Long before last weekend’s riots against immigration enforcement began, the Democratic-led city of Los Angeles spent years defunding its police department. Federal immigration authorities say LA ...

Did you know LAPD SWAT was the nation’s first SWAT team? Stood up in the late 1960’s, the Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team paved the road ahead for the rest of the nation’s SWAT teams.

Former Los Angeles Police Officer Moses Castillo noted the similarities he sees between recent riots against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and the 1992 Rodney King riots.

Former LAPD detective says Mayor Karen Bass was ‘too late’ in calling for law and order, urges solution to riots Former LAPD detective Moses Castillo, who was on the force during the 1992 ...

US News This is all the riot gear LA cops are using to break up anti-ICE protests amid ‘explosive escalation’ By Anthony Blair Published June 11, 2025, 8:04 p.m. ET ...

In July 2020, the Los Angeles City Council cut LAPD’s budget by $150 million following widespread riots over the death of George Floyd and calls to “reimagine public safety.” ...