The department is down hundreds of officers from its 2019 ranks and projects that it will continue to dwindle in fiscal year 2025.
LAPD Cmdr. Steve Lurie, who oversaw the West Bureau by the UCLA campus, will take over UCLA's Office of Campus Safety in February.
Los Angeles police said "a male was heard stating a suspect was trying 'to light a fire' near the Kenneth Fire". The allegation was later ruled unfounded.
The Warwick Police Department is lending a helping hand to officers in Los Angeles who have been impacted by devastating wildfires.
The LAPD reportedly detained two men near Kamala Harris' Brentwood home in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone after potential burglary call came in.
The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​
The Warwick Police Department is fundraising to support Los Angeles Police Officers impacted by the recent wildfires. Warwick Police have been in contact with LAPD Headquarters in Los Angeles. LAPD says more than 20 active officers have lost their homes and all their belongings due to the wildfires.
The Warwick Police Department has started a campaign to help over 20 LAPD officers who have lost their homes and belongings in the wildfires that have ravaged southern
A former Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team member sued the city Tuesday, alleging she was denied a promotion in the unit in retaliation for telling Internal Affairs investigators that a small group of members showed favoritism to those loyal to them and maligned the reputations of those reluctant to use deadly force.
Two people were arrested for arson in separate incidents just outside the fire zone on Wednesday, according to the LAPD. In one incident, a citizen extinguished a fire in a tree and detained an arson suspect, police said. That suspect admitted to starting the fire because he "liked the smell of burning leaves," police said.
The alleged suspects, identified as a 31-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman, wore turnout gear and had helmets and radios, officials said.