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Los Angeles Police Department Robbery-Homicide Division detectives are investigating the badly burned body of a man found at Lake Balboa Park in the Van Nuys area According to the coroner's office, the still-unidentified body was discovered Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. near Balboa and Burbank boulevards...

A tip from an auction house helped the LAPD recover more than 100 art objects stolen from homes in the 1990s. Now, work is underway to evaluate the worth of the paintings and to try and find the legitimate owners. The items can be viewed at www.foundbylapd.smugmug.com under "Operation Demetra." The...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Police on Thursday released images of a minivan whose driver struck an officer in South Los Angeles then fled the scene. The crash occurred about 10:40 p.m. Monday at the intersection of San Pedro and 61st streets. The officer said he and his partner had pulled over a suspected...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Police Department has released graphic video showing a hit-and-run crash that severely injured a bicyclist last week. The LAPD said Monday investigators hope someone can help them identify the driver of the pickup truck seen in the footage from Aug. 22 in Boyle...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Hundreds of mourners gathered today to say a final farewell to a 24-year-old Los Angeles Police Department officer who was shot while off-duty in Lincoln Heights, where he confronted a reputed gang member who was allegedly painting graffiti on a sidewalk. Juan Jose Diaz was...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There has been news of suspects being detained Friday morning in connection to the murder of a young police officer a week ago. Three suspects were arrested Friday morning, according to officials. Mayor Eric Garcetti and police officials spoke Friday morning about the arrests of...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - An investigation is underway into a data breach involving the personal information of about 2,500 Los Angeles police officers and a much larger number of officer applicants, city officials confirmed today. Mayor Eric Garcetti's office issued a statement this morning saying that...

VAN NUYS (CNS) - Authorities today released security video footage in hopes of tracking down three suspects involved in the ambush robbery of a man who was beaten with a baseball bat in a Van Nuys parking lot. The victim was walking with two women -- believed to be accomplices in the crime -- when...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A 46-year-old teacher at Saint Genevieve High School in Panorama City was jailed in Los Angeles today following his arrest on a felony warrant for possession of child sexual abuse material. Nain Edred Doporto, video production and theater director at the school located in the...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Police today released images of a serial armed robbery suspect who has struck at least 11 fast-food restaurants or gas stations in Los Angeles and Inglewood. The unidentified suspect's crime spree began on Jan. 9, according to Los Angeles Police Department investigators who say...