A legal battle has erupted in Los Angeles over the release of sensitive information of undercover police officers to a local watchdog group, with multiple claims being filed this week. On April 5, a day after nearly 400 officers filed legal claims against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)…

LOS ANGELES—Twitter has suspended the account @killercops1984 for violating its rules and policies against inciting violence against police officers, Los Angeles Police Protective League officials said March 27, the week after the union took legal action against the owner of a website that lists bounties for the killing of police officers. “We are appreciative of…

Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is looking into options for altering its tasers to limit the number of times an officer could fire to gain compliance from a suspect—after a man died hours after an officer tased him six times in 42 seconds following a traffic incident earlier this month. LAPD Chief Michel Moore said…