A Los Angeles police officer who mistakenly shot a teenager last year after seeing a group of boys with a replica gun was justified in opening fire, even though the wounded teen hadn't been ...

The Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday that an officer shot and injured a 15-year-old in the back after spotting him in an alley next to someone who appeared to be aiming a handgun.

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck says one of two men fatally shot by officers in separate incidents during the weekend had pointed what turned out to be a replica handgun.

When Cecilia Dominguez joined the Los Angeles Police Department in the late 1960s, women wore skirts and their badges designated them as “policewoman.” The badges changed in the early 1970s to ...

Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department have released video of a police shooting that occurred last month in South L.A. after a 25-year-old man pointed a replica gun at two officers. The ...

Authorities with the Los Angeles Police Department have released video of a police shooting that occurred last month in South L.A. after a 25-year-old man pointed a replica gun at two officers.