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Chief Jim McDonnell reshuffled the upper ranks of the LAPD, promoting three deputy chiefs and reviving a Human Resources Bureau previously disbanded in 2004.

The LAPD reported that around 30 people were injured early Saturday when a car rammed into a crowd outside The Vermont nightclub in Hollywood.

Ballard stars Maggie Q as the dogged and empathetic investigator... committed to closing as many... cold cases... Her first case is the early 2000s murder of teenager Sarah Pearlman.

The woman was arrested for vandalism but remarkably managed to escape from custody, stealing a police patrol car and leading officers on a brief chase.

"You have people holding up their press credentials saying, 'I'm press,' and they still got shot. The Legislature spent all this time limiting how use of force can occur in a crowd control situation, and they just all ignored it."

The police response to immigration protests has intensified, with violence escalating amid tensions between law enforcement agencies and demonstrators, challenging their non-enforcement policies.

The California Department of Insurance accused Eric Halem of providing false information regarding a January 2023 accident, misrepresenting his brother's role in a fraudulent claim.

The man, who was about 65, was turning left from Cleon Avenue onto Saticoy Street when the collision occurred at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Five masked men broke into a West Los Angeles home, tied up the residents, and kidnapped a man, later releasing him near a gas station in Glendale.

The LAPD has faced numerous lawsuits alleging civil rights violations during home raids, paying out over $2 million in settlements since 2018.

The agency released photos of the three suspects Monday, hoping to identify the men linked to repeated hate crimes against a transgender woman.

Law enforcement officials have discovered a body in Oxnard resembling that of a missing 13-year-old boy, Oscar Omar Hernandez, who was reported missing by his family.

LAPD leaders are beginning to question the need for more officers as recent crime trends show a decrease in violent crime amidst reduced staffing levels.

"You can do what you want as a business, but you're not necessarily going to get an accurate crime picture," said Hamilton, who runs the LAPD's detective bureau.

The LAPD Rampart Division faces ongoing challenges with repeat offenders who are quickly released back onto the streets, undermining law enforcement efforts against drug-related crimes.