After vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe.

Police are investigating a break-in at a home reportedly owned by Brad Pitt, who has been on a globe-spanning promo tour for his new movie, “F1.”.

Bestselling crime novelist Joseph Wambaugh, who mined his own experience as a Los Angeles police officer, has died at 88.

Hannah Kobayashi has been found safe.

The new Los Angeles police chief says in an interview with The Associated Press that his department is working with consulate offices for Mexico and other Central American countries to draft a plan to protect immigrants ahead of the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations.

A former county sheriff has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the nation's third-largest police force.

The city of Los Angeles will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit it filed against a local journalist and a technology watchdog group last year for posting the photos and information of hundreds of undercover police officers online.

An Asian American assistant chief has been named interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department.

A judge has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to get rid of photos of legal documents that were allegedly taken during an unannounced raid on the home of an attorney for a Black Lives Matter activist.

Police have arrested a Los Angeles man in connection with the discovery of the torso of a dismembered female body and the disappearance of his wife and her live-in parents.

Three wooden crosses outside a small Los Angeles church have been found burned, and authorities say it is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

The Supreme Court of California has ruled that police are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes.

The Los Angeles police chief and the department’s constitutional policing director are under investigation after the names and photographs of undercover officers were released to a technology watchdog group that posted them online.

Los Angeles police have identified the suspect who allegedly shot and wounded three officers as a 32-year-old wanted parolee who was found dead hours after the standoff.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s rank-and-file union is proposing that someone other than police respond to more than two dozen types of 911 calls in a bid to transfer their workload to more serious crimes.

The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche’s car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5.

The parents of a 14-year-old girl killed by Los Angeles police in a clothing store last year have filed a lawsuit against the department and the officer whose rifle round pierced a dressing room wall.

The Los Angeles Police Department says Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges has been charged with felony domestic violence.

Authorities say actor Lindsey Erin Pearlman, who had roles in “General Hospital,” “American Housewife” and other shows, was found dead days after she was reported missing in Los Angeles.

Family, friends, civil rights activists and community members memorialized a 14-year-old girl shot and killed in a clothing store dressing room when Los Angeles police fired at a suspect and a bullet pierced a wall.

Police body-camera video shows a harrowing rescue in California, where a small plane crashed on railroad tracks shortly after takeoff from a suburban Los Angeles airfield.

Video released Monday shows Los Angeles police firing at a man suspected of assaulting customers last week at a clothing store, a shooting that also killed a 14-year-old girl who had been hiding in a dressing room and was struck by a bullet that went through a wall.

Relatives of a 14-year-old girl who was killed by Los Angeles police last week say she loved skateboarding and had dreams of becoming an engineer to build robots.

Authorities say three teenagers driven by racial hatred were behind hoax calls that brought major police responses to the home of one of the leading Black Lives Matter activists in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said he won’t comply with a mandate requiring deputies be vaccinated against the coronavirus or face termination.

Los Angeles police bomb technicians made major miscalculations in June when they detonated illegal fireworks improperly and caused a massive explosion that rocked a city neighborhood and injured 27 people in June.

The man who stockpiled illegal fireworks in his South Los Angeles backyard — which were later improperly detonated by police, likely causing a massive blast in late June that rocked a neighborhood and injured 17 people — now faces a decade in federal prison.

Body camera video shows a Los Angeles police officer briefly pressing a knee to the neck of New Orleans Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes as he struggled with them last month.

Prosecutors say three men drove around the Hollywood area in late February, looking for expensive French bulldogs to steal.

Los Angeles police say the woman who returned Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs was among five people arrested in connection with the theft and shooting of the music superstar’s dog walker.

FILE - In this June 5, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles police chief Michel Moore, left, speaks as someone holds up a portrait of George Floyd during a vigil with members of professional associations and the interfaith community at Los Angeles Police Department headquarters in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department launched an internal investigation after an officer reported that a photo of Floyd with the words "You take my breath away" in a Valentine-like format was circulated among officers, according to a newspaper report. Moore said Saturday, Feb. 12, 2021, that investigators will try to determine how the image may have come into the workplace and who may have been involved, the Los Angeles Times reported. Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said Saturday that investigators will try to determine how the image may have come into the workplace and who may have been involved, the Los Angeles Times reported. The Times reported that Moore also confirmed the department is investigating two anonymous Instagram accounts reportedly linked to department personnel — including one called the “Blue Line Mafia.”

