Tag: police
LAPD Seeks Public’s Help In Gas Station Burglaries
STUDIO CITY—On April 9, two gas stations in Studio City were burglarized, according to a press release by the LAPD. Los Angeles Police Department...
Anti-Racism Reform For LASD And SFPD
LOS ANGELES—Both the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and the San Francisco Police Department are vowing to fix problems involving recent racist emails and text...
Ben Bridge Jewelry Store In Santa Monica Burglarized
SANTA MONICA—A jewelry store inside the shopping center Santa Monica Place was burglarized on Sunday, April 24, a manager of Santa Monica Place confirmed...
Man Barricades Himself In Pacific Palisades Garage
PACIFIC PALISADES—On Monday, April 11 a man was taken into custody after a standoff with the Los Angeles Police Department. The incident started at...
Theft Near Laurel Canyon Turns Into Homicide
LAUREL CANYON—A shoplifting incident on Friday, March 25, ended in a homicide. On March 25 at approximately 9:00 a.m. North Hollywood uniformed patrol officers received...
Man Suspected Of Killing Henry Estrada Shot By Police
HOLLYWOOD HILLS—On Tuesday, December 29, the man suspected of killing 27-year-old father of two Henry Estrada in Hollywood Hills was shot and killed by...
The Evolution Of: Free Speech
UNITED STATES—In today’s world we can hold a cell phone and record a police officer while he or she is being heckled. The internet...
Executive Accused Of Breaking Into Her Home Speaks Out
SANTA MONICA—Fay Wells, an African-American vice president of an undisclosed California company was arrested on September 6 after officers from the Santa Monica Police Department...
North Texas Professor Claims Racial Profiling As Police Motive
TEXAS—Dorothy Mae Bland, Dean of Frank W. and Sue Mayburn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas had been...
Falsely Accused
UNITED STATES—Have you heard about the incident involving tennis star James Blake and the New York Police Officer who tackled him suspecting that he...
3400 Weapons Destroyed In Annual Gun Melt
BEVERLY HILLS—On Monday, July 6 the annual gun melt was held for Los Angeles County. Los Angeles County Sheriff, Jim McDonnell, announced approximately 3,400 weapons...
LAPD Officer Hospitalized After Bicycle Crash
SHERMAN OAKS — On Wednesday, July 1 at around 3:15 p.m., an injury report involving an LAPD officer was made.
The collision took place around...
Two Men Arrested For Deaf Man Robbery
RIVERSIDE—Two Riverside men have been arrested regarding the violent attack on a 20-year-old deaf man at a Coffee Bean on May 19.
22-year-old Daniel Allen...
Zuma Beach Meet-Up Provokes Police Response
MALIBU —On Sunday, June 28, thousands of car enthusiasts packed into Malibu’s Zuma Beach parking lot. After some of the cars began doing donuts...
Man Shot By LAPD In Los Feliz Identified
LOS FELIZ —Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) identified the unarmed man involved in the police shooting on Friday as Walter William DeLeon, 48. Officer Mike Lopez...
Los Feliz Police Shooting Videotaped
LOS FELIZ—An unarmed man was shot in the head by police officers in Los Feliz on June 19 at approximately 6:35 p.m. He was...
Beverly Hills Targets Homeless
BEVERLY HILLS—On Tuesday, June 16, the Beverly Hills City Council unanimously agreed to hire a private security company to combat the city’s homeless population. Block...
Reward Offered For Information In Doffing Attack
WEST HOLLYWOOD—On May 24, Kirk Doffing was attacked by four men while walking home in West Hollywood the day before Memorial Day. Doffing, 45,...
Undercover Underage Operation Nets Citations
SANTA MONICA—On June 12, the Santa Monica Police Department conducted an undercover operation within the city targeting licensed retail establishments who sell alcohol to minors....
Sheriff’s Office Releases Crime Stats
CALIFORNIA—The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department released a 119-page report containing crime statistics for the first five months of 2015 in the unincorporated communities and...
