A maker of bulletproof vests that contained Zylon agreed to pay $1 million in fines for knowingly selling products it knew severely degraded over time, said the U.S. Department of Justice on Nov. 7
The company responsible, Point Blank Solutions Inc., (...
The U.S. Department of Justice Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office released a study this week that reveals the economic state of cities has eroded the manpower of police forces and their ability to respond to public safety concerns.
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The majority of criminal offenders sent to Sacramento County under a new law have serious criminal backgrounds - in contrast to how the law was promoted, county officials say.
Since state lawmakers approved the law earlier this year, giving counties...
It isn't Carmageddon, but a four-night freeway closure on the 405 Freeway between Getty Center Drive and the 101 Freeway...
Authorities are keeping a wary eye on swelling inmate populations as hundreds of extra criminals are sent to Los Angeles County jails under a broad shakeup of California's corrections institutions.
Since Oct. 1, when the new rules took effect, the county...
BOSTON -- A Boston Police Department website was hacked. At least 2,000 names and passwords have been posted online.
The group claiming responsibility said they support the Occupy Boston movement.
Boston Police are warning some of their members...
To soften the blow to local law enforcement and communities, California politicians are calling one of the largest criminal-justice...
Mary Grady, a former television reporter who served a decade as an LAPD spokeswoman, has been named director of public and media relations at Los Angeles International Airport.
Grady assumes the role on Monday, when she will manage communication programs...
The...
When police in southern Louisiana were investigating the deaths of eight women in 2009, the sophistication of the crimes set off rumors that the serial killer was a police officer - speculation that became so pervasive that officials ordered DNA testing of law...
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Officer Derek...
Speaking at a meeting of the Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council on Monday night, two Los Angeles police captains said the LAPD needs the public's cooperation to combat property crimes and traffic accidents in the area.
Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys log a low...
LOS ANGELES -- The union for rank-and-file Los Angeles Police Department officers is urging a state parole board to deny a compassionate release request for the convicted killer of a police officer in the case chronicled in the book and movie "The Onion Field...
Police launch the "Hats Off" program in two valley communities. It basically means this: if you want to do business there, you'll want to tip back that "hoodie" or take off that hat or helmet.
LAPD Chief Charlie...
Scene of Koreatown...
