An LAPD helicopter responded to the scene and, while observing the chaos, was struck by a high-powered green laser. California again leads nation in ‘laser strikes’ on planes ...

Los Angeles police arrested a man on suspicion of shining a laser at their helicopter during a street takeover in Paramount over the weekend. It happened a little before 12:30 a.m. when officers ...

In the first-ever audit of the LAPD helicopter program, the City of Los Angeles Controller's Office found that 61% of its flight time is spent on low-priority incidents, costing L.A. taxpayers ...

An LAPD helicopter circles over a Los Angeles neighborhood on Nov. 14, 2024. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) ...

The skies over Los Angeles are the densest net of helicopter surveillance in the world. The LAPD’s aerial division is a constant presence over the poorest parts of the city. The glaring searchlights ...

A 27-year-old man suspected of shining a high-powered green laser at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter during a street takeover on the Los Angeles-Gardena border was taken into custody ...

A man who allegedly pointed a laser at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter while a street takeover investigation was underway was arrested and could face several years in prison ...

A man who allegedly pointed a laser at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter while a street takeover investigation was underway was arrested and could face several years in prison, police said in ...