Jim McDonnell arrives at the LAPD helm with mixed signals, expected to fight crime and boost neighborhood safety, among other ...

Nearly five years after George Floyd's murder by a Minneapolis police officer, the force is taking lessons from Los Angeles police who worked through the aftermath of the 1992 beating of Rodney King.

Charlie Beck and Michael Moore were officers in LA during the 1992 riots after Rodney King's beating at the hands of police. They stayed through the turmoil and each went on to lead LAPD.

Willie Williams, who presided over the department from 1992 to 1997, was a community organizer in uniform ... Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff. So while he is a creature of the ...

At the time, LAPD said four officers, including a lieutenant and a sergeant, had been assigned home with their police powers stripped ... of recordings while in uniform and in a public building ...

The 1920s were a period of great change. Vintage photographs provide a glimpse at what life was like for women throughout the decade.

Georgia Ann Hill Robinson was the first Black female police officer appointed to the Los Angeles Police Department, and possibly the country, in 1916. She worked for the LAPD for 12 years ...