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Since photos' release, LAPD has been quietly scrubbing police rosters from portal

LOS ANGELES — As the hand-wringing at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters continues over the release of police officers' pictures, the city has been quietly scrubbing the names and ranks of cops from its public records website.

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The LAPD has lost nearly 1,000 officers. Now, Mayor Karen Bass wants to rebuild the force

LOS ANGELES — Ten years ago, the Los Angeles Police Department celebrated a historic hiring milestone, announcing the city had reached a target sought by at least two mayors and multiple police chiefs: 10,000 officers.

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LAPD officers shot fewer people in 2022, but the percentage that turned deadly increased

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers shot fewer people in 2022 than the year before, although a larger percentage of those encounters turned deadly, according to preliminary data released by the Los Angeles Police Department.

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A big question remains amid LAPD photo scandal: Just who is an undercover officer?

LOS ANGELES — As fallout continues around the Los Angeles Police Department’s release of undercover officers’ pictures, the question of who actually works undercover is far from settled.

Los Angeles Times

LA sues journalist, activist group to claw back photos of undercover officers

LOS ANGELES — In a move immediately denounced as legally meritless by First Amendment and media rights experts, the city of Los Angeles has sued a local journalist and an activist group over the online publication of undercover Los Angeles Police Department officers’ pictures — images the city had itself…

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Undercover Los Angeles cops file claims in photo backlash

More than 300 undercover Los Angeles police officers have filed legal claims against the city and police department after their names and photographs were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online

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LAPD police union sues Chief Moore, wants images of undercover officers taken offline

LOS ANGELES — The union representing Los Angeles police rank and file sued Chief Michel Moore on Tuesday to force the department to stop making officers’ photos public and to claw back images of undercover officers given out under the state’s public records law.

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‘Killer cop’ Twitter account suspended after LAPD union sues its owner

Twitter has suspended the social media account of an anti-police website for violating its rules against inciting violence after a union for Los Angeles police sued the owner of the website that offers a “bounty” for the killing of police officers.

Los Angeles Times

With thefts still high, California Prius drivers wait months for new catalytic converters

When the catalytic converter was stolen from Vanessa Reimer's Toyota Prius in Long Beach, California, she thought the repair would be a simple one, taking a few weeks at most.

Los Angeles Times

Names, photos of Los Angeles undercover police posted online

The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online

The Independent UK

LAPD chief says inspector general’s office will investigate release of photos of undercover officers to watchdog website

LOS ANGELES — The Office of the Inspector General will investigate LAPD Chief Michel Moore and the department’s constitutional policing director over the disclosure of photos of thousands of officers, including those who work undercover.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles police accidentally release photos of undercover officers to watchdog website

LOS ANGELES — In a still-unfolding drama that has reached its top ranks, the Los Angeles Police Department accidentally released the names and photos of numerous undercover officers to a watchdog group that posted them on its website.

Los Angeles Times

LA strongly approves of Mayor Bass but is skeptical about fixing homelessness, poll shows

LOS ANGELES — On the eve of her 100th day in office, Mayor Karen Bass enjoys strong approval ratings among Angelenos — a reservoir of goodwill that will be crucial for the new mayor during uphill battles ahead.

Los Angeles Times

Suspect in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI's radar, LAPD chief says

LOS ANGELES — A man charged with the hate-motivated shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles was on the FBI’s radar before the attacks, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said.

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Editorial: LAPD’s broken discipline system doesn’t hold officers accountable

Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore and Mayor Karen Bass want to make it easier to fire or otherwise punish officers who have committed serious misconduct, and they have the right idea. Police must earn the trust of the communities they serve, yet trusting them is hard if officers can’t…

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He's bold, camera ready and loves Twitter, but has LA's schools chief uplifted students?

LOS ANGELES — Exhilarated, he proclaimed "I love LAUSD" in sign language during a 125-mph skydive in a Twitter video. He posed on horseback in Topanga Canyon because connecting with nature is "indispensable to the holistic education of our students." He has stood alongside Dr. Dre, George Clooney, Los Angeles…

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‘He was hunting Jews’: LA officials decry antisemitism in wake of shootings

LOS ANGELES — In a school gymnasium painted yellow and black to symbolize the star that Jewish people were forced to wear in Nazi Germany, Mayor Karen Bass addressed a crowd of 400 who had gathered for a town hall on antisemitic violence after the shootings of two Jewish men…

Los Angeles Times

LA City Council members want to give police chief more power to fire officers for misconduct

LOS ANGELES — Two members of the Los Angeles City Council called Friday for an overhaul of the Police Department's disciplinary process, one that would enhance the police chief's power to fire officers and scale back the involvement of civilians in disciplinary hearings.

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Federal prosecutor joins LAPD probe into handling of Les Moonves sex assault allegations

LOS ANGELES — A federal corruption prosecutor has joined the LAPD investigation into allegations that the department mishandled a sexual assault complaint against former CBS executive Leslie Moonves, Los Angeles police told the L.A. Times.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD edits police shooting videos as other cities embrace greater transparency

LOS ANGELES — The videos Memphis officials released showing the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols last month were striking not just for the viciousness they captured.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD officer caught saying 'happy hunting' before fatal shooting gets 2-day suspension

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police SWAT officer who was caught on body-camera video telling his colleagues "happy hunting" before a fatal police shooting last spring has received a two-day suspension following an internal investigation, according to Los Angeles Police Department disciplinary records.

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Family of woman killed by Arches National Park gate gets $10.5 million

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LAPD Chief Michel Moore receives second 5-year term

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday reappointed Chief Michel Moore to a second term as head of one of nation’s largest police departments.

The Independent UK

Chief: Fatal shooting at LA home was 'targeted assault'

Los Angeles' police chief says a weekend shooting in which three women were shot and killed at a short-term rental home in an upscale neighborhood was a targeted attack

Los Angeles Times

LAPD ban of 'thin blue line' flags is latest salvo in culture war

LOS ANGELES — For some, the "thin blue line" flag is an expression of solidarity with police officers who have lost their lives on the job.

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