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The LAPD Wants Robot Dogs. How Did We Get Here?
Like other surveillance tools before them, quadrupedal robots are being pushed by Los Angeles’ well-funded police lobbyists.
A Black Lives Matter Organizer Was Ordered Out of Her Home by Heavily Armed Cops
Tense moments between the LAPD and the founder of BLM Los Angeles were caught on video after an apparent “swatting” incident.
LAPD Got Tech Demos from Israeli Phone Hacking Firm NSO Group
Emails obtained by Motherboard also reveal new details about previously unreported NSO Group products.
The LAPD just released a 10-minute video showing a deadly shooting during a traffic stop
The video shows an unnamed female LAPD officer being shot at point-blank range by a guy described as a gang member on probation.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
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The LAPD Cops Who Play Themselves on TV
The gig has taken on new meaning at a time of heightened national scrutiny of law enforcement.
LA's Police Chief Explains How He Gets Rid of Dirty Cops
Talking to the top cop in Los Angeles about homelessness, police shootings, mental health, and body cameras.
Is #100Days100Nights Just a Threatening Hashtag or a Full-Blown LA Gang War?
A spate of shootings in South LA since the emergence of the social media slogan—which refers to alleged plans by rival gangs to see who can rack up 100 kills first—has residents on edge.
Witness Says Man With Pistol Killed by LAPD 'Just Sat There, Waiting to be Shot'
Los Angeles police officers killed a man who was reportedly brandishing a handgun and firing shots into the air and ground along a busy street.
Is the NYPD Trying to Get Better at Policing Itself?
A decade after setting up a special unit to monitor the use of force by cops in Los Angeles, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is importing the idea to NYC.
Los Angeles Police Department's New Single Is Loving and Gentle
Unlike the actual LAPD, Ryan Pollie's work is thoughtfully nuanced and slow, much of it about the fleeting security of love.
Officials Name Independent Monitor to Oversee Albuquerque Police Department Overhaul
The monitor comes after a federal report called out the department for excessive use of force, including 40 officer-involved shootings in the last four years.