Officers who made too few gang arrests were called “coffee drinkers” or “cafecitos,” and those who made more were dubbed ...

A Los Angeles police station was evacuated Tuesday afternoon when a person tried to turn in an explosive device, the LAPD told NBC4 Investigates. The person approached the LAPD North Hollywood station ...

Stephanie Lazarus was a respected LAPD detective. What no one knew? She was also a killer. In 1986, she murdered the woman who married her ex — then buried the truth for 23 years. Until one tiny DNA ...

Los Angeles police are asking the public for help identifying additional victims in a child exploitation investigation involving a 25-year-old after-school program employee. On December 22 Julian Kurt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been just over two weeks since the bodies of beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer/producer Michele Singer ...

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department announced the arrests made in two separate hit-and-run cases. Now, police say they need help solving another, unrelated, hit-and-run case. Stream Los ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For all the talk of recruitment struggles at the Los Angeles Police Department and other law enforcement agencies ...

CANOGA PARK , LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Newly-released body camera video captured the moment gunfire was exchanged between a suspect and LAPD officers in Canoga Park. The incident happened Nov. 17 after ...

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A suspect was shot and killed by Los Angeles police during a physical altercation with officers Wednesday night in San Pedro, authorities said. Officers responded to a ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Members of a University of Southern ...

Some law enforcement protocols for handling mental health crises are not effective in supporting people at risk, according to UCLA experts and a fall evaluation of LAPD from the city controller. Poco ...

Los Angeles police helped bring two children to safety while responding to an attempted break-in at an occupied Bel-Air home Monday night. The incident was reported around 9:45 p.m. at a ...