Los Angeles Police Department

Margie Carranza, Emma Hernandez Get $4.2 Million for Being Shot by Cops Hunting Dorner

The city of Los Angeles will pay $4.2 million to Margie Carranza and Emma Hernandez, the mother and daughter newspaper deliverywomen who had their small pickup--and, in the case of one, herself--shot up by LAPD cops protecting the Torrance home of a Chris Dorner target.Carmen Trutanich, the LA city ... More >>

Dale Wayne Ziesmer, Honored LAPD Cop, Has Domestic Violence Case Against Him Dismissed

An LAPD cop, who Orange County prosecutors sought to have jailed without bail "based on the nature of the criminal threat" the San Clemente man allegedly posed to his wife, had his case dismissed last week because the Mrs. refuses to testify.Orange County Superior Court Judge Steven Bromberg on Mar ... More >>

Christopher Jordan Dorner Nightmare Fallout: $40,000 to Ladies Whose Truck Cops Shot Up

Remember those two ladies whose truck and, in the case of one, selves were shot up by Los Angeles Police Department officers freaked out during the manhunt for presumed cop killer-turned-charcoal briquette Christopher Jordan Dorner? The City of LA has agreed to cut Emma Hernandez and Maggie Carranza ... More >>

Christopher Jordan Dorner Manhunt Reward Fund to Get $100,000 Boost from City of Irvine

When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Police Chief Charlie Beck announced a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of then-living fugitive Christopher Jordan Dorner on Feb. 10, they were surrounded by other city and police officials from LA, Irvine, Riversid ... More >>

Chris Dorner Affidavit: Randal Quan Called Irvine Police the Night His Daughter and Would-Be Son-in-Law Were Found Slain

Randal Quan, the father of one of the first murder victims pinned to rampaging LAPD washout Christopher Jordan Dorner, called the Irvine Police Department watch commander right after initial media reports of two people being killed at a condo complex Feb. 3 out of fear his daughter may have been one ... More >>

Christopher Dorner Nightmare Relived by LAPD Couple of Irvine Phil and Emada Tingirides

An Irvine couple who, along with their family, may have been the No. 1 target of the late Christopher Jordan Dorner talked with the media in Los Angeles today about the six-day nightmare.Phil Tingirides, the LAPD captain who chaired the panel that recommended Dorner's termination from the force, and ... More >>

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Puts His Officers and Victims in Orange County First and Foremost

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck held a wide-ranging press conference this morning on the Christopher Jordan Dorner case, which plunged Southern California into a nightmare after the former La Palma resident is believed to have killed an Irvine couple out of revenge before taking the ... More >>

[UPDATED with Gunshot Likely Killed Him:] Christopher Jordan Dorner was the Man in Burned-Down Cabin: Coroner

See the update at the bottom of page 2 on the belief that a single gunshot killed the suspect, the San Bernardino County sheriff defending his deputies and the latest on the reward.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 14, 10:56 A.M.: Had Christopher Jordan Dorner lived and been taken into custody, the Orange County ... More >>

[UPDATED with Hot Gassing Defended:] Christopher Jordan Dorner War Is Over!

See the update at the end of page 5 on the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department defending the use of "hot gas," which could have sparked the cabin fire, on the suspect.ORIGINAL POST, FEB. 7, 9:48 A.M.: The word coming out of the Los Angeles Police Department this morning is meant to apply to t ... More >>

10 Who Have Been or Could be Mistaken for Manhunt Subject Christopher Jordan Dorner

Thanks to Facebook, fan sites and law enforcement alerts, it seems as if we have seen every known photo and video of Christopher Jordan Dorner created over the past decade or so.But that hasn't stopped lookiloos, his hunters and conspiracy theorists from confusing the 33-year-old with a whole bunch ... More >>

Christopher Jordan Dorner Manhunt: Make the Million-Dollar Reward Check Out to My Dad

Adios, mofos! Or, more appropriately, aloha, as I'm blowing this Orange County taco stand for Hawaii. That's because my 85-year-old father called a tip into the LAPD's million-dollar, find-Chris-Dorner hotline Sunday that he's sure is going to pay off and win him the loot so he can relocate from Smo ... More >>

Christopher Jordan Dorner Manifesto Includes Likes (Like Larry David) and Dislikes (NRA)

Christopher Jordan Dorner's infamous manifesto identifies around 40 Southern California law enforcement officers he believes have wronged him. Indeed, those passages burn most of the rambling post's 6,000 words. But Dorner also cites films, TV shows, celebrities, athletes and newsmen he likes, inclu ... More >>

