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Mayor Garcetti, Chief Beck To Meet With President In Wake Of Recent Violence
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Mayor Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck will meet Wednesday with President Barack Obama to discuss efforts to build bridges between communities and law enforcement...
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Driver Armed With Sawed-Off Shotgun Fatally Shot By Police In San Bernardino,...
SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — A man was shot and killed after a confrontation with San Bernardino police Saturday night. According to a police spokesperson, Cody Wayne Jarrett, 26, was pulled over about...
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Man Shot And Killed By Police In Boyle Heights
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) — Police shot and killed a man in Boyle Heights Tuesday evening. The shooting happened near the intersection of North Breed Street and East Cesar Chavez Avenue at...
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Rally, March Held In Memory Of Unarmed Man Fatally Shot By Police In El Cajon
EL CAJON (CBSLA.com/AP) — Alfred Olango, the unarmed black man shot and killed by police in a suburb of San Diego, was remembered in a demonstration Saturday organized by clergy members and supporters...
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Rookie Officer Kills Unarmed Man, 73, Who They Thought Had A Gun
BAKERSFIELD (CBSLA.com/AP) — An unarmed 73-year-old man refused to take his hand out of his pocket and stop walking toward officers who believed he had a gun when they fatally shot him, the incoming...
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Police: Woman Brandishing Knife In Long Beach Shot, Killed By Officers
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) – A woman who was reportedly threatening people with a knife died after being shot by Long Beach police Sunday morning. The knife that was reportedly brandished by the suspect....
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$1.5M Settlement Reached In Lawsuit Over Fatal Police Shooting Of Ezell Ford
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles City Council approved a $1.5 million payment Wednesday to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of Ezell Ford over his fatal shooting by police three years...
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California Prison Officials: Whittier Suspect Was Not Released Early
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – A convicted felon authorities believe killed a Whittier police officer Monday in a shootout “was not released from state prison early,” the California Department of...
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LAPD Approves De-Escalation Techniques Designed To Curb Shootings
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) – The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners approved new policies Tuesday that call on officers to use more de-escalation techniques before resorting to deadly force. The...
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Man Shot, Killed By South Gate Police After Chase; 2 Arrested
PARAMOUNT (CBSLA.com/AP) — Authorities in Los Angeles County say South Gate police shot and killed a man who pointed a black object that appeared to be a gun at them after leading them on a chase...
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Investigation Continues Into Deadly Wilmington Police Shooting
WILMINGTON (CBSLA.com) — Authorities investigated a confrontation that left a suspected gunman dead and injured an LAPD officer. A report of a man with a gun in the Wilmington area was called in to...
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Woman Fatally Shot By Police Officers In Long Beach
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) – A woman was killed by police gunfire after drunkenly shooting at her boyfriend – an off-duty California Highway Patrol officer. No officers were injured in the shooting, which...
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Dog Fatally Shot By Long Beach Police Had Violent History
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — A Nevada woman remains hospitalized Monday after her dog attacked her and was later shot and killed by police. The dog attack was reported at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Carson...
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Man In His 70s Shot By Police In Sherman Oaks
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) — Investigators were on the scene in Sherman Oaks Tuesday where officers opened fire on a man who was armed with a steak knife. Los Angeles police officials say officers were...
View ArticleDeputies Fatally Shoot Man Who Cut Them With Knife
ARTESIA (CBSLA) — Deputies fatally shot a man who cut them with a knife, authorities said Monday. The deputy-involved shooting happened at 9:35 p.m. Sunday in the 22900 block of Droxford Street at...
View Article‘I Love This S—‘: Sheriff Caught Bragging About Fatal Shooting
CBS Local — A Tennessee sheriff is facing a lawsuit after body cam video captured the officer ordering deputies to shoot a fleeing suspect. White County Sheriff Oddie Shoupe was also reportedly...
View ArticleProsecutors Decline To File Charges In Police Shooting That Left Homeless Man...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA/AP) — A former Los Angeles police officer who shot and killed a homeless man during an altercation in Venice in May 2015 will not be charged, prosecutors announced Thursday. Los...
View ArticleStephon Clark Shooting: Protesters Take To Streets For 2nd Day; Kings, Sen....
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA) — The fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Sacramento this week has prompted hundreds of demonstrators to take to the Capitol city’s streets and a freeway. Protesters...
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Family, Mourners Attend Funeral For Stephon Clark In Sacramento
(CBS News) — Family and mourners of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by Sacramento police, attended a church funeral Thursday in Sacramento. The Rev. Al Sharpton was tapped to...
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Baton Rouge Police Officer Who Shot Alton Sterling Fired; Videos Released
(CNN) — Baton Rouge Police Officer Blane Salamoni has been fired for violating use-of-force polices in the Alton Sterling shooting, Police Chief Murphy Paul told reporters Friday evening. Salamoni’s...
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