Los Angeles Police Department

Facebook And The Law: NYPD Deputy Inspector Targeted On The Social Network

In a week filled with headlines of a fired LAPD cop gone on a killing spree after posting a murderous 'manifesto' on Facebook, this story should unsettle you. Yesterday, the New York Post reported that NYPD deputy inspector Joseph Gulotta was virtually targeted on the social network when an anonymo ... More >>

The Last Stand

Gangster Squad: Just Some Crap, Ma'am

Retelling the stories of better cop movies

Gangster Squad's Cop-Turned-Screenwriter Faces the Thin Blue Line Edit

L.A.'s Finest

Methadone Found Near Alexander Jentzsch's Body; LAPD Says Natural Death Or Overdose Likely

I just got off the phone with Lt. Paul Vernon of the Los Angeles Police Department, who is overseeing the detectives handling the investigation into the death of Alexander Jentzsch. He just gave me this statement about the police department's understanding of the case so far: "While I understand pe ... More >>

Alexander Jentzsch's Death Under Investigation After Unusual Responses from Scientology In-Laws

On Friday, we learned that the coroner's investigation into Alexander Jentzsch's death had taken an unusual turn because of some unusual responses from the people who found his unresponsive body. We kept quiet about that until this afternoon at the request of Karen de la Carriere, Alexander's mothe ... More >>

BREAKING: Rodney King Found Dead in His Pool in L.A.

As of 11:25am, Reuters is reporting that 47-year-old Rodney King, the famous victim of LAPD police brutality and protest symbol in the early 1990s, has been found dead in his pool. According to the news wire, "there is no sign of foul play" and his representative, Suzanne Wickman, has conf ... More >>

Bill Dear is Full of It and I Can Prove It

Here's the big difference between 2012 and 2001. Back in 2001, a private eye with a history of inserting himself into high-profile cases put out a self-published book with the really strange title of O.J. Is Guilty But Not of Murder. I read the book, interviewed the author, spent some time observ ... More >>

Occupy L.A. Finally Gets Around to Facing Eviction, Take 2 (LIVE VIDEO)

globalrevolution on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free Update, 1:20 AM EST: After skirting a confrontation earlier this week, it looks like hundreds of LAPD are making their way to move in on Occupy L.A. The live feed is once again showing what's happening outside L.A. City Hall. Los Angeles is u ... More >>

Occupy L.A., Occupy Philadelphia Both Cleared; LAPD Handpicked Media Present For the Raid

Los Angeles moved to evict Occupy protesters from the park outside its City Hall last night, which the occupiers had been calling "Solidarity Park." More than a thousand cops in riot gear arrested 200 people and dismantled tents. According to reports, the eviction was mostly peaceful. The last holdo ... More >>

When Trying to Outrun Cops After Hijacking a Tow Truck, One Should Wear Shoes

Bizarrely, a woman hijacked a tow truck on an L.A. freeway, leading to a high-speed chase, leading to a slower-speed chase when she climbed out of the truck's window and tried to outrun the cops in tiny spandex shorts, a cut-off top, and bare feet (ow -- even those hideous FiveFinger running shoes w ... More >>

Vanessa Hicks, Former NYPD Officer, Sues Over Ticket Quota

​A former police officer is suing the NYPD for firing her for not writing enough summonses and not stopping and frisking enough people, the New York Daily News is reporting. Vanessa Hicks' lawsuit follows last year's class action lawsuit filed on behalf of about 25 New Yorkers who allege the ... More >>

10 Music-Related Revelations From The FBI's File On Biggie's Murder

​The 1997 murder of Christopher Wallace, b/k/a/ the rapper The Notorious B.I.G., remains unsolved. Last week, the case became both more transparent and more suspicious as the FBI opened up its files into an investigation about not just who shot Biggie Smalls, but also who helped orchestrate th ... More >>

Dov Charney Comments on American Apparel Woes

​This week in Bad News for American Apparel: An employee at AA headquarters was found dead in a bathroom on August 31. It's not as if 44-year-old data analyst Danarichie Lyndon Sindo was murdered by AA corporate minions, or something (the LAPD told Gawker that Sindo was ill, though the exact cause ... More >>

Jay Mariotti, Sportscaster/Domestic Assault Tough Talk Advocate, Arrested for Domestic Assault

