Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1h
Armed With Just a Badge, Los Angeles’ First Policewoman Protected the City’s Most Vulnerable in the Early 20th Century
Alice Stebbins Wells patrolled dance halls, skating rinks, penny arcades and movie theaters, keeping these public spaces free ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN1d
LAPD expediting investigation into racist remarks, Chief McDonnell says
In light of a whistleblower’s complaint that alleged racism and discrimination by officers within the Los Angeles Police ...
PinkNews on MSN21h
LAPD officer shoots and kills ‘kidnapped’ trans woman after she calls 911 for help
A trans woman, Linda Becerra Moran, who called the police for help after claiming she had been kidnapped, was shot dead by ...
'Just Tell Her To Calm Down': Police Shoot Trans Woman Who Called 911 For Help
The incident has "chilling connotations" for survivors of sexual violence, a nonprofit director who had worked with the woman told the Los Angeles Times.
Joseph Wambaugh, Creator of ‘Police Story’ and ‘Onion Field’ Writer, Dies at 88
Joseph Wambaugh, the former LAPD officer who brought realism to the "Police Story" TV series and books like "The Onion Field, ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
Joseph Wambaugh, ex-LAPD officer who wrote ‘The Onion Field’ and other bestsellers, dies at 88
The author, who previously lived in Newport Beach, died in Rancho Mirage after having esophageal cancer, a friend said.