By Sue Favor Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Black Lives Matter co-founder and chief executive Patrisse Cullors has announced she is stepping away from the […]
Tag: Los Angeles Police Department
Council appoints Manuel Cid as new police chief
Wave Wire Services CULVER CITY — A 16-year veteran of the Culver City Police Department has been force appointed as the department’s 26th police chief. […]
Chief wants to fire officer who sent post mocking George Floyd
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Police Department has internally identified an employee who distributed a Valentine’s Day-themed social media post mocking […]
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT: LAPD still sends the cavalry to South L.A.
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist A year ago, I asked this question: Why does the Los Angeles Police Department have to send waves of […]
LAPD officers show bias to Black motorists, report says
By Ray Richardson Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Black motorists are “five times more likely” to get stopped by Los Angeles police officers than whites, […]
D.A. reorganizes unit that prosecutes gang members
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón has announced that the office’s Hardcore Gang Division has been re-named the Community Violence Reduction […]
How police officers become Derek Chauvin
THE HUTCHINSON REPORT By Earl Ofari Hutchinson Contributing Columnist There was a loud warning 30 years before Derek Chauvin choked George Floyd to death about […]
D.A. defends new policies 100 days in to term
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón defended the policies he has set in place during his first 100 days as the […]
After violent two months, shootings decrease in March
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — With violent crime and shootings increasing in Los Angeles over the last year, Police Chief Michel Moore reported March […]
Ex-LAPD officer speaks out on race, police misconduct
Cheryl Dorsey has written four books since her retirement By Shirley Hawkins Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — As the trial of Derek Chauvin, the […]