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Norwalk Hires LAPD Veteran as Director of Public Safety

A 28-year veteran with the Los Angeles Police Department has been named Norwalk’s new director of public safety. Osbaldo “Ozzie” Ramos succeeds Dennis Kato, who had been at the position on an interim basis since May 13, 2021. Ramos took over on Nov. 7. “Ozzie’s unique experiences will further expand the effectiveness of our city’s […]

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Police News – LAPD Tactics Criticized as Police Use Projectiles to Disperse Rams Fans Downtown

When Los Angeles police officers moved in to disperse rowdy Super Bowl revelers in downtown L.A. on Sunday night, they did so using a controversial weapon: hard-foam projectile launchers. At least nine times over the course of several hours, officers fired the weapons as they chased unruly celebrators through the streets and broke up gatherings

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Police Pursuit Drags On More than Six Hours, Outlasts LAPD Gas Tanks

A driver was arrested early Wednesday in the Inland Empire after leading police on a bizarre, six-hour-plus chase that began in South Los Angeles, during which he repeatedly slowed to a near-stop before speeding off again. Michael Zinkiewitz, 35, of San Pedro, was taken into custody about 1:30 a.m. on the eastbound San Bernardino (10)

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LAPD Chief Tells 10,000 Officers To Be Ready For Deployment Ahead Of Inauguration

The LAPD has instructed all of the department’s officers to be in uniform and prepared to be deployed in the days leading up to the presidential inauguration scheduled for next week. An LAPD spokesperson confirmed to CBSLA a report Thursday from the New York Times which stated that while there was no specific threat to

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Four LAPD Officers Hospitalized After Pursuit of Carjackers Ends in Violent Crash

Four Los Angeles police officers were injured early Monday when the pursuit of carjacking suspects ended in a violent crash on a freeway onramp in Pacoima, authorities said. Officers were patrolling the Tujunga area about 4:20 a.m. when they saw a white Mercedes-Benz ML350 SUV and decided to run the vehicle’s license plate number. The

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LAPD used drone for first time in recent Koreatown standoff that ended with arrest of robbery suspect

By JOSH CAIN | jcain@scng.com | Los Angeles Daily News PUBLISHED: January 15, 2019 at 3:28 pm | UPDATED: January 15, 2019 at 3:33 pm The Los Angeles Police Department used a drone for the first time during a standoff last week between SWAT officers and a robbery suspect in Koreatown. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday the drone was used to

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Off-Duty LAPD Cop Hurt, Suspect Wounded in North Hills Shooting

An off-duty officer was injured and a suspect was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning (December 20) in North Hills. A call came in at 1:01 a.m. about an off-duty officer needing help around the same time officers received reports of someone being shot, according to Sgt. Andrew Kukla of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission

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