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Apr 2016

A police officer patrols Skid Row in Los Angeles, California, September 22, 2014. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)

For the second year in a row, violent crime is up in Los Angeles. Through March, homicides rose 24 percent compared to the same period last year. Overall, violent crime - which includes homicides, robbery, aggravated assaults and rape - is...

22

Mar 2016

LAPD steps up deployment, patrols in wake of Brussels attacks

The Los Angeles Police Department deployed units to "critical infrastructures" sties throughout the city Tuesday in response to the terror attacks at the international airport and a subway station in Brussels. The special deployment began...

08

Mar 2016

Killings in Los Angeles jumped 27.5% so far this year

Police investigate the shooting of a security guard at a jewelry store in downtown L.A.'s Chinatown earlier this year. Paramedics treated the man for an arm wound, according to reports from the scene. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Killings in Los Angeles have surged by 27.5% so far in 2016 compared to the same period last year as the city continued to see a rise in violent crime, LAPD officials said Tuesday. The jump in homicides along with double-digit increases in...

03

Mar 2016

Remembering fallen officer 2 years after tragic death in car collision

LAPD patch. Photo by MyNewsLA.com A memorial service will be held Monday on the second anniversary of the death of Los Angeles police Officer Nicholas Lee, who was killed when his patrol car was struck by a truck on a steep roadway in...