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The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), the union representing nearly 9,000 rank-and-file officers in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against the city, alleging […] Read More
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) continues to grapple with a worsening staffing shortage as the number of its officers has dropped below 9,000 — a level not seen since […] Read More
In the midst of ongoing contract negotiations in June, Jerretta Sandoz, vice president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), sparked a heated debate with a Facebook post that […] Read More
The Los Angeles City Council voted 8–4 on May 23 to accept a donation of a robotic dog worth nearly $280,000 for the LAPD. The controversial dog-like device, named Spot, […] Read More
Law enforcement agencies in Southern California continue to face significant staffing shortages three years after a nationwide reckoning on policing triggered a wave of retirements and resignations among officers. According […] Read More
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently pledged to rebuild the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), which has lost around 1,000 officers since 2019, through her new budget proposal. Officials blame […] Read More
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