Los Angeles Police Department

Bad Cop: Police Misconduct, Ellroy-style, in Rampart

Can Arpaio's "Culture of Bias" Be Fixed? DOJ Reform Plan Involves Training and New Policies

​Back in the late 1990s, the Justice Department ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to stop the physical and medical abuse of inmates in county jails.The problems persist more than a decade later, despite the Department's stipulations for reform.Today, the Justice Department ordered Arp ... More >>

Dozens of Teenage Boy Scout Explorers Have Been Sexually Abused by Cops; Should Scouts Share the Blame?

​Back in the late 1990s, the Justice Department ordered Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to stop the physical and medical abuse of inmates in county jails.The problems persist more than a decade later, despite the Department's stipulations for reform.Today, the Justice Department ordered Arp ... More >>

Honeywell Contract is Target of Anti-Arizona Immigration Activists in Los Angeles

​ After Arizona lawmakers passed SB1070, calls for action by immigration activists were heard loudly in California.San Francisco and Los Angeles announced boycotts against the state -- but reality quickly set in when city leaders realized such plans might come back to hurt them. As L.A. Weekly ... More >>

10 Summer Songs

​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

Take Me Home Tonight: Reagan-Era Bacchanalia Succumbs to Soggy Nostalgia

​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

Hit Man Trained by Mexican Cartels

​It's now June, and the heat is on. Between the backyard barbeques and triple-degree temperatures, summer is here to stay.Pop music is littered with songs about summer, including "Summer Lovin'" "Summertime Blues", "Summer of '69", and how could we forget that "School's Out" for summer?Pull up a l ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Victims Celia Alvarez, of Busted Jaw Fame, and Armando Nido File Suit

Celia Alvarez, after being arrested by the MCSO during the infamous HMI worksite raidCourthouse News Service was the first to catch notice of two suits just filed in federal and state court, respectively, of a Hispanic mom whose jaw was busted during an MCSO immigration raid, and a man allegedl ... More >>

American X-Factor? Don't Bet On It

​What purpose would there be in an American version of X-Factor, the British talent competition that made headlines this week by losing a chart battle with Rage Against The Machine? You've got me. American Idol, the original American spin on Simon Cowell's first show, Pop Idol, seems to be doing p ... More >>

Arizona Man Accused of Posing as Los Angeles Fertility Doctor, Molesting Men

​ Yet another alleged Arizona scumbag was arrested out of state -- this time for molesting grown men. The Los Angeles Police Department says Jeffrey Graybill, 40, was arrested on September 30 for pretending to be a Los Angeles fertility doctor called "Dr. Richardson," in order to sexually mo ... More >>

Michael Jackson Homicide: We Told You So

​The Los Angeles County coroner's ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide, according to the Associated Press. Officials say a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died at his rented mansion; he was apparently poisoned by an interaction between the powerful anesthetic pr ... More >>

Michael Jackson Samples In Hip-Hop, Spin Misnames Velvet Underground Song, Reznor Disses Cornell Again

So Much Silence: A few hip-hop tracks that sampled Michael Jackson Spin: Watch: Beck Covers Velvet Underground's "Waiting For My Man" [sic] Seriously, Spin, you don't know the name of that song? Idolator: The Mets Are Asking Everyone To Clear Their Throats Again Pitchfork: Reznor Reveals Rejec ... More >>

San Francisco Officials Fret Over Leak of Mesa Police Chief's Name as Possible Top-Cop Candidate

Image Credit: Jaime Peachey A candidate for the job of San Francisco police chief has dropped out of the competition following reports by the news media that Mesa's police chief applied for the job. The development has San Franciscio's Police Commission president fretting that more leaks could hampe ... More >>

U.S. House 287(g) Hearings: A Quick Q & A with Mesa Police Chief George Gascon

Gascon outside the House Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon. The difference between Mesa Police Chief George Gascon and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is like the difference between Barack Obama and Geoge Bush. Brains versus bluster. The former LAPD assistant chief is a policy wonk&nbs ... More >>

