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A former LAPD sergeant has sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging he faced retaliation after calling out senior members of the department's SWAT unit over a culture of violence, secrecy and cover-ups.
The Los Angeles Police Department operated an emergency hospital for 102 years, near downtown central Los Angeles. It was called the Central Receiving Hospital, and was always in a police building that also housed other police functions, until 1957 when it was moved to a purpose-built police building. It existed from 1868 to 1970.
California (Los Angeles) Police shot and killed Aguilar after he allegedly pulled out a weapon on officers during looting. It was later determined that Aguilar had a brown-and-black plastic toy gun. [199] 1992-04-30: Benavidez, Franklin (27) California (Los Angeles) Benavidez and another man were shot by police after a robbery at a gas station.
Police Chief Randy J. Boykin [464] Enterprise Police Department, MS: Struck by vehicle 2013-03-19: Executive Director Thomas L. Clements [465] Colorado Department of Corrections, CO: Gunfire 2013-03-25: Sergeant Gilbert Cortez [466] California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA: Automobile accident 2013-03-26: Coordinator Larry D ...
A lawsuit by former SWAT officer Timothy Colomey accused leaders of the LAPD tactical unit of working to conceal unlawful killings and retaliating against him when he spoke to internal investigators.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States. [6] With 8,832 officers [ 6 ] and 3,000 civilian staff, [ 2 ] it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States, after the New York City ...
LAPD spokeswoman Capt. Kelly Muniz said in a brief statement that the department had investigated "all allegations raised by this former assistant chief over the handling of the investigation ...
The 2013 action-drama film Gangster Squad is based on the LAPD's Gangster Squad (although with considerable departures from real-life people and events). Jack Webb's 1954 film Dragnet is based on the Intelligence Division. Author James Ellroy used a different, fictionalized version of the Gangster Squad, the "Mobster Squad", in his L.A. Quartet ...