Facebook Fan Pages Support Manhunt Suspect Chris Dorner

Perhaps the public's outrage at years of police brutality and cover- ups is justified, or perhaps people simply have their heads planted firmly in their own asses. In either case, fan pages supporting accused cop killer Chris Dorner have been popping up around Facebook. Featuring titles such as "Chr ... More >>

Christopher Dorner, Ex-Cop & Irvine Murder Suspect, Allegedly Declares War on LAPD in Manifesto Outling Department Corruption

Southern California law enforcement is on high alert tonight as one of its own has turned the tables on police and declared in a chilling manifesto, "You will now live the life of the prey . . . You have misjudged a sleeping giant."Those are the alleged words of 33-year-old Christopher Jordan D ... More >>

Robert Pimental, Retired Teacher Living in Newport Beach, Accused of Abusing 20 Kids

A Newport Beach man, who had been a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher from 1974 through March 2012, is accused of having abused at least 20 children and one adult, according to police in LA.Robert Pimental, 57, was arrested Wednesday, charged by prosecutors with eight counts of continuous ... More >>

'Gangster Squad' Shows LA's Finest

Cop-turned-screenwriter Will Beall faces the thin-blue-line edit

Dale Wayne Ziesmer, Honored LAPD Cop, Charged for Violent Threats Against Woman

A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who was recently recognized for helping find emergency mental health services for people on the streets was charged today with making a violent criminal threat against a woman he lives with in San Clemente. The Orange County District Attorney's office ... More >>

Jeffry Paul Quinton, Veteran LAPD Cop and Security Guard, Cops to Surf and Sand Thefts

A veteran Los Angeles Police Department officer who moonlighted as a Surf and Sand security guard was sentenced today to jail and probation after copping to repeatedly stealing cash from the tony Laguna Beach resort.Through a court deal, Jeffry Paul Quinton, pleaded guilty to two felonies and Judge ... More >>

Joshua Chong, LAPD Sergeant, Escapes Responsibility For Murder Threats in OC

In exchange for the Orange County District Attorney's office dropping two criminal charges--a felony and a misdemeanor, an emotionally unstable Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sergeant pleaded guilty to a third misdemeanor count of phone text harassing a woman who'd spurned his affections.Thank ... More >>

LAPD Sergeant Sues Brass Over Duct-Duck Gaming of 91 Express Lanes Tolls in OC

A lawsuit in the hands of a Los Angeles jury alleges an LAPD sergeant was retaliated against by supervisors because he exposed a police captain avoiding tolls while driving his patrol car on the 91 Express Lanes between the 57 freeway in Orange County and the Riverside County line.James Abbate claim ... More >>

Victor Hugo Zayas' 'Obra' of Art

The Laguna Art Museum hosts a perfect exhibition on the Mexican-American painter/scultpor

[UPDATED with Arrestee Account:] Reports: Santa Ana Occupiers Finally Released

UPDATE DEC 5, 2011 1:15 P.M.: Lest you think all Occupiers arrested last week outside Los Angeles City Hall are just a bunch of whiny liberals spouting trumped-up claims of police brutality, we present  Massimo Marini. The 28-year-old activist was among at least four Orange County Occupiers nab ... More >>

Amy Ahearn, Saddleback College Professor Missing Since August, Found Safe in South LA

​A Saddleback College English professor who has been missing since August was found Friday night in South Los Angeles. Lake Forest 40-year-old Amy Ahearn, whose family believes she may suffer from a degenerative brain disease, was found by Los Angeles Police Department officers Friday night.

[UPDATED with Fullerton Police Cite People For Honking At Protest:] Kelly Thomas' Story Goes National

​UPDATE, SEPT. 10, 6:27 P.M.: Fullerton police officers have had little to no presence at the Kelly Thomas protests outside their building for the past several weeks. Today, however, they stepped up enforcement and issued citations to three motorists who honked as they drove past the protest. ... More >>

Former Queens of the Stone Age Bassist Nick Oliveri Arrested

​TMZ reported today that it took a Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. team  to coax former Queens of the Stone Age Bassist, 39-year-old Nick Oliveriout of his Hollywood duplex and into custody yesterday. According to the tabloid, Oliveri had a fight with his girlfriend two days ago. He al ... More >>

Imperial Stars Face Charges for Freeway Stunt

​Remember Imperial Stars? The trio from Garden Grove who thought it would be a great idea if they blocked three lanes of the 101 to play a song called...(wait for it) "Traffic Jam 101?" And then announced to anyone who'd listen that it was to "benefit displaced children of America?" Well, the Regi ... More >>

[UPDATED with Staples Center Suit:] Lucas Tang, OC 2 y.o., Falls to Death at Lakers-Warriors Game

​UPDATE, MAY 25, 1:44 P.M.: The family of the Garden Grove toddler who fell to his death during a Lakers-Warriors game in November has filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the Staples Center.Unspecified damages and an injunction barring any more events at Staples until protective rail ... More >>

OFWGKTA's Frank Ocean Arrested, Released and Working With Nas

​Odd Future's R&B crooner Frank Ocean unleashed some angry tweets in the direction of LAPD after an apparent arrest on April 28. Read Ocean's early-morning tweets, which have since been removed from his Twitter page, after the jump.

