The Los Angeles Police Department issued a citywide tactical alert due to “incidents” near the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison where federal officers were seen shooting tear gas ...

Flight data reveals LAPD's use of drones for surveillance at protests, raising privacy concerns. The department's actions conflict with its stated privacy commitments, sparking public debate.

Bloodthirsty ‘No Kings’ protestors threw bottles at two police horses and injured an officer at last weekend’s mayhem-filled riots, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. The demonstrations ...

A police officer aims a less-lethal weapon at a demonstrator during a protest in Los Angeles in 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Three prominent activists have filed a lawsuit against the Los ...

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DOWNTOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two protests in downtown Los Angeles on Friday and Saturday were overall peaceful before the night fell, and smaller groups of demonstrators faced off with law ...

The Los Angeles Police Department is facing a lawsuit alleging an officer shot three prominent activists at point-blank range with less-lethal rounds during a protest last summer, it was announced on ...

Police arrested five people for failing to disperse near the Federal Building after a non-permitted protest attracted a crowd of 200 to 300 people in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. The Los Angeles ...