Tag: LAPD

LA City Council to Consider Developing Deterrents for Illegal Street Racing

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles city council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a motion aimed at curbing illegal street racing by adding deterrents to common locations of races. The motion was introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who noted that street racing typically happens in areas with wide, straight roads that have low levels of traffic…


 LA City Council OKs Plan To Deter Street Racing

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council passed a motion Tuesday aimed at curbing illegal street racing by adding deterrents at common locations of races. The motion was introduced by Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who noted that street racing typically happens in areas with wide, straight roads that have low levels of traffic and easy access to…


Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run in Playa Del Rey; Motorist Sought

PLAYA DEL REY, Calif.—Authorities continued their efforts Monday to find a hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a woman who was crossing a Playa del Rey street with her 3-year-old son. Wendy Galdamez Palma, 33, was injured about 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 8800 block of Vista Del Mar and died at the scene, according…


LAPD Employees File Federal Lawsuit Against City Over Vaccine Mandate

A group of six employees with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city on Sept. 11, claiming that the city’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy violates their rights. The lawsuit challenges both the city’s mandate and LAPD’s alleged failure to provide a process to submit requests for medical…


LAPD Says 84 Employees Test Positive for COVID-19 in Last Week

LOS ANGELES—Eighty-four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) employees tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week and two additional employees were hospitalized, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who said on Aug. 24 it was a “substantial increase” from last week. A total of 2,977 employees have tested positive for the virus as of Monday,…


Los Angeles Councilmembers Introduce Motion to Ban Ghost Guns

Los Angeles City councilmembers Aug. 3 introduced a motion to ban the purchase and possession of ghost guns in the city.   Ghost guns, also known as kit guns, are sold as partially assembled guns that can be completed using purchased parts. The unfinished parts are not legally required to have serial numbers or a background…


Los Angeles Police Commission Approves LAPD’s Echo Park Protest Report

The Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) report on its handling of the March Echo Park demonstrations was approved by the Los Angeles Police Commission on Aug. 3, citing many challenges the department faced during and after their attempt to clear the park of homeless encampments.  The city’s Parks and Recreation Department and the LAPD attempted to close Echo Park in…


Effort Begins to Offer All Boardwalk Campers a Pathway to Permanent Housing

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Councilman Mike Bonin’s initiative began June 28 to offer a voluntary path to permanent housing for all people living in encampments along Ocean Front Walk in Venice. St. Joseph Center outreach teams were scheduled to offer housing, shelter and services to the people who live in the boardwalk encampments, which have grown amid…


The ‘Angel of Skid Row’: Policeman Embraces LA’s Toughest Beat

When Los Angeles police officer Deon Joseph wakes up at 6 a.m. and puts on his uniform, he prepares to patrol one of the most historically impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhoods in the country: Skid Row. The area is home to more than 4,000 people living on the streets. Needles, trash, and encampments line the sidewalks; rapes,…


Police Kill Man in Body Armor Who Hit Officer’s Vehicle With Car in Hollywood

Police in Los Angeles shot and killed a man on Saturday wearing body armor after he refused commands and hit a police vehicle with his car, said authorities. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) wrote on Twitter officers were responding to a call at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood when a vehicle…