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Los Angeles 7-Eleven robbed of thousands in cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets by large mob

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The remains of a Guatemalan national missing since June were found buried in the backyard of a San Fernando Valley home, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday. (LAPD photo)

Los Angeles police find remains of Guatemalan missing since June

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

The Los Angeles Police Department headquarters building is seen downtown Los Angeles, Friday, July 8, 2022. The LAPD says its YouTube account was suspended after posting video of a violent attack in an attempt to get the public's help and that its appeal for reinstatement was denied. The announcement was posted on social media site X. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

YouTube briefly suspends LAPD for sharing violent assault video

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month with supporters at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. An armed man who allegedly was impersonating a federal officer was taken into custody outside the event. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Armed man accused of impersonating officer detained at Kennedy campaign event in LA

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Many of the bees kept by members of the Flathead Valley Beekeepers Guild are locally sourced from swarms each spring and summer, Aug. 24, 2020, in Kalispell, Mont. (Jeremy Weber/The Daily Inter Lake via AP)

Bee swarm in Los Angeles suburb injures 3, sending them to the hospital

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department shows guns and ammunition that were found in an L.A. apartment. A man who reportedly made violent threats was arrested and investigators found a cache of guns and ammunition in his Hollywood high-rise apartment, where several rifles were pointed at a nearby park, police said Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP)

Police: ‘High chance’ of Hollywood mass shooting prevented

By Stefanie Dazio - Associated Press

Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Will Smith would face little more than a slap if charged

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

Riot police try to control a crowd on the street as football fans celebrate after the Los Angels Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals during the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Rams fans celebrate Super Bowl win with ‘violent and destructive’ behavior

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

Los Angeles Police Department PIO Capt. Stacy Spell, second from left, speaks in a press conference at the scene where two people were struck by gunfire in a shooting at the Burlington Coat Factory store in North Hollywood, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Mom says 14-year-old shot by LA police died in her arms

By Stefanie Dazio, Christopher Weber and Morgan Lee - Associated Press

A votive candle and flowers are left for a teen who was fatally shot at a department store in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. The coroner's office has identified the 14-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police the day before, when officers fired on an assault suspect and a bullet went through the wall and struck the girl as she was in a clothing store dressing room. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

LAPD video shows officer shooting that killed 14-year-old girl hiding in dressing room

By Stefanie Dazio and Christopher Weber - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, a woman holds a sign during a protest at the state house in Trenton, N.J. Religious objections, once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from various required vaccines, are becoming a much more widely used loophole against the COVID-19 shot. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Religious exemption requests grow as vaccine mandates rise

By Colleen Long and Andrew Demillo - Associated Press

LA police officer suspected of possessing child porn

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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2021 file photo, Lady Gaga sings the national anthem during President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) served several search and arrest warrants as a result of the investigation in the robbery of Lady Gaga's two stolen French bulldogs and shooting of her dog walker, Ryan Fischer, authorities announced Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool, File)

5 arrested in violent robbery of Lady Gaga’s dogs

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

This June 28, 2019 file photo shows Lady Gaga performing in the second annual Stonewall Day honoring the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, hosted by Pride Live and iHeartMedia in New York. Officials say Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and her two French bulldogs stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery. Los Angeles police are seeking two suspects, thought it’s not known if both were armed, in connection with the Wednesday night shooting. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File)

Lady Gaga bulldogs: 5 arrested in theft, shooting

By Stefanie Dazio - Associated Press

Los Angeles Police Department investigates the scene of a drive-by shooting at 7th and Figueroa Streets where an Uber driver was shot and killed Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles police fatally shot a man early Tuesday morning after he allegedly went on a violent rampage in the city's downtown, shooting several people — killing two of them, including a newlywed — seemingly at random before leading police on an hours-long chase that ended in a standoff on a freeway overpass in Orange County, Calif. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via AP)

Suspect in deadly LA shooting rampage shot, killed by police

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

Man wearing body armor killed by police after confrontation

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LAPD investigating report of George Floyd ‘Valentine’

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Los Angeles police sergeant dies of COVID-19 complications

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Los Angeles’ community policing program to expand citywide

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press

Police can’t access LAPD gang database records after scandal

By STEFANIE DAZIO - Associated Press