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Since the outbreak of the Palisades fire, LAPD officers have suddenly found themselves thrust into an unfamiliar yet pivotal role: Part aid worker, part night sentry, part wingman for firefighters battling one of the most devastating blazes in the region’s history.
Officer Aaron Kleibacker, 39, is accused of fatally striking Chino resident Fabio Cebreros, 38, while driving drunk in Ontario on Christmas Eve.
The LAPD recorded an uptick in robberies in some areas, which records obtained by The Times show was caused by shoplifting incidents that resulted in felony charges. Officials say some retailers are asking security guards to be more confrontational with thieves.
An LAPD lieutenant whose officers are accused of trying to cover up illegal traffic stops and thefts by turning off their body-worn cameras has filed a lawsuit claiming he was “set up to fail” and unfairly punished after the scandal became public.
Emily García y otra persona más fueron encontradas muertas en un camión. La policía dice que las pruebas sugieren una sobredosis, pero su familia tiene dudas y el caso sigue abierto.
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Emily Garcia and another person were found dead in a truck. Police say the evidence suggests an overdose, but her family has doubts and the case remains open.
Before he became executive director of the L.A. Police Commission, Django Sibley was a beat cop in Hull, Britain. Like most of his colleagues, he didn’t carry a gun.
Authorities have said Brian Williams, a top deputy to Mayor Karen Bass, is suspected of sending an anonymous threat about a bomb inside City Hall in October.
The FBI searched the home of Deputy Mayor Brian Williams while looking into a bomb threat he ‘allegedly made against City Hall earlier this year,’ said a spokesperson for Mayor Karen Bass.
The City of Los Angeles agreed to pay $30 million to thousands of people affected by gang injunctions. But court records show around half of the money remains unclaimed, and a federal judge ordered an audit of the city’s management of the fund earlier this year.
