The LAPD was among the first police departments to have a dedicated tactical team, forming SWAT in the wake of the 1965 Watts uprising. The unit developed such a big reputation worldwide that ...
An armed suspect who exchanged gunfire with Los Angeles Police Department officers at a Woodland Hills motel failed to come out and was found dead inside when a SWAT team made entry, authorities said ...
On Wednesday, a jury ruled in favor of former Los Angeles Police Department Sgt ... has made allegations of ‘unlawful killings’ by SWAT members and department cover-ups of the alleged ...
A suspect gunman was taken into custody one day after the shooting of two security guards who were wounded outside a Target store in downtown Los Angeles.
On Wednesday, a jury ruled in favor of former Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Timothy Colomey in his suit alleging he was retaliated against for reporting misconduct, the Los Angeles Times reports.
But luckily, he wasn’t going anywhere. The quick-thinking driver had taken the keys. More LAPD officers arrived, but the suspect refused to exit the vehicle. When the police SWAT team got to the scene ...