Law Enforcement

Tennis umpire's false arrest lawsuit against LAPD is dismissed
A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a tennis umpire against the Los Angeles Police Department and county coroner's office alleging she was falsely arrested and wrongfully accused of bludgeoning her husband to death with a coffee cup.
Los Angeles Times

LAPD Arrests Man Allegedly Fought Off by Woman in Boyle Heights
A woman attacked on her way to her car in Boyle Heights fought her assailant off by biting and hitting him Saturday, police said. Those wounds led to the arrest of a man who admitted himself to a hospital with injuries he would have received from the victim defending herself in the attack, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
NBC Los Angeles

LA may not be riding a crime wave, criminologists say
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti this week announced the LAPD is doubling the size of its elite Metropolitan Division to allow the department to saturate high-crime neighborhoods with more cops after a 24 percent spike in violent crime and 11 percent jump in property crimes.
KPCC

Why most of the $100 million L.A. spends on homelessness goes to police
A report showing that more than half the $100 million the city of Los Angeles spends each year on homelessness goes to police demonstrates that the city is focused on enforcement rather than getting people off the streets, homeless advocates said Friday.
Los Angeles Times

Dozens Arrested In South LA Street Racing Bust
Dozens of people were arrested early Monday morning in a street racing bust in South Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol officers assisted Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies in the operation on Broadway Avenue near Rosecrans, officials said.
CBS Los Angeles

L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. restricts deputies' use of in-car devices
Typing behind the wheel is not illegal for law enforcement officers, as it is for civilian drivers in California. But under the revised policy enacted Feb. 25, L.A. County deputies may use their computers only when they are pulled over or stopped at a light. Exceptions include emergencies or when a deputy hits a single button such as "acknowledge" or "en route."
Los Angeles Times

Calif. Attorney General Unveils Plan To Reduce Police Bias
California's attorney general announced a statewide training program aimed at getting police officers to avoid having built-in biases compromise their ability to enforce laws fairly and with appropriate force.
CBS Los Angeles