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Oct 2017

LAPD becomes nation's largest police department to test drones after oversight panel signs off on controversial program

Miguel Guzman holds a replica drone in front of Los Angeles police officers after a group of drone opponents blocked traffic Tuesday in downtown L.A., protesting the L.A. Police Commission's vote to allow the LAPD to test drones during a handful of high-risk tactical situations. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

After months of often-heated debate, a civilian oversight panel Tuesday signed off on a yearlong test of drones by the Los Angeles Police Department, which will become the largest police department in the nation to deploy the controversial...

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Oct 2017

When Cancer Patient Couldn't Flee Las Vegas Shooting, An LAPD Officer Carried Her

An off-duty Los Angeles police officer, Mitchell Tosti, rushed in to save a cancer patient in the mass shooting in Las Vegas. <em>(Screenshot from video.)</em>

As chaos unfolded during the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Cassidy Huff was completely exhausted. Coming off of chemotherapy for cancer, she simply could not run anymore as she tried to flee gunfire. The 20-year-old collapsed behind a car....

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Oct 2017

Southern California police, deputies and firefighters among the wounded in Las Vegas

Several police officers from California and Las Vegas were among those injured in a deadly shooting Sunday night, Above, officers and others seek cover among the gunfire. <em>((David Becker / Getty Images))</em>

Multiple police officers, both on and off duty, were among those killed or injured after a gunman opened fire Sunday night at a country music festival opposite the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, officials said. One...

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Sep 2017

LAPD Officers Honored for Heroic Attempt to Save Motorcyclist From Fiery, Hit-and-Run Crash

Three LAPD officers are being honored by the city of Los Angeles for their efforts to save a motorcyclist who was engulfed in flames during a hit-and-run crash, and later died. Kathy Vara reports live for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017.

Three Los Angeles police officers will be honored by the city after risking their lives in an attempt to save a motorcyclist who was engulfed in flames after a hit-and-run crash. The rider, a man in his 20's, was struck by a hit-and-run...