Police Chief Jim McDonnell promised the department was taking the matter seriously but cautioned city laws prohibit the ...

“She was robbed of a quinceañera, a prom, a graduation, the career she so passionately dreamed of, and so much more," Crystal ...

A Times analysis of police shootings over past decade found that officers are rarely — if ever — punished for firing bullets ...

The Federal Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism announced it will visit 10 university campuses that have experienced ...

LOS ANGELES - Authorities are asking for the public's help and offering a $50,000 reward for information in the 2006 unsolved ...

Baron Davis, the South Central L.A. legend, is navigating the transition of life after hoops with his second love: rapping.

Even before Ice-T introduced "gangsta rap" to the West Coast, Toddy Tee's "Batterram" shone a spotlight on a common tactic of the 1980s Los Angeles Police Department: busting down suspected drug ...

An LAPD officer attends a graduation ceremony in 2013 for new recruits who have completed training at the police academy. (Los Angeles Times) ...