los angeles police
The LAPD Wants Robot Dogs. How Did We Get Here?
Like other surveillance tools before them, quadrupedal robots are being pushed by Los Angeles’ well-funded police lobbyists.
Los Angeles Cops Want $18 Million for Surveillance Software and Snacks
The 'police reform' proposal has been criticized by local activists, who see it as another money grab after last summer's uprisings.
Cops Arrested a Black Man Taking Out His Garbage While Looking For a White Suspect
“Yo, you’re looking for the people upstairs, bro,” the man, a music producer known as Tone Stackz, told the officers.
The Supreme Court made it easier for cops to use excessive force
A police officer can barge into a house without a warrant or announcing themselves and shoot someone — as long as the officer feared for their life when they pulled the trigger, according to the Supreme Court.
UPDATE: Chris Brown Posts $250,000 Bail After Being Arrested on Suspicion of Assault with a Deadly Weapon
After being taken into police custody, Brown was released on bail in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Is #100Days100Nights Just a Threatening Hashtag or a Full-Blown LA Gang War?
A spate of shootings in South LA since the emergence of the social media slogan—which refers to alleged plans by rival gangs to see who can rack up 100 kills first—has residents on edge.
LAPD Officer Convicted in Fatal Arrest Case as Chief Clears Others in Shooting of Ezell Ford
As a jury convicted a female officer of felony assault in a deadly 2012 arrest, the LAPD chief and his department's independent watchdog reportedly found that a separate fatal shooting last year was justified.