Can Anyone Rescue the Trafficked Girls of L.A.’s Figueroa Street?

Inside the effort to pull minors from ‘the Blade,’ one of the most notorious sex-trafficking corridors in the United States.

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Ex-L.A.P.D. Officer Indicted in On-Duty Shooting of Unarmed Homeless Man

Clifford Proctor, 60, was charged with second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of Brendon Glenn during an attempted arrest.

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Missing Teen’s Remains Found in Tesla Registered to the Singer D4vd

The decomposing body of Celeste Rivas, who was reported missing in April 2024 in Southern California, was found inside the vehicle in an impound lot, the authorities said.

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California Man Killed 2 Men He Met on Dating App, Authorities Say

Prosecutors said Rockim Prowell, 34, also stole their cars and tried to kill a third man. He was being held without bail.

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L.A.P.D. Stops Security Services for Kamala Harris

The department had assigned officers to protect the former vice president after her Secret Service detail was terminated. Some criticized the use of the officers.

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Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists

Los Angeles Police Department officers fired foam projectiles and flash-bang devices at reporters and photographers who were covering the immigration protests in June.

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Police Clash With Protesters After Anti-Trump Rally in Downtown Los Angeles

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.

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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the L.A. Immigration Protests

The president claimed, without giving evidence, that the protesters were “paid” agitators, that the Los Angeles police asked for the National Guard, and that swaths of the city were under gang control.

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In L.A., the Divide Between Peace and Violence Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Los Angeles, a city marked by fiery and full-throated protests, adds a new chapter to that history.

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LA Protests Prompt Calls for Police Restraint After Journalist Injuries

The L.A.P.D. and L.A. County Sheriff said they were reviewing incidents in which journalists have been struck by projectiles fired by the police.

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