LAPD responds to 40 calls an hour for the homeless, as they battle too few cops and not enough jail cells

For the Los Angeles Police Department, it’s the endless cycle of homelessness and a mental health crisis that has plagued the ...
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LAPD approves $2.1 million expansion of drone first responder program

The program raised surveillance concerns from the public and commissioners at the city’s police commission meeting.
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LAPD on Track to Launch Drone as First Responder Program

An LAPD proposal to buy 24 drones and other equipment as part of the department's plans to use them as first responders was ...

Nithya Raman declared 'Defund the police.' Now she says L.A. shouldn't lose more cops

"We need to maintain the size of our police force, and grapple with the fact that even the size of our existing police force is not enough to respond to 911 calls in a timely fashion," Raman said.