This image take from body-worn video by Los Angeles Police Officer Anthony Freeman's and released by the Los Angeles Police Department, shows the attack by Jose Cerpa Guzman, where he has gotten control of the officer's gun, at the LAPD's Harbor Area station on Sept. 26, 2020. Los Angeles police released shocking video Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, that captured the brutal attack on the officer inside a station last month, including footage from the officer's own body-worn camera that shows a violent struggle for his gun. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP)LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police released shocking video Wednesday that captured a brutal attack on an officer inside a station last month, including footage from the officer's own body-worn camera that shows a violent struggle for his gun. The video depicts Guzman punching Freeman and knocking him to the ground in a seemingly unprovoked attack. As Guzman grabs Freeman’s gun, the footage shows the officer’s hands around the suspect’s neck and then trying to pull the gun away.

FILE - In this June 2, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator is taken into custody after the city's curfew went into effect in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating 56 allegations of misconduct during protests against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death. Of the 56 investigations, 28 involve alleged uses of force, the LAPD said Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in a statement. The move comes a day after the board of the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to immediately cut its school police budget by a third. He told officers Wednesday that he was resigning immediately, the Los Angeles Times reported.

FILE - In this June 28, 2015 file photo, WWE wrestler Shad Gaspard arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Terminator Genisys" at the Dolby Theatre on in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department says a body found on Venice Beach early Wednesday, May 20, 2020 is that of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES The body of former World Wrestling Entertainment pro Shad Gaspard was found early Wednesday on Los Angeles' Venice Beach, after he was caught in a rip current last weekend, police said. Gaspard went missing last Sunday after he went swimming with his 10-year-old son, Aryeh. Gaspard, 39, gained prominence in the WWE as one half of the tag-team group Cryme Tyme, along with his partner, JTG.

(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)LOS ANGELES Police and fire investigators launched a criminal probe Sunday into the cause of an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer in downtown Los Angeles that sent firefighters running for their lives. Mayday mayday mayday! Mayday mayday mayday! another shouted. Things could have been so much worse, said Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Director Dr. Marc Eckstein, who helped treat the injured at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. ___Associated Press writers Michael Blood and Christopher Weber in Los Angeles and Daisy Nguyen in San Francisco contributed to this report.

TOP OF THE HOUR: India reports 5,242 new cases, largest single-day surge, and 157 deaths. ___SEOUL, South Korea South Korea has reported 15 new coronavirus cases and one more death, bringing its totals to 11,065 cases and 263 fatalities. ___PORTLAND, Ore. Oregon health officials say hospitals will be provided with an experimental drug that has shown some promise treating the coronavirus. Health officials say the first outbreak of the coronavirus at a nursing home in Wyoming has infected at least nine people. He told CBS Face the Nation: I believe the CDC serves an important public health role.___Follow AP news coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at https://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak

Strong Santa Ana northeastern winds with gusts reaching up to 80 mph could last through Thursday. LOS ANGELES - California authorities have warned of what could be a devastating night for the Southern California fire that's burned through hundreds of acres and threatens thousands of homes. "Many of these people are still returning to homes that are without power because of the PG&E power shutoff," he said. As hundreds of thousands began getting their power back, the utility kicked off another power shutoff. In Southern California, more than 304,100 faced a possible power shutoff, Southern California Edison said.

It was a touching moment as people were reunited with art stolen from them decades earlier. A reputable auction house earlier this year informed the Los Angeles Police Department they had come across art they believed to be stolen, officials said. Detective Mel Vergara told Inside Edition that there was a specific painting that caught the auction house's attention. They recognized it from a few photos the LAPD had posted of the stolen art. That tip led police to issue multiple search warrants and helped recover a trove of stolen pieces.

(CNN) - The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are warning law enforcement ahead of this weekend's premiere of the movie "Joker" after a number of threats were posted online calling for mass shootings at showings of the movie. "The FBI, DHS, and (National Counterterrorism Center) remain concerned that the volume of threatening language may lead to lone offender violence," the bulletin says. Concern from law enforcement has been growing in recent weeks around the movie's premiere. Authorities report in the intelligence bulletin that some of the recent threats surrounding "Joker" referenced the Aurora shooting and say they are concerned potential shooters could use that shooting as inspiration. Incels are responsible for killing at least 27 people since 2014 in the United States and Canada, the FBI said in the bulletin.

Warner Bros. Pictures via CNN(CNN) - The Los Angeles Police Department has announced that officers will have "high visibility" at theaters during premiere screenings of "Joker." "The Los Angeles Police Department is aware of public concerns and the historical significance associated with the premiere of 'The Joker.' (Warner Bros., like CNN, is owned by WarnerMedia.) In a statement, Warner Bros. studio acknowledged that gun violence is "a critical issue." The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.

