Disturbing video shows LAPD officer fatally striking skateboarder with vehicle

Video released of the Sept. 19 fatal crash shows an LAPD officer crashing into a 30-year-old skateboarder in a center median ...

LAPD report says confusion, miscommunication hampered Palisades fire response

An LAPD after-action report pointed to breakdowns in communications, sloppy record keeping and poor coordination with the city's fire department, and said lessons from the blaze present a "valuable ...

Police working the Palisades fire response had communication, technology difficulties, LAPD report says

The LAPD “has little experience working with agencies outside of the City of Los Angeles, especially in dynamic disaster ...

Galling failures that allowed deadly wildfires to sweep Palisades laid bare in damning LAPD report

Acting US attorney Bill Essayli said: 'The complaint alleges that Rinderknecht started a fire in Pacific Palisades on New ...

LAPD motorcycle officer collides with SUV in downtown Los Angeles

A motorcycle officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was involved in a collision with the front of an SUV in downtown ...

Audit finds LAPD relies on armed officers for mental health calls

A new City Controller audit found that LAPD’s Mental Evaluation Unit still requires a “patrol-first” response to most ...
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How much crime was there during the Palisades Fire? New report has numbers

An LAPD after-action report lists arrests and reports of crime, and also documents and makes recommendations on the ...

LAFD works to rescue woman stuck 150 feet down quarry

Los Angeles firefighters on Tuesday worked to rescue a woman who was trapped more than 150 feet down a steep slope in a rock ...