The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD),officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department,is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles,California,United States. With 8,832 officers and 3,000 civilian staff,it is the third-largest municipal police department in the United States,after the New York City Police Department and the Chicago Police Department.
James Kenneth Hahn is an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat,Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005,at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election. Prior to his term as Mayor,Hahn served in several other capacities for the city of Los Angeles,including deputy city attorney (1975–1979),city controller (1981–1985) and city attorney (1985–2001). Hahn is the only individual in the city's history to have been elected to all three citywide offices. He is currently a sitting judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in the northern central portion of the Westside region of Los Angeles,California. It is the home of the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA). Bordering the campus on the south is Westwood Village,a major regional district for shopping,dining,movie theaters,and other entertainment.
Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles,California. Located to the northwest of Downtown,it is bordered by Silver Lake to the west and Chinatown to the east. The culturally diverse neighborhood has become known for its trendy local businesses,as well as its popularity with artists,musicians and creatives. The neighborhood is centered on the eponymous Echo Park Lake.
Daryl Francis Gates was an American police officer who served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure in this position was second only to that of William H. Parker. Gates is credited with the creation of SWAT teams alongside fellow Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer John Nelson,who others claim was the originator of SWAT in 1965. Gates also co-founded the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.
Warner Center is a master-planned neighborhood and business district development in the Canoga Park and Woodland Hills neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles,California.
The Rampart scandal was a police corruption scandal which unfolded in Los Angeles,California during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The scandal concerned widespread criminal activity within the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (CRASH) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart Division. More than 70 police officers were initially implicated in various forms of misconduct,including police brutality,planting of false evidence,stealing and drug dealing,bank robbery,perjury and cover-ups thereof.
The Rampart Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) serves communities to the west of Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) including Silver Lake,Echo Park,Pico-Union and Westlake,all together designated as the Rampart patrol area. Its name is derived from Rampart Boulevard,one of the principal thoroughfares in its patrol area. The original station opened in 1966,located at 2710 West Temple Street. In 2008,the staff moved southeast to a newer facility located at 1401 West 6th Street. With 164,961 residents occupying a 5.4-square-mile (14 km2) area,Rampart is one of Los Angeles's most densely populated communities.
Zev Yaroslavsky is a politician from Los Angeles County,California. He was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from District 3,an affluent district which includes the San Fernando Valley,the Westside of Los Angeles and coastal areas between Venice and the Ventura County line. He was first elected to the board in 1994. Yaroslavsky served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 to 1994.
Eric Michael Garcetti is an American politician and diplomat who has been the United States ambassador to India since May 11,2023. He was the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 until 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in the 2013 election,and re-elected in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council,Garcetti served as City Council president from 2006 to 2012. He was the city's first elected Jewish mayor,and its second consecutive Mexican-American mayor. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years,having been 42 at the time of his inauguration. Upon nomination by President Joe Biden after a previously failed nomination the year before,Garcetti was finally confirmed as Ambassador to India by the Senate on a 52–42 vote on March 15,2023.
Paul Koretz is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district from 2009 until he was term-limited in 2022. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly and the West Hollywood City Council.
Wendy Jane Greuel is an American politician. She served as Los Angeles City Controller from 2009 to 2013. Greuel was the second woman elected to citywide office in Los Angeles,after her predecessor Laura Chick.
Skid Row is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles. The area is officially known as Central City East.
Culver City Boys or Culver City 13 (CCB13) is a Mexican-American street gang from Mar Vista,Los Angeles,California.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was formed in 1869,and has since become the third-largest law enforcement agency in the United States. They have been involved in various events in history,such as the Black Dahlia murder,the Watts riots,the 1992 Los Angeles riots,the North Hollywood shootout,the murder trial of O. J. Simpson,and the Rampart scandal.
Christina Gonzalez is a news reporter for FOX 11 (KTTV) in Los Angeles. She has been with FOX 11 since 1990.
Giuseppe "Joe" Buscaino is an American politician and former police officer,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 15th district from 2012 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Buscaino served as President pro tempore of the council from 2020 to 2021.
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) is the police union representing Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers up to the rank of lieutenant. LAPPL has a membership of 9,900 sworn officers.
Marqueece L. Harris-Dawson is an American politician,currently serving as the president of the Los Angeles City Council since September 20,2024. A member of the Democratic Party,who has represented the 8th district of the Los Angeles City Council since 2015.
Hugo Soto-Martinez is an American labor organizer and politician,currently serving as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 13th district since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America,Soto-Martinez defeated incumbent Mitch O'Farrell in the 2022 general election.
