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Marines train for Afghanistan by patrolling streets of Los Angeles

A tough-talking, muscular Los Angeles police sergeant steadily rattled off tips to a young Marine riding shotgun as they raced in a patrol car to a drug bust: Be aware of your surroundings. Watch people's body language. Build rapport.

2 off-duty Los Angeles police officers held in pistol-whipping

WHITTIER, Calif. -- Authorities say two off-duty Los Angeles police officers have been arrested after a man was pistol-whipped during a confrontation.

Rapper Kid Cudi Held at Gunpoint by LAPD

Monica Herrera ABC News 12/23/2009

LAPD reduces majority of rape kit backlog

Rick Orlov LA Daily News 11/05/2009
Rapper Kid Cudi Held at Gunpoint by LAPD

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Kid Cudi was held at gunpoint by police in Los Angeles Tuesday, in a case of mistaken identity during a search for suspected robbers.

LAPD reduces majority of rape kit backlog

CLEARED: Number of cases yet to be DNA tested shrinks from 7,038 last year to 2,527.

Los Angeles mayor picks new police chief

Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, a 33-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, has been chosen to replace Chief William Bratton, the Los Angeles mayor's office said Tuesday.

U.S. judge ends federal oversight of the Los Angeles Police Department

Declaring that the Los Angeles Police Department has reformed itself significantly after decades of corruption and brutality complaints, a U.S. judge on Friday ended a long-running period of federal oversight.

 
Los Angeles detective charged in 1986 murder

A veteran police officer accused of killing her ex-boyfriend's wife in 1986 rose through the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department for two decades, even as the victim's father pleaded with police to investigate her.