The Latest Breaking News from LAPD

He was making a documentary about police brutality. Then the LAPD tased him in his home

LOS ANGELES — Damien Smith was making a documentary about police brutality. But when a burglar broke into his Hollywood apartment, he didn't hesitate to call the cops.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023

Editorial: More accountability, less cluelessness needed from LAPD

More than two years after the Los Angeles Police Department’s reckless South Los Angeles fireworks detonation, the department continues to pile one error on another, revealing an ignorance of the laws it is supposed to enforce and ever-increasing estrangement from the public it is supposed to serve.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2023

Anti-Asian hate attacks are down in LA. Why some are worried

After hitting record highs in 2021, anti-Asian hate attacks have significantly decreased both in the Los Angeles area and statewide.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 17, 2023

LAPD condemns officer's email on 'hush hush' plan for mass arrests at encampment cleanup

An email from a Los Angeles police officer that surfaced online Thursday said law enforcement was planning to arrest homeless people en masse during a scheduled cleanup — prompting the department to issue a condemnation of the email, and the city controller to promise an investigation.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2023

Former LAPD officer dies by apparent suicide after being charged with murder

A former Los Angeles police officer died by apparent suicide in jail a few days after being charged with murder in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend last week at their home in western Arizona, according to authorities and local news reports.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2023

Family of Keenan Anderson files wrongful death suit against LAPD

LOS ANGELES — The family of Keenan Anderson has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, alleging that police officers used excessive force when they piled on top of the 31-year-old teacher at a busy Venice intersection and Tasered him after a minor traffic collision this year.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 20, 2023

Los Angeles police have new technology to combat catalytic converter theft

Responding to a surge of catalytic converter thefts, the Los Angeles Police Department has unveiled new technology that will make it harder for thieves to steal the valuable emission control device.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 14, 2023

Sergeant, 5 officers broke department policy in fatal 2022 shooting, LAPD chief says

A police commission says a Los Angeles police sergeant and five officers broke department policy when they opened fire last year on an armed man who refused to follow officers’ commands, killing him

The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2023

Family furious after coroner says death of man Tased by LAPD is ‘undetermined’

Keenan Anderson’s cousin and BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors disappointed at ‘gaslighting’ from coroner

The Guardian - US · Jun 6, 2023

A teacher tased by the LAPD died of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, coroner says

Keenan Anderson, a Black man, died hours after Los Angeles police officers repeatedly tased him in January. The coroner's office said the manner of death was not determined.

WEKU · Jun 3, 2023