​Sportswriter and noted asshole Jay Mariotti has been arrested for domestic assault. The LAPD is saying he and his girlfriend left a club arguing, and Mariotti "pushed and shoved her, and also left marks on her arm." A little hypocritical, don't you think, coming from a dude who called for stricte ... More >>

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

Daryl Gates Went and Died: A Career Retrospective of L.A.'s Unrepentant Police Chief

​"That Daryl Gates was a real motherfucker, wasn't he?" someone said to me yesterday. To be honest, I didn't know too much about the guy, though I've always assumed I wouldn't often be siding with the police. "What'd he do now?" someone else chimed in from across the room. "He went and died."It's ... More >>

Brittany Murphy dead at 32

​Actress Brittany Murphy, 32, was pronounced dead at 10:04 this morning at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. TMZ is reporting that Murphy's mother found her unconscious in the shower in her husband's home and called 911. Paramedics determined she was in cardiac arrest and performed CPR, bu ... More >>

"Acute Propofol Intoxication" Killed Michael Jackson

​The Los Angeles County coroner's office made if official today. According to a just released statement, Jackson's "manner of death has been ruled homicide. Cause of death was established as acute propofol intoxication. Other conditions contributing to death: benzodiazepine. The drugs propofol ... More >>

Michael Jackson Was Murdered

​The AP is reporting that the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide. Dr. Conrad Murray, the doctor who administered the propofol that likely killed the singer, is "the target of a manslaughter probe headed by Los Angeles police," according to the repo ... More >>

Bill Bratton Leaves L.A., Comes to New York to Work Security

​We were wondering why LAPD Chief Bill Bratton came all the way to New York to speak up for Manhattan D.A. candidate Richard Aborn the other day. We knew he was an Aborn supporter, but didn't he have business at home to attend? Now it appears the former NYPD Commish will be spending more time ... More >>

On the Stump: Citywide Candidates' Latest Doings

​Damn, August already -- and we haven't paid our rent or looked at the local candidates much besides the mayoral prospects. Here's a fast look at what contenders for three big spots have been up to lately: Manhattan D.A.: Richard Aborn appeared with former NYPD Commissioner and current LAPD C ... More >>

Surf Noir: Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice

Diving into 1970 L.A., the noted novelist tokes up a comic detective tale

News Roundup: Brooklyn Bowl, Michael Jackson, Woodsist Captured Tracks Festival

--The Brooklyn Bowl is almost open. Curated by former Wetlands owner Peter Shaprio, the 600-capacity Williamsburg space triples as a bowling ally/music club/Blue Ribbon Restaurant. It includes eight massive high-def screens (tickets for a Sept. 24 Lebowski-fest are on sale now). The ally's opening n ... More >>

Ray Kelly's Social Life? Fabulous, Darling!

Racial Tension, Above and Below the Surface, in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace

Your friends and neighbors, and Samuel L. Jackson

Sirhan Sirhan Still Number One with a Bullet

The NYPD Ignores Leap Day Crimes to Keep Stats Low

CompStat might not count a February 29th murder, but the neighborhood does

Rush Hour 3

'Dirty'

Love Thinks: Intelligent Rom-Com a Deft Look at Race in L.A.

Screen Gems

Tivo alerts, anchors aweigh: Favorite moments from the year when TV went topsy-turvy

'Underclassman'

Melting Plot: Haggis's Hyperbolic Civics Lesson a Minor Wreck

MCs Are Paid, Not Born

Straight out the thug factory, rhyming for only a year, and ready for his cover story in Vibe

It's Confirmed: Protesters Are Terrorists

Sharp Shooters

Film

Radiohole Pillages Mutes, Canada

An Interview With Biggie & Tupac Director Nick Broomfield

Arrested Developments

A Master Mimic Reads the Riot Act

'We're Questioning Their Motives'

Citing Bomb Scare, Cops Shut Down Indie Newscast

'We Couldn't Move Quickly Enough'

Witnesses Say Cops Shot People in the Back; ACLU to Sue

Youth Send Message to L.A.

'I Got Aztec Blood and My People Are Homeless'

Flash Point: Los Angeles

Arrests Climb as Police Practice Politics of Kevlar

Kissin' and Dyin'

Cops Turn Back Queers and Anarchists

Exhausted and Lost

Dispirited Protesters Trudge Through L.A.

NY Mirror

The guy is such an omnipresent party presence that his name— Alan Cumming— even sounds like an R.S.V.P.

If Looks Could Kill