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Matthew Barragan comes from a Central Valley immigrant family and cut his teeth defending the rights of indigent farmworkers facing deportation. Now he’s responsible for civilian oversight of the LAPD.
The police video, spliced together from officers’ body-worn cameras and surveillance footage, showed confusion in the moments leading up to the shooting of Jillian Lauren this month.
The Department of Justice is investigating L.A. County over alleged waits of up to 18 months for gun permits, a case that legal experts say could have far-reaching implications.
Federal prosecutors say the fearsome reputation of the Rollin’ 60s gang allowed Eugene “Big U” Henley to intimidate businesses and people for decades.
Privacy advocates pointed to LAPD policies that allow information-sharing with federal immigration authorities as cause for concern in the Trump era.
Some police officials are pushing back after a wealthy community gifted the department scores of controversial, high-tech cameras that scan license plates.
A Los Angeles police officer who killed a mentally ill man last year in Koreatown employed questionable tactics but was justified in using deadly force, the department’s oversight body ruled.
LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell has removed the head of the department’s constitutional policing office, a lawyer who had drawn the wrath of the police union for her role in releasing thousands of mugshot-style photos of officers.
Former Sgt. Randy Rangel alleged the LAPD retaliated against him after he accused a colleague of overtime fraud. A jury awarded him $4.5 million.
The union for rank-and-file officers claimed Cmdr. Lillian Carranza unlawfully accessed emails, surveys and other communications intended only for lower-ranking cops.
