Libor Jany
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Three detained, including two teens, in double stabbing outside Los Angeles High
As many as 10 people were involved in the stabbing of two teens outside Los Angeles High School, officials said. Both victims are expected to survive. → Read More
Northern California town on edge after second fatal stabbing in a week
A second fatal stabbing has added to a growing sense of unease in the Northern California town of Davis, which hadn't had a homicide in four years. → Read More
Man's body found by firefighters amid apartment fire in South L.A.
It took 101 firefighters less than half an hour to knock down the blaze, authorities said. While battling the fire, they found the body of a man. → Read More
For family of store manager killed by LAPD, looming trial brings anger
An update on the lawsuit brought by the family of Mely Cortado against the city of Los Angeles and the police officers accused of shooting her after a gun battle with a fleeing suspect. → Read More
California bill would boost teacher salaries by 50% over 7 years
State Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi has introduced a bill that would boost teacher and school staff salaries by 50% in the coming years, in an effort to close statewide staffing shortages. → Read More
LAPD officer has part of a finger bitten off during Metro line fracas
A Los Angeles police officer had part of a finger bitten off during a combative arrest at a Metro rail station Thursday, department officials said. → Read More
Hundreds of ‘undercover’ LAPD cops to sue city over photos
Several hundred Los Angeles police officers who worked in sensitive assignments on Tuesday filed a government claim against the city for allegedly endangering their lives by releasing their photographs. → Read More
City Council to vote on LAPD robot dog donation amid growing criticism
The City Council is set to vote on whether to accept the donation of a four-legged robot for the LAPD. → Read More
Pasadena police banking on phone-hacking tool to solve cold case murder
A years-old Pasadena homicide case could hinge on what has long been considered the holy grail of modern police investigations: a tool for breaking into locked phones. → Read More
Suspect in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI's radar, LAPD chief says
Before the shootings, Jaime Tran had been charged with carrying a loaded firearm and was investigated after threats were sent to former classmates. → Read More
One man's battle to expose LAPD abuse during 2020 protests
Deon Jones' legal battle to hold the LAPD accountable for wounding him at a 2020 protest has been long and arduous. The city has made it that way. → Read More
Daughter of L.A. police union boss involved in shooting of pellet-gun-wielding woman
When Jacqueline McBride and two other Los Angeles police officers fatally shot a homeless woman last week as she pointed what turned out to be a pellet gun at them she became the third member of her immediate family on the force to shoot someone. → Read More
Mayor Bass calls for overhaul of LAPD discipline system, more detectives to work cases
In the clearest indication yet of her police priorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she wants the LAPD to hire more homicide detectives, overhaul its discipline system and root out far-right extremists within its ranks. → Read More
L.A.'s new city controller is monitoring police. The LAPD union wants ground rules
The LAPD's largest union asked city attorney for a meeting to create protocols for interactions between Mejia's team and police. She has declined for now. → Read More
LAPD edits police shooting videos as other cities embrace greater transparency
After a police killing, officials in Memphis rushed to release unredacted video in an effort to show transparency. Some ask if L.A. should do the same. → Read More
Former Dodger Yasiel Puig alleges anti-Black bias behind criminal charges
Former Dodger Yasiel Puig has accused federal prosecutors of racial bias in the way they treated him and other Black people in an illegal gambling probe. → Read More
Friends, family gather at vigil for mother fatally stabbed in front of her children
Friends and relatives of Nicole "Nikki" Santillanes gathered Tuesday for a candlelight vigil to remember the nurse and mother of four who police was stabbed to death by her boyfriend over the weekend — in front of the couple's three children. → Read More
LAPD probes leak of call to police from aide to Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez
The leak triggered another exchange between Soto-Martinez, a sharp critic of the LAPD, and the union that represents rank-and-file police officers. → Read More
LAPD officer caught saying 'happy hunting' before fatal shooting gets 2-day suspension
A Los Angeles SWAT officer who was caught on video telling “happy hunting” to other members before a fatal SWAT shooting this month received a two-day suspension following an internal investigation. → Read More
LAPD Chief Michel Moore receives second term
The Los Angeles Police Commission votes unanimously to approve Chief Michel Moore for a second term as the city's top cop. → Read More