After the U.S. Department of Justice expressed concerns this week that some LAPD officers might be up to their old, racial-profiling ways, the union that represents L.A. cops called b.s. on the notion.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League, in a...
Revisions to the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act of 2004 (LEOSA) recently signed by President Obama have expanded which active and off-duty officers are eligible to carry a concealed firearm in all 50 states, an attorney with the National Rifle Association...
A Riverside police officer pleaded for his life before he was fatally shot by a state prison parolee who had led the patrolmen on a high-speed pursuit and foot chase last week, the Riverside County district attorney said Monday.
Dist. Atty. Rod Pacheco...
San Francisco Dist. Atty. Kamala Harris' lead in the race for California attorney general continued to grow Tuesday, making a possible comeback appear increasingly difficult for her rival, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley.
Harris, the...
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has logged its 2 millionth consumer complaint alleging online criminal activity. The milestone entry was submitted on November 9, 2010.
The IC3, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime...
Authorities continued to search Monday a gunman they say fired at an officer in Sylmar, then evaded an eight-hour search by SWAT officers and police dogs.
The incident began early Sunday when a San Fernando police officer Olive View-UCLA Medical Center...
WE have failed to learn the lessons from the biggest terrorist attack on American soil.
Post-Sept. 11 reviews established that government agencies entrusted with providing security and intelligence for our country had failed. These failures of...
Authorities in Sylmar launched a manhunt Sunday for a gunman who allegedly opened fire on a police officer.
Officials said the suspect fired one round. The officer was not struck, but his patrol car was.
The shooting happened about 6:30 a.m. near...
In light of a diminishing budget and court orders to reduce overcrowding, Gov.-elect Jerry Brown is expected to continue the cost-cutting and population reducing measures already under way for the state prison system.
State officials plan to cut $1.1...
A task force created to help California develop a comprehensive approach to supervising sex offenders has taken aim at a controversial portion of a state law that restricts where paroled sex offenders can live. The failings of Jessica's Law...
Law enforcement agencies are digging deep into the social media accounts of applicants, requesting that candidates sign waivers allowing investigators access to their Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter and other personal spaces.
Some agencies are...
A grand jury indictment was unsealed Friday against eight alleged leaders of the Canoga Park Alabama street gang, who face conspiracy and extortion charges that could send them to prison for life.
The defendants are identified in an 11-count state grand...
ANOTHER blow to quality of life and public safety in the city of Los Angeles was delivered to Angelenos with the recent announcement that a number of Los Angeles police officers will be taken off the streets to work in the new city jail located in downtown....
For a five-year old boy, there are few events in life that can bring such sublime flights of anticipation as Halloween. Yes, Christmas is up there, with the season's lights and decorations and promise of long-wished-for presents. And birthdays, too, have their...
Raves attract crime. That much is clear. So do football games, rock concerts and even some family fairs. But at last summer's Electric Daisy Carnival at the Los...
Riverside police early Wednesday announced the arrest of a suspect in the slaying of a Riverside police officer during a traffic stop Sunday night.
Earl Ellis Green, 44, of Rubidoux was arrested by police and FBI agents at a Target store in Riverside...
The members of California's largest public employee union overwhelmingly ratified a long awaited contract with the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state today.
The 95,000-member Service Employees International Union Local 1000...
The Los Angeles City Council voted today to keep buying police Tasers from an Arizona-based company, despite the city's economic boycott of that state.
The boycott seeks to pressure Arizona into repealing its new law that allows local police to check the...
The America's Most Wanted website and Facebook page will feature a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) cold case...
With the arrest of Phillip Garrido in August 2009, the entire nation learned how broken the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) had become. Investigative findings by California State Inspector General David Shaw and the State Attorney...
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Republican Steve Cooley is keeping his lead over his Democratic opponent in the too-close-to-call attorney general's race.
Cooley, the Los Angeles County district attorney, was leading San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris by 41,000 votes Tuesday...
With more police officers doing civilian office work instead of patrolling the streets, Los Angeles City Council members Tuesday asked for a study of the Police Department's personnel deployment.
Councilman Bill Rosendahl called for the report saying he...
Living in Los Angeles, we seem to be bombarded daily with news of the latest tragic crime. That's why it's a pleasant surprise to see that according...
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