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Council approves package of immigrant protections
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The City Council has approved a package of motions aimed at protecting immigrants amid a federal crackdown on illegal […]
Violent crime fell in 2024, LAPD says
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A day after the Los Angeles Police Department reported an overall reduction in violent crimes in 2024, city officials […]
Officials prepare for federal anti-immigrant moves
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — What appeared to be a series of federal law enforcement actions had some local officials and immigrant-rights activists on […]
Protests clog downtown streets for fourth straight day
Protesters braved the rain Feb. 5 to demonstrate in downtown Los Angeles against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. It was the fourth day […]
Deputy mayor put on leave after City Hall bomb threat
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of Public Safety Brian Williams has been placed on administrative leave following an investigation into […]
Mayor formally swears in McDonnell as LAPD chief
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — In a ceremonial formality, Mayor Karen Bass swore in former L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as the 59th chief […]
Victims of South L.A. blast to get $21 million
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Three years after the Los Angeles Police Department botched a fireworks explosion in a South Los Angeles […]
METRO DIGEST: Briggs steps down from L.A. Police Commission
Staff and Wire Reports LOS ANGELES — William Briggs is stepping down from the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners after four years on the […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: LAPD needs response teams that prevent deaths
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist “Mental illness should not be your ticket to death.” That is what one grieving parent told a phalanx of reporters a […]