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In-Custody Death at 77th Street Station Marks Second in an LAPD Jail this Year
Unlike the officers who were whisked to the hospital in the name of "meth exposure," 51-year-old Derrick Harden, who may have been experiencing the effects of actual exposure to meth when picked up that same day, was not given medical attention for several hours. He collapsed and died in his cell the next day.
July 19, 2023
LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting
Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that.
July 29, 2022
LAPD Peddles Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking to Spanish Speakers
Seven years after the launch of Vision Zero, LAPD still doesn't have a handle on basic traffic laws or much insight into the specific challenges that cyclists on the margins face.
June 28, 2022
LAPD Shooting at Manchester/Fig Ruled Out of Policy, but Officer’s False Claim About Threatening Finger Guns Allowed to Stand
Officer Carlos Tovar also managed to hit a passing Lyft driver's vehicle with two rounds.
March 22, 2022
Officers Who Killed Margarito López Didn’t Heed Standby Warning for “Less Lethal” Fire
Half a second after the projectile is fired at López – who is in the midst of turning away from officers – a burst of contagious fire erupts.
January 26, 2022
Bystander Shot Six Times During Officer-Involved Shooting Left Homeless, Struggling to Recover while LAPD Treats Him as Suspect
“Wow, I wake up from my death and it was like I was in jail...I’m treated like a criminal," he says. "[Yet] I'm the victim in this situation."
July 13, 2020
Black and Brown Residents Speak to Urgency of Deep Systemic Transformation, Offer Insights Regarding Reinvestment
"We’re done paying for an institution that produces racism, violence, and poverty," said Carlos Cázares. "We are done talking. It’s time to put money where the people are at."
July 2, 2020
Nipsey Hussle Understood Cities Better than You. Why Didn’t You Know Who He Was?
"I swore to tell the world if I made it out/The truth about these L.A. streets and all what they about"
August 15, 2019
