The Los Angeles Police Department has requested to review eight hours of audio previously unheard by local law enforcement that could potentially link Charles Manson and his family of followers to more unsolved murders. more ›

Although a total of 1,673 firearms were voluntarily taken out of homes and off the streets of Los Angeles Saturday during the annual citywide gun "buyback" event, this year saw the lowest turnout in the program's four-year history. more ›

Thursday night, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck is hosting a community forum that will discuss the force's new procedures for interacting with members of the transgender community. more ›

Former Los Angeles Police Department Detective Stephanie Lazarus has been found guilty in the 1986 murder of Sherri Rasmussen, a nursing director who had recently married Lazarus' ex-boyfriend, John Ruetten. more ›

Some drivers may soon be able to avoid a mandatory 30-day vehicle impound if they can provide authorities with valid identification, car registration and proof of insurance. The city's Police Commission today approved the new policy with a 4-1 vote, reports City News Service, following months of high-profile discussion by local law enforcement leaders, civic leaders, and immigrant-rights activists. more ›

We're not sure if waffles or lattes will be served; in fact, we have zero deets on the spread. But we do know that the Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF) is hosting a breakfast February 16 with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. more ›

Officials from multiple agencies held a press conference this evening to share information about the arrest of a suspect in a series of 53 arson fires set in the city of Los Angeles, as well as in Burbank and West Hollywood, over the past four days. more ›

A bit more information is coming to light about the man the Los Angeles Police Department say is a "person of interest" arrested overnight in conjunction with the estimated 55 arson fires set in L.A. over the past four days. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Protective League reports that LAPD Chief Charlie Beck shared with the Police Commission "assaults on LAPD officers are up 26.7 percent this year compared with 2010. He noted that as assaults on police officers increase, so do the number of officer-involved shootings - up 58.8 percent this year." more ›

Ron Kaye, a local community activist and former editor of the Los Angeles Daily News, posted an unforgiving look at Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck today. "The Trouble with Charlie: Murders Are Up, Cop Attacks Are Up, the Politicians Own Him" details the highlights provided by the story's headline, and Kaye says murder is Beck's problem. more ›

Of the 292 people arrested during last week's raid on the Occupy LA encampment, so far 15 have filed formal complaints against the Los Angeles Police Department regarding how they were treating during their detainment. more ›

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spoke at a press conference this afternoon to announce that a deadline has been set for the Occupy LA encampment to clear off the lawn of City Hall. After lauding the movement and its origins, Villaraigosa stressed that the city has been tolerant of the encampment, however the belief has been since the occupation began on October 1, that a long term encampment is not sustainable. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department are patting themselves on the back for a job well done yesterday, as they made 72 arrests during what they are calling a day of "mostly peaceful protests." more ›

How will the City of Los Angeles cope with the statewide release of inmates under a new plan to lessen overcrowding in prisons? Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says 150 officers will be taken away from regular duties in order to "deal with" the plan, according to L.A. Now. Doing so, cautions Beck, will affect how the LAPD deal with crime and emergency responses. more ›

As Louie Sanchez and Marvin Norwood remain behind bars, awaiting their now-postponed arraignment, more details about the pair's alleged attack on Giants fan Bryan Stow are coming to light. more ›

Although Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck cautioned the public and the press during a Friday news conference that he could not try the suspects in the Bryan Stow beating case in the media, the LAPD announced this morning they would release the booking photos of the accused. more ›

Following Friday's public announcement about the arrests of and charges against two male suspects in the Bryan Stow beating, details about the incident are coming to light for the first time, painting a very gruesome picture of an ugly and near-deadly confrontation. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have not officially confirmed the Thursday arrests of two suspects in the Bryan Stow beating case, nor the clearing of Giovanni Ramirez, the man the LAPD insisted was the perp. The news broke yesterday evening and was first reported by the L.A. Times, though details of the arrests, and the suspects' identities have not been released by the LAPD. more ›

Giovanni Ramirez, the 31-year-old "prime suspect" in the brutal beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, may not be the right guy after all. Today, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said that Ramirez could ultimately be cleared, reports KFI News. more ›

A new rule proposed for Los Angeles would require that all toy replica weapons be made in certain colors so as to distinguish them from real weapons, according to the L.A. Times. The proposal was made by Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and is being considered today by the Los Angeles Police Commission. more ›

Lawyers representing Giovanni Ramirez, the man authorities insist is the "prime suspect" in the Bryan Stow beating case, are offering more reasons why their client is not connected to this crime. One issue is that of his hair, or the suspect's lack thereof, according to NBC Los Angeles, as well as a few more as-yet unproved claims. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced the locations of two sobriety and driver's license checkpoints scheduled for this weekend. Tonight, from 8 p.m. to Saturday at 2 a.m. the LAPD will be set up in Sherman Oaks on Ventura Boulevard at Columbus Avenue. On Saturday, a checkpoint will be operating from 8 p.m. to Sunday at 2 a.m. in South Los Angeles on Florence Avenue between Main Street and Broadway. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced the locations of two sobriety and driver's license checkpoints scheduled for this weekend. Tonight, from 8 p.m. to Saturday at 2 a.m. the LAPD will be set up in the Baldwin Hills area on La Brea Avenue between Coliseum Street and Rodeo Road. On Saturday, a checkpoint will be operating from 8 p.m. to Sunday at 2 a.m. in Chatsworth on Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Devonshire Street and Chatsworth Street. more ›

Last night, LA City Council approved a hiring freeze for the LAPD over the next three months. The freeze is designed to help decrease the city’s budget deficit by saving the city more than $4 million in the coming fifteen months, reports LA Now. more ›

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to file a lawsuit against Jeffrey Stenroos, the LAUSD police officer who pretended he was shot by an on-the-loose-assailant when he really wasn't, according to LA Now. The council, led by a proposal from council member and former police officer Dennis Zine, was unanimous in their decision to demand that Stenroos reimburse the city for the costs of the extensive police manhunt. more ›

The city's budget woes are hitting everyone, including LA's top cop. Yesterday the Police Commission agreed during a closed session meeting that Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck will not be offered a raise, reports the Daily News. Beck's current salary will remain at $307,290. more ›

Los Angeles Police Department's Chief Charlie Beck continues to support the city's red light camera program, according to LA Now, and "insists the program is needed to reduce accidents and save lives, despite that it's losing millions of dollars because of unpaid tickets." more ›

Are dropping crime rates proof of the need to hire more LAPD officers or is it time to maintain the status quo? Police Chief Charlie Beck is clashing with the police union over new LAPD hires, according to the LA Times. Union leaders would like to halt the hiring of new LAPD officers and instead use that budget to fill open civilian jobs. Beck disagrees, citing his department's ability to "balance safety and finances" and that recent drops in crime rates over the past several years prove as much. more ›