Over the years, the City Council has made several attempts to wrangle oversight of the LAPD from the Police Commission. As in the past, the commission has sought to underscore its independence from ...

Twenty-seven people were detained and six were arrested Saturday after a report of a gunman holding someone hostage prompted ...

1:17 p.m. Feb. 11, 2026: An earlier version of this article attributed a reference to a directive in Chicago, instructing the Police Department to “investigate and document” illegal activity by ...

The LAPD said Tuesday it had, “stood down,” the gang enforcement unit at the 77th Street Division in South Los Angeles, while it investigates whether some officers intentionally switched-off or failed ...

LAPD disciplinary and personnel records were exposed online after hackers breached a file‑sharing system used by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office to manage civil litigation, officials said. The ...

This post was updated Feb. 21 at 7:51 p.m. Los Angeles County Sheriffs have not banned sharing license plate data with immigration enforcement agencies, despite a 2016 law prohibiting state police ...

The City Council on Tuesday authorized the Los Angeles Police Department to hire a police administrator II, a position intended to unify and shape internal messaging. Deputy Chief Jonathan Pinto of ...

LAPD leaders are asking city officials to fund new hires and equipment ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, but City Council members remain skeptical amid uncertainty over costs and ...