, police said. Darwin Reyes, 32, was arrested after the boy was found unconscious in a bathtub by officers sent to the 4000 block of Marathon Street at about 2:20 p.m. Monday, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported. “Upon…


LAPD Struggles to Hire as Crime Is Up and Arrests Are Down

Crime is up in Los Angeles while the city’s police department (LAPD) struggles to recruit new officers, officials said at the July 19 police commissioners’ meeting. The data presented by LAPD Chief Michel Moore at the meeting compares numbers from the period between Jan. 1 to July 9 of this year to the same period…


Man Wanted in Sylmar Killing Added to FBI’s Most Wanted List

LOS ANGELES—Omar Alexander Cardenas, wanted for his alleged involvement in the murder of a man in Sylmar in 2019, has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, authorities announced July 20. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of Cardenas, who allegedly…


Los Angeles Police Warn of Increase in Follow-Home Crimes

LOS ANGELES—Due to a recent increase in violent street robberies, including a number of follow-home crimes, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Monday urged people to be aware of their surroundings—and to call 911 if they feel they are being followed. “Victims have been followed from such places [as] Melrose Avenue, the Jewelry District of…


Los Angeles Homicides Jump 39 Percent Since 2019

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….


Lawyer Says LAPD Chief’s Explanation for Officer’s Training Death Is ‘Untrue’

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…