City Attorney Mike Feuer’s office said it would not file misdemeanor sexual assault charges against a former South Gate Police Department officer, who was arrested after a woman said she was sedated and attacked inside the ex-cop’s downtown apartment. A spokesman for Feuer’s office declined to explain the decision beyond saying there was, “insufficient evidence,” and said the office...

A former police officer accused of sexual assault will not face misdemeanor charges for an alleged attack in downtown Los Angeles. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020.

New York rapper Pop Smoke was killed in a shooting during a home invasion early Wednesday at a Hollywood Hills home, multiple sources tell NBC News.

A judge Wednesday ordered a court-appointed psychiatrist to examine a man accused of engaging in a gunfight with police that resulted in the death of the assistant manager of a Trader Joe’s store in Silver Lake, after his attorney questioned his client’s mental competence to stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lisa B. Lench declared a doubt about...

Family and marriage therapist Amie Harwick died due to blunt force injuries to her head and upper body, according to a coroner’s report released Tuesday.

A man was fatally shot Wednesday near a dog park in the Monterey Hills area northeast of downtown Los Angeles. No arrests were reported Wednesday morning. The shooting likely occurred outside of the dog park, investigators said. The body was on a dirt trail next to the park. The shooting was reported shortly before 8 a.m. near South Avenue 60…

LAPD Chief Michel Moore says some officers have already begun to receive new training on when a person’s name can be added to a statewide police database of gang members, following the NBC4 I-Team report that a group of officers is under investigation for allegedly filing false information that labeled innocent citizens as gang members. Representatives of the California...

The Los Angeles Police Department says it is already re-training officers as to when they’re allowed to label someone as a gang member in a police database. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2020.

The California Department of Justice said Monday it would use its new authority to oversee the statewide Cal-Gangs database of gang members to audit recent entries from the Los Angeles Police Department, after it was revealed at least 20 LAPD officers were being investigated for allegedly submitting falsified data on innocent pedestrians and motorists. NBC4’s I-Team first reported in January…

Two people were shot within a half-hour Saturday night in the area served by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Newton Station.

A man suspected of groping at least a dozen female students near campus was detained on Friday, officials said. The suspect was taken into custody about 3 p.m. near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Adams Boulevard in South Los Angeles, according to Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect is allegedly involved in over a…

Citing a dramatic increase in hate crimes reported in Los Angeles, the LA City Council instructed the police department Tuesday to develop measures to protect “vulnerable institution” from violence and vandalism. LAPD recently reported total hate crimes increased 10.3% in 2019 compared to the prior year. That number has risen 40% over the last four years. “Hate crimes continue to…

The Los Angeles Police Department took a man into custody Wednesday after he led a pursuit in the Central LA and Beverly Hills areas. The pursuit began just after 1 p.m. It wasn’t immediately clear why the driver was being pursued, but an officer said the driver was possibly driving under the influence. By 1:45 p.m., the driver was...

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing money from a woman’s backpack while officers were conducting enforcement of an illegal cannabis grow facility. A worker at the facility notified an LAPD supervisor that money was missing from her backpack. The supervisor secured the scene and reviewed footage from cameras installed inside the building. The...

A single Los Angeles Police Department officer has been sent to face an internal trial board after he was allegedly caught falsifying gang data about innocent citizens he stopped. Chief Michel Moore said in a statement Friday the purpose of the internal trial, called a Board of Rights, would be “removal” of the officer, meaning termination. Moore’s first disciplinary...

A teen boy was hospitalized with stab wounds after a chaotic confrontation Thursday with other students near a Southern California middle school. Video of the fight near Mulholland Middle School in Lake Balboa shows a group surrounding a holding what appears to be a sharp object, possibly a pair of scissors. A witness told NBC4 he saw the group chasing…

Although an official motive for the fight hasn’t been determined, one student said it all started over social media. Jane Yamamoto reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.

Human remains have been discovered partially buried on a residential property in South Los Angeles. Bones were found at the scene in the 100 block of 49th Street. Police responded to the location Wednesday after a call from people who live at the residence. The bones were uncovered in the back of the home between two sheds. It was not…

The Los Angeles Police Department supervisor who fatally shot an unarmed man near the border between Los Angeles and Culver City mistook a bicycle part in his hand for a gun, police reported Friday. Police received a call around 12:40 p.m. Saturday about a “man with a gun” and a Pacific Division patrol field supervisor in the area, Sgt. Colin…