Category: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)

Parents Sue City, LAPD for Son’s Fatal Stabbing by Homeless Man

LOS ANGELES—The parents of a man stabbed to death in 2021 by a homeless man in Beverly Grove sued the city and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Feb. 24, alleging the city and the department were already aware of a growing homeless problem in the area and downplayed the concerns of multiple neighbors…


Mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso Endorsed by LAPD Union

LOS ANGELES—The union representing officers at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Feb. 24 announced its endorsement of real estate developer Rick Caruso for mayor of Los Angeles. The endorsement from the Los Angeles Police Protective League was given after Caruso earned the unanimous support of its member-based Political Action Committee and unanimous vote…


179 Prostitution-Related Arrests Made Leading up to Super Bowl: LAPD Chief

LOS ANGELES—Law enforcement arrested 179 people for allegedly soliciting, facilitating, and seeking sex services in the Los Angeles area during the 10 days leading up to the Super Bowl, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission on Feb. 15. Eighty-nine people were arrested for alleged street prostitution and 70 were arrested at…


Los Angeles Prepares to Fight Human Trafficking at Super Bowl

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Advocates and hospitality agencies are on high alert as the Super Bowl on Feb. 13 is expected to make human trafficking worse.  As the big game arrives at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is partnering with It’s a Penalty—a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking in partnership…


Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Street Robbery Laid to Rest by Family and City Leaders

LOS ANGELES—A funeral service was held on Feb. 2 at Forest Lawn–Hollywood Hills for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Fernando Arroyos, who was shot and killed in a street robbery while off duty last month. The funeral was held outside by the Hall of Liberty Mosaic Deck and joined by families, friends, and hundreds…


Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Street Robbery Laid to Rest by Family, City Leaders

LOS ANGELES—A funeral service was held on Feb. 2 at Forest Lawn–Hollywood Hills for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Fernando Arroyos, who was shot and killed in a street robbery while off duty last month. The funeral was held outside by the Hall of Liberty Mosaic Deck and joined by families, friends, and hundreds…


Guns Among Items Stolen in LA Train Thefts, California the Top Target for Cargo Thieves

LOS ANGELES—At the commission meeting on Jan. 25, Los Angele Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore confirmed that a number of firearms have also been stolen from cargo containers on rail tracks in Los Angeles. After the arrest of an individual possessing a firearm, the LAPD discovered that tens of firearms are among the items…


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…


Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at 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…