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Two detectives in the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Division say they were ordered to investigate Mayor Karen Bass shortly after her election at the behest of Chief Michel Moore, accusations the chief denied.The detectives filed the complaints with the Office of the Inspector General alleging that Moore called for Internal Affairs investigators to conduct an inquiry into a USC scholarship that Bass received.Bass’ USC scholarship had come under scrutiny during the 2022 election, when her opponent in the mayoral race, Rick…

As DaBaby heads toward trial for felony battery in Los Angeles, the rapper is seeking detailed personnel records for the controversial Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective who investigated the claim DaBaby sucker-punched a 64-year-old man who tried to break up a video shoot at a rented mansion three years ago. DaBaby, whose legal name is Jonathan Kirk, believes the records will uncover evidence that LAPD Det. Brett Hayhoe, the lead detective on his case, engaged in acts of “misconduct or bias,” court…

Multitalent Michael B. Jordan has a booming career, as both a bankable film star and, thanks to Creed III, filmmaker. But the 36 year-old Black Panther icon recently made headlines for something other than his work. Specifically, Jordan crashed his blue Ferrari into a crashed car weeks ago. And after video of the crash went viral, the LAPD is apparently investigating. Let’s break it all down.The incident occurred a few weeks ago, as his Ferrari reportedly crashed into a parked Kira Niro SUV. There’s been some chatter…

Hours into a standoff with a barricaded suspect in northeast Los Angeles earlier this year, a Black officer said he was cornered by a white lieutenant who berated him for sporting a beard that was longer than permitted by LAPD regulations.“This department is accepting anything now,” the lieutenant said, according to a complaint filed in the case. The officer who reported the incident declined to comment and asked that his name be withheld, citing fear of retaliation within the department.The officer explained in his…

Scores of demonstrators rallying in solidarity with Palestinians are expected to protest outside a Westwood fundraiser for President Biden on Friday evening, drawing an ominous warning from the Los Angeles Police Department that “violence of any kind will not be tolerated.”The department said in a post on social media platform X that it was “aware of possible first amendment activity” and was working with the Secret Service to deploy additional officers and other resources to “ensure the highest level of public…

Los Angeles police have launched an investigation into a protest Thursday at the Brentwood home of the president of a pro-Israeli lobbying group, with footage on social media showing them igniting smoke devices in the street and spattering fake blood on the property.The incident, which police are investigating as a possible hate crime, is the latest in Los Angeles after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, prompting Israel to bombard and invade Gaza, the Palestinian enclave that Hamas controls. The crisis has roiled Los…

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating whether several men were initially turned away at a police station when they tried to a report that someone paid them hundreds of dollars to dispose of human remains, Chief Michel Moore confirmed Tuesday.The remains are believed to belong to Mei Haskell, whose husband, Samuel Bond Haskell, was charged Monday with three counts of murder in connection with the disappearance of his wife and in-laws.Authorities said Haskell tried to get day laborers to remove what he…

With a backdrop of fireworks and standing ovations from start to finish, Mexican banda Fuerza Regida made its debut at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles in front of thousands of fans that filled the home of LAFC.The event lived up to the expectations of the band’s lead singer, Jesús Ortiz Paz, better known as JOP, who proclaimed several times throughout the night that ‘this wasn’t a concert but a drunken party.”The flowing beer and tequila did lead to some fights between concertgoers, and the stadium’s security kept up a steady…

With negotiations over a new salary contract dragging on last month, the Los Angeles Police Protective League’s vice president, Jerretta Sandoz, hopped on Facebook to speak her mind.In a comment that was apparently later deleted, the union leader for more than 9,000 LAPD officers laid out what she saw as the hardships of being a cop in L.A.: hostile City Council members, a ban on displaying the “thin blue line” flag and the lack of a “great” contract.Sandoz advised departing LAPD officers to find jobs in communities…

A jury awarded $13.1 million in damages Wednesday to two male Los Angeles police officers who sued the city for gender discrimination, alleging they were singled out in an internal investigation into whoever drew a Hitler-like mustache on an arrestee.The case stems from a January 2017 incident in which officers Stephen Glick and Alfred Garcia and their two female police partners responded to a suspected drunk driving collision, according to their suit.The officers arrested a motorist. After he was found passed out in his…