Mesa Police Chief George Gascon Will Testify Before House Judiciary Committee

Gascon's on his way to D.C., and Arpaio's currently giving birth to a cow.What a difference a few hours make. I just received confirmation from Mesa Police Department PIO Edward Wessing that Police Chief George Gascon has been contacted by the House Judiciary Committee, and that he will testify Thur ... More >>

Eastwood’s Changeling Has Angelina Jolie Taking On a Serial Killer and the System

Gascon's on his way to D.C., and Arpaio's currently giving birth to a cow.What a difference a few hours make. I just received confirmation from Mesa Police Department PIO Edward Wessing that Police Chief George Gascon has been contacted by the House Judiciary Committee, and that he will testify Thur ... More >>

Lakeview Terrace : Samuel L. Jackson and Patrick Wilson suffer from racial tension in the latest from Neil LaBute

Gascon's on his way to D.C., and Arpaio's currently giving birth to a cow.What a difference a few hours make. I just received confirmation from Mesa Police Department PIO Edward Wessing that Police Chief George Gascon has been contacted by the House Judiciary Committee, and that he will testify Thur ... More >>

Mesa Police Chief George Gascón stares down Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Gascon's on his way to D.C., and Arpaio's currently giving birth to a cow.What a difference a few hours make. I just received confirmation from Mesa Police Department PIO Edward Wessing that Police Chief George Gascon has been contacted by the House Judiciary Committee, and that he will testify Thur ... More >>

Sprung on Paris

The third time's the guilty pleasure

Tomorrow's Misery Today

The third time's the guilty pleasure

Ghost World

True-crime noir goes searching for Hollywood’s heart of darkness

Detective Comics

Showbiz noir investigates TV Superman’s real-life tragedy

The Grrls Next Door

Brrlesque for a new generation

We Sue the Coward of the County

Arpaio's ditsy chief flack Lisa Allen MacPherson tells us to take her boss to court, so . . .

Skags to Riches

Jerry Stahl goes from smack to paperback

Hollywood Babble-On

Ron Shelton tries to mock the L.A. cop buddy movie, but the joke's mostly on him

Blue Cross-breed

Ron Shelton combines Ellroy and Ayer to get a familiar bad-cop movie in which L.A. burns

And Then He Killed Me (Allegedly)

Is Phil Spector mad, a genius or a murder suspect with decades of preparation? Read our results!

Identity Crisis

Court committee considers keeping the names of jurors secret

Heart to Heart

Eastwood plays a detective with a bad ticker looking for the man who murdered his donor

Memental

A sleep-deprived Al Pacino tangles with a psycho Robin Williams in Christopher Nolan's Insomnia

A Shot in the Dark

Phoenix police officer Frank Brown's elaborate tale of a back-road ambush is drawing fire from inside his own department

Badge As He Wants to Be

Finally, Denzel Washington trades in his good-cop image in Training Day

Shocking Accusations

Is Scottsdale weapons manufacturer Taser International saving lives or supplying tools for torturers?

Big Money, Little Funny

In Rush Hour 2, the stars may get the last laugh, but when do we get ours?

Double Crossed

The Church of Scientology has a reputation for ruthlessly going after its enemies. Robert Cipriano claims Scientologists rewarded him for helping them do just that. Now he's turned on them.

Cop Corn

Martin Lawrence goes from badge to worse in awful Blue Streak

Two-Cop Cop-Out?

When an officer is senselessly murdered, the deliberative process dies, too

Letters

When an officer is senselessly murdered, the deliberative process dies, too

Bobby! Herman! Davy! Screeeech!!!

When an officer is senselessly murdered, the deliberative process dies, too

The Big Sleazy

Film noir's back on the map with gritty L.A. Confidential

Buoy Loses Girl

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

Flashes

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

Techno Inferno

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

Haute Copture

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

Letters

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

L.A. Flaw

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

Short Subjects

Dry-docked Speed 2 misses the boat

ART OF DARKNESS

A TOUGH CALIFORNIA STREET COP CAPTURES THE L.A. RIOTS ON CANVAS

WHY JAPAN DOES IT BETTER

A TOUGH CALIFORNIA STREET COP CAPTURES THE L.A. RIOTS ON CANVAS