The YouTuber who sent social media into a frenzy after posting video of her slapping and spitting on her dog will not face animal cruelty charges, according to reports. Brooke Houts, who has more than 330,000 subscribers, was investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department's Animal Cruelty Task Force after partially edited footage went up last month showing her hitting and shoving her Doberman. They determined it didn't rise to the level of animal cruelty," BuzzFeed News reported, citing an unidentified Los Angeles Police Department officer. The LAPD, in a statement to InsideEdition.com, said the department is aware of the report and is "in communication with our partners" at the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office and the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. pic.twitter.com/3dKE3DvQVL KEEM (@KEEMSTAR) August 7, 2019RELATED STORIESSick, Abused Dog Ate Her Own Puppies to Survive, Man Arrested for Animal Cruelty: OfficialsMan Faces Animal Cruelty Charges After Lighting Fireworks Near Dog, as Internet Erupts in RageYouTuber Brooke Houts Accidentally Uploads Video of Herself Hitting Her Dog

The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an incident recorded on video and widely shared on social media that shows security staff forcefully removing transgender patrons from a downtown bar. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

CNN VideoLOS ANGELES (CNN) - The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating an incident recorded on video and widely shared on social media that shows security staff forcefully removing transgender patrons from a downtown bar on Friday. Perez-Rios is the manager of Transgeneros Unidas, the Bienestar team focused on advocacy for transgender and non-binary people. In the video Perez-Rios posted that went viral, one person is seen repeatedly screaming, "Don't touch me like that," as they are forcibly grabbed by bar security, slammed against a wall, and thrown out. Another security staff member is seen grabbing another individual in a chokehold, dragging them across the bar, and also throwing them out. Moses called the incident "rare and unfortunate" and added that Las Perlas would donate all profits from this weekend to Bienestar Human Services.

Rob Kim/Getty Images(CNN) - Three people have been charged in the killing of a Los Angeles police officer who died following a shooting that happened while he was off-duty, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. They are involved in a criminal street gang, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. If convicted as charged, Facundo, Talamantes and Smith face a maximum penalty of life in state prison without the possibility of parole. In a statement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called Diaz's death a "senseless murder" and promised his family and friends that authorities will "never tire until we find and prosecute the vicious criminals responsible for this horrific tragedy." The Los Angeles Police Protective League, a police union, did not identify Diaz but said in a statement, "We mourn the loss of our brother and we will always remember his service and sacrifice to the Los Angeles Police Department and the residents of our city."

A Los Angeles police officer died on Saturday following a shooting that occurred while he was off-duty, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Juan Diaz was one of two victims who suffered gunshot wounds and were found by an officer shortly before 1 a.m. local time Saturday, the department said in a statement posted to Twitter. Diaz was last assigned to the LAPD's Professional Standards Bureau, according to another department statement, which called him a hero. In a statement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called Diaz's death a "senseless murder" and promised the his family and friends that authorities will "never tire until we find and prosecute the vicious criminals responsible for this horrific tragedy." The Los Angeles Police Protective League, a police union, did not identify Diaz but said in a statement, "We mourn the loss of our brother and we will always remember his service and sacrifice to the Los Angeles Police Department and the residents of our city."

William Rodriguez, 33, was arrested Tuesday on two felony counts of forcible rape, and is expected to be arraigned Thursday, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said. Rodriguez, a 10-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, initially was accused of one assault -- allegedly raping a female acquaintance at his home on Nov. 1, prosecutors say. That matched him with evidence in an unsolved sexual assault of a female in 2015, the district attorney's office said. Rodriguez was off-duty during both assaults, according to the district attorney's office. He was most recently working for the LAPD's Valley Traffic Division, which investigates crashes and traffic-related crimes in parts of northwestern Los Angeles.

Actor and social media influencer Ray Diaz has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault, police said. The 33-year-old was taken into custody by Los Angeles Police Department detectives from the elite Robbery-Homicide Division Special Assault Section, the LAPD tweeted Saturday. The LAPD tweeted Friday about "several social media posts related to a social media personality, alleging physical abuse and sexual relations with a minor." It did not name Diaz in the tweet but said investigators were looking into the allegations. RELATED STORIESJake Paul Reveals His and Tana Mongeau's Wedding Date at VidConTrans YouTuber Says She Was Told She, Friend Weren't 'Real Girls' at Jake Paul PartyMom Says Daughter Was Drugged at YouTube Star Jake Paul's House Party

Social media personality Ray Diaz has been arrested for alleged sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday night. Social media personality Ray Diaz has been arrested for alleged sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday night. Diaz , 33, is a self-described entrepreneur and content creator with more than 300,000 subscribers on YouTube. The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted Thursday that it was investigating allegations of physical abuse and sexual relations with a minor against a social media personality. Diaz was taken into custody in San Diego by the elite Robbery-Homicide Division Special Assault Section with the help of the San Diego Police Department.