Libor Jany covers the Los Angeles Police Department. Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2022, he covered public safety for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. A St. Paul, Minn., native, Jany studied communications at Mississippi State University.
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The Los Angeles Protective League’s Jamie McBride wrote a recent column in the union’s monthly newsletter accusing the department of lowering its standards on beards and hair.
Dec. 8, 2023
The officer from the LAPD’s training division said she broke off her five-year romantic relationship with former assistant chief Alfred “Al” Labrada in July.
Dec. 6, 2023
Los Angeles County prosecutors have dismissed a gun possession charge against a man who was stopped by officers from a gang unit within the LAPD’s Mission Division, one of the first instances of a case being compromised by the department’s latest corruption scandal.
Dec. 5, 2023
Two LAPD officers violated department rules in the fatal shooting of Takar Smith last January, the LAPD’s civilian Police Commission ruled Tuesday.
Nov. 23, 2023
The allegations echo claims made last month by a veteran LAPD detective who said he was sexually assaulted amid a group of 30 to 40 police officers during a locker room hazing ritual for rookies on the department’s amateur football team.
Nov. 21, 2023
In the wake of a gang unit scandal and concerns about officers misconduct, LAPD leaders are considering whether to use artificial intelligence to analyze vast troves of officer body-cam footage.
Nov. 18, 2023
LAPD chief confirms inquiry into whether officers ignored a report that a suspected killer tried to get workers to remove bags of remains from his Tarzana home.
Nov. 15, 2023
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna urged department employees to “check on the well-being of other colleagues and friends.”
Nov. 7, 2023
For months, someone has been filing anonymous complaints against members of the LAPD command staff under the pseudonym “Mel Smith.”
Nov. 5, 2023
Naasón Joaquín García, 54, leader of the Mexico-based La Luz del Mundo megachurch, was indicted this week on federal child pornography charges.
Oct. 26, 2023