Former Symbionese Liberation Army member Kathleen Soliah was released from state prison in March 2008, only to be re-arrested and told...
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A civilian official of the New York City Police Department's pension fund has been charged with taking computer data that could be used to steal the identities of 80,000 current and retired cops, sources said.
Anthony Bonelli allegedly got into a secret...
Los Angeles' city budget shortfall may soar to $1 billion within two years, forcing it to cut services and trim jobs as the recession deepens, officials told the City Council on Wednesday.
Interim City Administrative Officer Ray Ciranna predicted the...
Sixteen Los Angeles police officers have been chosen to receive the department's Medal of Valor for bravery in the line of duty.
The civilian board that oversees the LAPD voted unanimously Tuesday to approve the department's selection of the officers,...
A plan to hire an independent person to oversee the Los Angeles Fire Department was approved by voters, but a measure to attract and retain businesses was rejected Tuesday.
Measure A will allow the Los Angeles Board of Fire Commissioners to hire an...
Police Chief William Bratton said Tuesday he will ask the federal government to allocate billions more from the economic stimulus package to law enforcement agencies across the country to combat a potential rise in crime triggered by the worsening economy....
City officials say the Los Angeles Police Department has expanded to 9,895 officers, its largest number ever. That's 43 more officers than the previous high mark recorded in June 1998.
The size of the police force has been a long-running concern in the...
The Los Angeles Police Department now has more officers than at any other time in its history with 9,895 sworn personnel, a figure that includes those still going through the Police Academy, Chief William Bratton announced today.
A class of 65 recruits...
With the city's crime rate pushed to historic lows, the Los Angeles Police Department reached another milestone on Monday - employing a record 9,895 officers, the most in its history.
The 63 recruits who started training at the Police Academy in Elysian...
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Los Angeles could face nearly a $1-billion shortfall by 2010 because of a mammoth bailout needed for the city's employee pension funds, which have seen investments tank in the spiraling national recession, according to a city...
A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by the union representing rank-and-file Los Angeles police officers to block strict financial disclosure requirements for hundreds of specialized officers.
The unanimous ruling by a panel of judges from the U.S...
A federal appeals court decision on Friday will allow the Los Angeles Police Department to enforce a rule aimed at curbing corruption among narcotics and anti-gang police officers by enforcing them to disclose personal financial information.
The 9th U.S...
Anti-gang and narcotics officers with the Los Angeles Police Department will be required to disclose their personal finances under a policy intended to root out corruption, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today.
The financial disclosure...
Former Assemblywoman Nell Soto, who represented the 61st District that includes Pomona and stretches into San Bernardino County, died today at age 82, according to Assembly Speaker Karen Bass.
Assemblywoman Soto, who was first elected to the Assembly in...
Follow two Los Angeles Police Department reserve officers who are volunteering despite the tough economy.
Police will release a recording of a phone call in an attempt to catch a man preying on South L.A. prostitutes.
By Joel Rubin
In the more than two decades since Los Angeles police detectives began the search for a serial killer stalking young...
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Police Department announced the breakup of what it describes as a major dog-fighting operation in a news conference Monday afternoon.
The LAPD's Animal Cruelty Task Force (ACTF) has rescued 17 dogs and made two arrests in...
For the March 3 ballot, The Times supports Charter Amendments A, C and D, but opposes E.
Los Angeles Times Editorial
A decade after Los Angeles voters adopted a new City Charter on the promise that an updated, streamlined and...
LOS ANGELES -- A drop in crime and a commitment to adding police officers puts Los Angeles in a good position to compete for $4 billion in public safety funds from the federal economic stimulus package, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday.
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The union that represents Los Angeles police officers weighed in today on the controversy over a photo posted on a celebrity gossip website purporting to show the bruised and bloody face of pop star Rihanna.
The Los Angeles Police Department opened an...
First, there was a
Judge Reassigned After Clash Over Officer's Photo
Philadelphia police officers are outraged at a judge who dishonored and degraded the memory of Officer John Pawlowski who was murdered in the line of duty last Friday evening.
A photo of Officer...
The charge is for violating the confidentiality
Carlos Avilés | 2009-02-20 | La Opinión
A formal complaint, which could become a civil lawsuit, was filed yesterday against the Department Los Angeles Police (LAPD) and the Police...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles police union says it has filed a claim for damages against the Police Department and the city Police Commission because a confidential report on police misconduct that included names of hundreds of officers was mistakenly posted...
The Associated Press - The Los Angeles police union filed a lawsuit Wednesday claiming the Police Department ignored its own policy and state employment safety laws when officers were told not to wear helmets while on duty at a protest rally.
Police...
It's been rejected several times over the last two decades, but the Los Angeles Police Protective League again is vigorously lobbying city officials to honor fallen officers with police "purple heart" medals.
Purple hearts have been a military tradition...
Daily News Editorial
Los Angeles police chief expects no rise in crime in 2009. Conventional wisdom has it that when the economy heads south, crime rates head north.
It seems like common sense as well. When times are desperate, people are more apt...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A proposal to award a medal similar to the military Purple Heart to Los Angeles police officers injured or killed in the line of duty picked up support today from the union that represents rank-and-file members of the LAPD.
The Police...
Re "A case for LAPD openness," editorial, Feb. 10
Hopefully, the arms of Times editors aren't sore after their vigorous back-patting for the paper's "conscientious discernment" in not publishing a report that was negligently released by the Los Angeles...
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