The family of a man shot and killed by Tustin police has been awarded $17 million after a jury found the shooting excessive and unreasonable following a six-day trial.
Family members of 26-year-old Jimmy Lopez, who was shot and killed by Hemet police earlier this month, are demanding justice, saying officers used excessive and unnecessary force.
A Glendale police officer was charged Monday with a felony count of assault for allegedly kicking a juvenile shoplifting suspect in the head during a struggle nearly three years ago at the Glendale Galleria.
Video of a brawl after a high school football game in Victorville in which a teen girl was reportedly body slammed by a deputy is now under investigation and sparking outrage among parents.
The department's new robot dog was successfully used during a standoff in Koreatown. Plus, LAPD is also arming its officers with BolaWrap, a handheld device firing a lasso-like cord designed to wrap around a person's legs.
A civil rights lawsuit claims several probation officers used excessive force against a teen detainee and failed to share video of the confrontation with the district attorney's office.