LAist on MSN6m
As LA veers toward a financial crisis, massive liability payouts play a big role
The city of Los Angeles is expected to pay at least $320 million in settlements and judgments this fiscal year. An LAist ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
LAist on MSN4h
Will an LA program that diverts mental health calls to clinicians instead of police continue?
In one year, the program has responded to more than 6,000 calls, 96% of which didn't require armed police support. But will ...
The Root2d
Racist, Sexist, Homophobic Los Angeles Police Recordings Just Went Public...They’re Worse Than You Can Imagine
The officers were identified by the LA Times as Sgt. Denny Jong, who is Asian, Lt. Louis Lavender, who is Black, Ofc. Shirley Burgos, a Latina, Ofc. Christian Flores, a Latino, and an officer ...
LADWP CEO seeks $700,000 private security contract after receiving wildfire-related threats
The utility’s board postponed a vote on the security package after LA Mayor Karen Bass requested a more cost-effective ...
Davis Vanguard10d
30 Los Angeles Detention Officers Indicted for ‘Conspiracy, Child Endangerment/Abuse, Battery’
LOS ANGELES, CA – An unsealed grand jury indictment confirmed the announcement by California Attorney General Rob Bonta ...
Homeland Security Today15d
Board of Police Commissioners Appoint Matthew Barragan Inspector General for LAPD
Following a unanimous decision, the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) announced the appointment of Matthew Barragan as the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Police Department. Mr.
Los Angeles Times13d
Inglewood police seek suspects in death of man who tried to stop catalytic converter theft
“General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles last May as he approached several men trying to remove a catalytic converter from his car, police said. Three ...
MyNewsLA.com on MSN3d
DWP Board Postpones Vote on $700K Security Contract for General Manager
The Board of Water and Power Commissioners postponed a decision Tuesday on a $700,000 private security contract for the ...
MyNewsLA.com on MSN3d
DWP to Vote on $700K Security Contract for General Manager
In response to several threats made against the head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the utility’s board ...
USC, Chapman University, Pomona College, Santa Monica College warned of need to protect Jewish students
In a statement, USC pledged to share “everything we have done to create a welcoming and non-discriminatory campus environment ...
Los Angeles Times12d
‘It’s a tale as old as time’: Huntington Park residents lambaste leaders over corruption probe
The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office ... One woman was escorted out by a pair of police officers for yelling and speaking out of turn. In a passionate speech, Councilmember Arturo ...