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FOUND: 3 - What They Never Told You

LAPD chief apologizes to family of former TV exec who accused ex-CBS boss of assault

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore has apologized to the family of a former television executive who accused former CBS chief Leslie Moonves of sexual misconduct.

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Keenan Anderson's family files $50 million legal claim after tasing by LAPD

LOS ANGELES — Civil rights lawyers acting on behalf of Keenan Anderson's son have filed a $50 million wrongful death claim against the city of Los Angeles, alleging the 31-year-old teacher died as a result of "serious injuries" he suffered when an LAPD officer repeatedly tased him after a traffic…

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LAPD tasing of Keenan Anderson brings scrutiny to police policy

LOS ANGELES — For a disturbing 42 seconds, a Los Angeles police officer repeatedly stunned a teacher with a Taser gun this month as other officers tried to pin and handcuff the man in the middle of a busy Venice street.

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LAPD widens investigation into source of racist City Hall leak

LOS ANGELES — Information obtained by Los Angeles police from search warrants served on Twitter and Reddit has led detectives to additional investigative avenues as they work to uncover who recorded a meeting between three L.A. City Council members and a labor leader that was filled with racist and offensive…

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For Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, police violence hits close to home

LOS ANGELES — Patrisse Cullors is used to being the one consoling families of people who died at the hands of police, not the other way around.

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Faced with shrinking ranks, LAPD looks to rehire retired officers

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department is making a simple but unusual pitch to its retired cops: Come back. Please.

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A cousin of a prominent Black Lives Matter founder died after being tased by police

Keenan Anderson, a 31-year-old teacher and father, flagged down police after a traffic collision. He was chased, held down by multiple officers and tased for over 90 seconds as he begged for help.

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Editorial: Three police killings in one week expose LA's deadly response to mental health crisis

At least a third of fatal police shootings involve victims who were in mental health crisis or impaired by substance use.

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LAPD’s repeated tasing of teacher who later died appears excessive, experts say

LOS ANGELES — Videos released this week of a teacher who died after Los Angeles police discharged a Taser on him at least six times on a Venice street raises serious concerns about the officers’ tactics, law enforcement experts who reviewed the tapes said.

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LA police chief admits he is ‘deeply concerned’ over two recent fatal police shootings

Three people have died after being shot or hit with a stun gun by LAPD officers in the last two days

The Independent UK

Los Angeles chief 'deeply concerned' by 2 police shootings

The Los Angeles police chief says he is concerned about two recent fatal police shootings, including one in which officers failed to call for a specially trained mental health team during an interaction with a man in crisis

The Independent UK

Seeking reappointment, LAPD Chief Moore says he may stay only two or three more years

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Monday that, if appointed for a second term as the city's top cop, he would serve for two or three years before turning the department over to a new chief ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.

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LAPD chief backtracks after saying he has ‘full support’ of Mayor Karen Bass

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore apologized Tuesday after sending an email that described his bid for a second term and suggested he has the backing of Mayor Karen Bass.

Los Angeles Times

Man arrested for defacing menorah with Nazi symbols on first night of Hanukkah in Beverly Hills

Eric Brian King, 47, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested on charges of hate crimes and felony vandalism

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Hollywood school took 8 hours to find teen overdose victim in bathroom, mother's lawsuit alleges

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Ramos was missing for eight hours before she was found dead of suspected fentanyl poisoning in a Hollywood school bathroom this year, the 15-year-old's mother and her lawyers said Wednesday in announcing a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Unified School District.

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As hate crimes continue to rise, LAPD chief blames social media, Kanye West

LOS ANGELES — Hate crime reports across Los Angeles are up 13% over last year’s record-setting levels, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who said he believes inflammatory rhetoric on social media was contributing to the increase.

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LAPD took highly unusual action after its handling of CBS sex scandal was questioned

LOS ANGELES — Days after an internal investigation was launched into whether a former Los Angeles police captain led a cover-up of sexual assault allegations against former CBS chief Leslie Moonves, the detective who handled the case years ago took an unusual step.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD serves search warrants in investigation of who recorded racist City Hall leak

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police detectives have served several search warrants as they attempt to find out who recorded a meeting among three L.A. City Council members and a powerful labor leader filled with racist and offensive comments, law enforcement sources told The Times on Tuesday.

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LAPD officer unjustified in shooting that killed girl, 14

The Los Angeles Police Commission has ruled that an officer violated policy when he fired a rifle at a suspect inside a clothing store last year, killing a 14-year-old girl

Los Angeles Times

Police commission rules LA officer broke policy in fatal department store shooting

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles police officer who inadvertently killed a teenage girl when he shot at an assailant in a North Hollywood department story late last year was justified in firing his weapon once, but was wrong to keep shooting, the city's Police Commission ruled on Tuesday.

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Fencing rings that netted $18 million in LA railroad thefts are taken down, authorities say

LOS ANGELES — Two theft rings that netted more than $18 million worth of merchandise stolen from railroad cars have been dismantled, authorities said Thursday, months after images of a sea of discarded containers along Union Pacific tracks in Lincoln Heights drew national attention.

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LAPD watchdog to oversee investigation into cover-up of sexual assault report against Moonves

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department's inspector general will oversee an investigation into how at least one LAPD official became involved in a scheme to cover up sexual abuse allegations by former CBS Corp. Chief Leslie Moonves.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD cover-up of claims against ex-CBS boss Moonves highlights challenges for abuse victims

LOS ANGELES — For two decades, Leslie Moonves was the toast of Hollywood — the maestro who turned a moribund CBS into "America's most-watched network."

Los Angeles Times

Victim's family demands state investigation of LAPD after pursuit-turned-carjacking

LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after her husband was dragged to his death after being carjacked by a suspect fleeing Los Angeles police, nothing makes sense to Gaynell Walker.

Los Angeles Times

Bass and Caruso differ on public safety and policing. But not as much as many think

LOS ANGELES — On a campaign stop last spring in the San Fernando Valley, billionaire developer and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso was flanked by a who's who of old-school heavyweights from the Los Angeles Police Department.

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