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25
Jun 2020
LAPD officers in riot gear and face masks stand in front of police headquarters to keep Black Lives Matter protesters from advancing. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
Coronavirus infections among Los Angeles police officers spiked in recent weeks, reflecting a broader increase in cases regionally and raising fresh questions about the role of protests in the spread.
Police officials have said that...
15
Jun 2020
Los Angeles police officers patrol Venice Beach on March 28. The largest police unions in California unveiled plans Sunday for a reform agenda. It involves police in L.A., San Francisco and San Jose. Mark J. Terrill (AP)
The largest police unions in California unveiled plans early Sunday morning for a reform agenda to find racist police officers and “root those individuals out of the law enforcement profession.”
In full-page ads in The Washington Post, Los...
08
Jun 2020
A Los Angeles police cruiser sits in Hollywood.(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
An LAPD officer was injured Sunday night after being struck by an arrow fired from a crossbow during a standoff with a man in North Hollywood, authorities said.
Officers were initially called to a residence on Bakman Avenue near Ostego...
05
Jun 2020
The Los Angeles Police Department Command Officers Association emphatically condemns actions taken by members of the Minneapolis Police Department that tragically took the life of George Floyd. We stand with the thousands of police...