News & Press Releases
Two shot, one dead at Reseda park shooting (Daily News staff and wire)
LAPD do their investigation at Reseda park after a gun battle broke out with hundreds of kids playing in the area. The shooting victims were taken to Holy Cross and Northridge hospitals. (Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews)
Shame
A scandal begets a scandal.
By Jack Dunphy
In 1985, Reagan administration labor secretary Ray Donavan and six others were indicted in Bronx County, New York, and accused of fraud and larceny in connection with a construction project for a New York City Subway tunnel.
LAPPL Reacts to Judge Feess' Decision
In response to Judge Gary Feess’s lifting of the temporary restraining order that had halted implementation of the Special Order mandating that officers in gang and narcotics units be required to complete comprehensive financial disclosure forms ...
Police seek suspect in San Pedro killing (Larry Altman Staff Writer)
Police said Wednesday they are looking for a 30-year-old man suspected in a gang-related killing in San Pedro.
Melrose Avenue residents on guard after 7 armed robberies (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
Hit by seven armed robberies in 10 days, residents who live in and around trendy Melrose Avenue have launched a campaign to warn neighbors and visitors to take precautions in response to the crime spree.
Schwarzenegger's budget calls for temporary sales-tax increase (Los Angeles Times Staff Writer)
SACRAMENTO -- Hoping to break a partisan logjam and prevent the Legislature from borrowing its way out of a state spending crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger went public Wednesday with his own budget blueprint, the backbone of which is a tax hike and a large rainy-day cushion.
Retired L.A. cop's got the material for a million stories (Los Angeles Times)
If you'll indulge a confession, I'm a happy guy sitting across from a cop -- or even a retired cop -- with my notebook on the table and a beer in my hand. They've all got stories, some funny, some dark, some of them even true.
Slain Officer (EGP Staff Writer)
The playful sounds of small children strongly contrasted the somber mood of residents on Monday night as they descended upon a Cypress Park street corner where a Los Angeles County Sheriffs Deputy was gunned down Aug. 2.
Police Investigating If Deputy's Killing Was Ordered From Jail Cell (KNBC.com )
LOS ANGELES -- Funeral services will be held Friday for Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Juan Escalante, who was gunned down in front of his family's home in Cypress Park while leaving for work.
Party With the Police
If you’re in Little Tokyo on Tuesday evening and you happen upon LAPD Officer Jack Richter, don’t call him “officer,” or even “sir.”
Will Chick, Greuel change places after election? (LA Daily News)
For City Controller Laura Chick, this summer has become the one she has long dreaded as she is forced to think about her future.
Sheriff's deputy who was shot dead guarded highly dangerous inmates (Los Angeles Times Staff Writers)
Authorities are investigating whether his job at the L.A. County jail, which put him in touch with Mexican Mafia gang members, is connected to his death. They are also considering two other motives.
Last day for LAPD's most senior motor officer (Daily News Wire Services)
PANORAMA CITY - The Los Angeles Police Department's most senior motor officer will serve his last day today after 38 years on the force.
L.A. mayor rolling in cash for re-election bid (LA Daily News)
Gearing up for his re-election campaign, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has raised more than $1.6 million against a field of relatively unknown candidates in a race in which his toughest opponent might be the expectations he has built for himself.
Antonio raises 1.6 million in six months (LA Times)
With campaign fundraising reports continuing to trickle in this afternoon, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa reported that he raised $1.6 million in the first six months of 2008.
Fallen officer honored in Reseda (KABC)
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Fallen LAPD SWAT officer Randal Simmons was given a special honor Friday.
State Budget Crunch Worries Local Government Leaders (n/a)
Los Angeles city and county leaders say the community will be in trouble if the state takes local dollars in order to balance the budget.
Cop's Return (LOS ANGELES (CNS) )
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A police sergeant returned to his job at the Los Angeles Police Department today after serving two tours of duty in Iraq.
ATF, LAPD 'takedowns' yield 38 arrests, seizure of 119 firearms
Two gang "takedowns" over consecutive days in Los Angeles resulted in the arrest of 38 reputed gang members and associates suspected of selling guns and drugs, federal and local law enforcement officials announced Thursday
Chick must choose: mayor or taxpayers? (LA Daily News)
It's no surprise that Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa conned city taxpayers on the trash-collection fee hike. The trash-collection fee hike is simply the latest in the long and troubling line of City Hall spending hustles.
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