LOS ANGELES � The Los Angeles Police Department has a new chief. In a vote Tuesday, the City Council unanimously confirmed Charlie Beck to replac...
latimes.com | Joel Rubin | Posted 11.05.2009 | Los Angeles
For a man widely seen as the disciple of just-exited LAPD Chief William J. Bratton, Charlie Beck on Wednesday exhibited some notable contrasts in styl...
Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics
Today it was my distinct honor to nominate Deputy Chief Charlie Beck to be the next Chief of Police of the LAPD. He is tough when it comes to criminals and progressive when it comes to policing.
AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 11.03.2009 | Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A respected Los Angeles Police Department veteran credited with cleaning up a devastating corruption scandal was picked by the may...
popeater.com | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment
TMZ just got video of Ryan Seacrest's alleged stalker being taken to the LAPD station for booking. ...
The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
Via "The Live Feed" comes this striking ad from the Los Angeles Police Department, explaining their new city-wide anti-terrorism iWatch program. The...
David Latt | Posted 10.09.2009 | Media
Jay Leno killed Southland but whether NBC is the better for that remains to be seen.
Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics
Inheritance is White, poor credit scores, Black. A missing woman is White and a fugitive on the loose is Black.
tmz.com | Posted Aug 10th 2009 3:57PM by TMZ Staff | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment
The L.A. County Coroner's Office has completed the autopsy on Michael Jackson. The report, which includes cause of death, has been written -- but it i...
AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 08.21.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Investigators looking into the chain of events that led City Hall to spend an estimated $1.4 million for police protection and oth...
People | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment
Mischa Barton has been placed under involuntary psychiatric hold, Access Hollywood reports, citing a source. According to Access, the 23-year-old act...
Sarah Tofte | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics
Two weeks ago, the L.A County Sheriff's Department announced that in May, it stopped testing rape kits indefinitely because of a lack of funds. The backlog: 12,500 untested cases.
AP | LINDA DEUTSCH and THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 08.02.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The investigation of Michael Jackson's death is widening as questions intensify about the drugs he took, the doctors who provided ...
Norm Stamper | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics
The new Drug Czar: "The discussion about legalization is not a part of the president's vocabulary under any circumstances and it's not a part of mine."
Len Levitt | Posted 07.25.2009 | New York
In modern America's longest undeclared law enforcement feud, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton has recently one-upped NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly.
AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 07.10.2009 | Home
LOS ANGELES — The parents of a woman slain 23 years ago are demanding to know why it took so long for Los Angeles police to focus on one of thei...
AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 06.07.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Chris Brown's attorney has requested police files regarding the alleged beating of Rihanna _ including an investigation into a leaked ...
Maria Hinojosa | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics
There is an underreported backlog in the processing of rape kits which is delaying and sometimes denying justice for tens of thousands of American women.
E! Online | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment
Los Angeles police have opened an internal investigation into who illicitly leaked a close-up photograph of Rihanna's brutalized face purportedly take...
AP | ANTHONY McCARTNEY | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors said Tuesday they want more evidence from police before determining whether to press charges against Chris Brown, who'...
Brad Balfour | Posted 12.13.2008 | Entertainment
"My wife and I are both Libertarian; she was a Democrat and I was a Republican, and we both met in the middle somewhere."
Steve Parker | Posted 07.29.2008 | Living
San Diego counts so many bodies and seriously injured people from street racing they say it is at "epidemic" levels and is a public health problem.
AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say they are looking into allegations that someone drugged Britney Spears but have not decided whether to open ...
AP | Posted 11.17.2009 | Los Angeles