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Last spring, Los Angeles police officials decided to deal with a problem.Their officers, like cops across the U.S., had been trained for decades in the art of pretextual stops: Pull over a driver for a minor infraction such as broken taillight, use something vaguely suspicious — a shaking hand, a whiff of pot — to justify a search, hope to find drugs or weapons.The tactic is legal and has led to plenty of seizures. But Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore and the civilian oversight commission were grappling…

Known around the Los Angeles Police Department as “Capt. Hollywood,” Cory Palka played the part.Tall and telegenic, the former police commander scored bit parts in Amazon Prime Video’s detective drama “Bosch.” He was a regular at Hollywood Boulevard star dedication ceremonies, where he mingled with such celebrities as Jack Black, Seth MacFarlane and Lynda Carter. He was once honored as a “Hero of Hollywood” by the Chamber of Commerce and picked up a lucrative off-duty assignment as a bodyguard for CBS’ former chief,…

The New York Attorney General’s Office released a sweeping report Wednesday that detailed an elaborate coverup at the highest levels of CBS in late 2017 and 2018 to try to contain allegations of sexual harassment by former chief Leslie Moonves.The report comes five years after a Los Angeles Police Department captain tipped off CBS executives, telling them a woman had come to the department’s Hollywood station to report that Moonves had allegedly assaulted her in the 1980s. The unidentified LAPD captain secretly provided…

Leslie 'Les' Moonves, president and chief executive officer of CBS Corp.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesParamount Global and former CBS chief Les Moonves agreed to make additional payments to settle an investigation by the New York State Attorney General's office, which disclosed further allegations involving the Los Angeles Police Department's role in the matter on Wednesday.The investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James found that a commanding officer with the LAPD had tipped off the former CBS…

By Elvia Limón and Laura BlaseyHello, it’s Wednesday, Oct. 19, and before we turn to today’s top news, we’d like to highlight a story on the sardine-like overcrowding in L.A. County that’s had deadly pandemic consequences. Brittny Mejia told us how the story came about (her co-writers were Liam Dillon, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee and Sandhya Kambhampati). It started when she met the Zubia family, whose patriarch died of COVID; she wrote of the family’s despair over their inability to protect him amid overcrowded housing.The…

Even though Los Angeles labor officials have called the leak of racist recordings involving three L.A. City Councilmembers a serious crime, the Los Angeles Police Department is not investigating who recorded and posted the clips because no one has filed a police report.The recordings took place at the offices of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, which has called the leak “illegal” and vowed to have those involved prosecuted. The union attempted to block the Los Angeles Times from publishing details of the…

An arrest is reported to have been made in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of PnB Rock.Per a regional NBC report, the Los Angeles Police Department has “made at least one arrest” in the case. A second individual alleged to have been involved in the murder, identified as Freddie Lee Trone, is said to still be at large.This story is being updated. An arrest is reported to have been made in connection with the ongoing investigation into the murder of PnB Rock.Per a regional NBC report, the Los…

Hollywood lost yet another star this past week in Anne Heche, who died at the age of 53 after sustaining injuries in a car crash. The accident occurred over a week ago and, shortly after, the Los Angeles Police Department launched an investigation into the matter. But now, the LAPD has confirmed that it is no longer probing the situation. All the while, stars from across the entertainment industry are paying tribute to Heche after her untimely passing. The LAPD announced the end of its investigation this past Friday, the…