[UPDATED Further Details About Murder Investigation from KCBS] Notorious B.I.G. Murder Case Reopened

Myspace.com​UPDATE, 4 A.M.,Feb. 14: On CBS 2 News at 11 after the Grammy broadcast last night, KCBS featured a report on the newly-hot Wallace murder. Former LAPD robbery/homicide detective Russell Poole claims that he has a jailhouse source implicating both David Mack (who, according to court doc ... More >>

[UPDATED:] Lucas Anthony Tang, Toddler Who Plunged to His Death at Staples Center, Was From OC

​Update, November 24, 11:25 a.m.: The Los Angeles Police Department's juvenile division is still investigating the death of Lucas Anthony Tang, who fell from a luxury box at the Staples Center Sunday night.However, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has determined  the Garden Grove 2-yea ... More >>

John X. Vach, LAPD Detective and Costa Mesa Tow Firm Owner, Up on Fraud, Theft Charges

​A Los Angeles Police Department detective who owns a Costa Mesa towing business is up on charges of workers compensation fraud, perjury, and attempted grand theft.John X. Vach, a 15-year LAPD veteran who is now on paid administrative leave, is accused of having filed a fraudulent medical claim in ... More >>

Killing for the Cartel

Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

The Day in Pot: 3/25/10

​An initiative to legalize marijuana has made the November ballot, according to state election officials. Polling shows a majority of California voters favor marijuana legalization. The pot-position (how about Prop. 4/20?) would allow adults 21 or older to possess up to an ounce of weed for perso ... More >>

Rodney Alcala's Murderous Romp Through Polite Society Brings Him to an Orange County Courtroom Again

Today in Music News: Kid Cudi, John Lennon, Christina Aguilera, 'American Idol'

LAPD assholes hold Kid Cudi at gunpoint "in a case of mistaken identity."John Lennon's star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame--thought to be stolen--has been relocated next to George Harrison's, Ringo Starr's scheduled to join February 8.TMZ makes big deal of Christina Aguilera fender bender in West Holl ... More >>

Court Slams LAPD For Illegally Seizing Medical Marijuana Profits

​In a remarkable opinion issued today with potential Orange County implications, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit blasted the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for committing "highly objectionable," "tainted," "reckless," "misleading" and "illegal" conduct in a 2005 atte ... More >>

La Voz de Aztlan Trying to Erase Its Most Infamous Jew-Bashing Moment

In its latest screed, the Jew-bashing, gay-trashing La Voz de Aztlán (run by former Buena Park employee and eternal loon Hector Carreón) turns the tragedy that was the murder of an Arizona girl and her father by one branch of Minutemen Know Nothings into an opportunity to put a Jewish sheen on ant ... More >>

Pat Boone Talibanizes ACLU Over LAPD Special Order 40

Pat Boone. American.The ACLU says the California Court of Appeals decision today to uphold the Los Angeles Police Department's use of Special Order 40--a decades old policy prohibiting officers from using immigration status to initiate investigations--"strikes a balance between immigrants' rights to ... More >>

Saturday's Headlines & Surprises: A Sanchez Cookbook!

Police State: Politicians of both major political parties who are frightened by police unions have written laws that give police incredibly wide latitude to use force against citizens and keep their own wrongdoings secret. And, of course, police departments routinely grab even more power for themse ... More >>

Dumping Umberg

This just in from the Los Angeles Police Protective League: LAPPL REVOKES ENDORSEMENT OF TOM UMBERG Los Angeles, June 1, 2006- In a highly dramatic move, the Los Angeles Police Protective League today withdrew its endorsement for Tom Umberg, who is running for State Senate District in the 34th Dist ... More >>

The Gilchristification of OC

Mondays student walkout shows the past aint dead. It isnt even passed

Diary of a Mad County

Jan. 11 - Jan. 17

!Ask a Mexican!

Peter Torres, City Council District 9

Terror-Fied

The War on Terror begins at home. My home.

Who's Your Daddy

Hey, since your countrys ruling over mine, can I rule over yours?

Our Dark Blue Places

Ellroy via Shelton

Pompeii Dog

Irvine agitators stuff selves at San Pedros Elias Cafe

Damn System!