Rep. Maxine Waters was riding around her neighborhood when she noticed a Black man was being detained, so she intervened to make sure things were going the way it should. “They stopped a brother, so I stopped to see what they were doing,” she told the camera person. REGISTER TO VOTE GET ELECTION REMINDERS https://www.facebook.com//videos/403556060649855 […]
The Los Angeles Police Department officially reassigned seven officers to non-field duties after several advocacy organizations have filed lawsuits against the department. The agency faces criticism for the tactics used by some of its officers during recent protests over the death of George Floyd. On Wednesday, the unit said it has assigned 40 investigators to […]
During Dave Chappelle’s new free comedy special, “8:46”, the comedian brings up former LAPD officer Christopher Dorner. Dorner was a United States Navy Reserve officer who was honorably discharged as a lieutenant in 2013. However, after becoming a Los Angeles police officer he began getting fed up with the system of policing. REGISTER TO VOTE […]
This week, Black Lives Matter and a coalition of more than 100 other black rights organizations launched an open letter calling on citizens to sign a petition demanding local officials decrease funding for police departments and redirect funds to “spending on health care, education and community programs.” The current LAPD Budget is at $1.89 Billion […]
Yikes! It looks like LAPD isn’t here for “Hot Girl Summer.” Megan The Stallion’s latest project with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign “Hot Girl Summer” video shoot was shut down last Friday in Mount Olympus, a neighborhood in LA for not having the proper paperwork. Per TMZ, Law enforcement said someone called the cops, […]
Nipsey Hussle would have celebrated his 34th birthday on August 10th, and while many fans are anticipating to celebrate his life, the LAPD is bracing for trouble. Los Angeles law enforcement is expecting a big turn out in front of The Marathon retail store. TMZ reports there will be 100 officers in the area. The […]
It was an eyebrow-raiser yesterday when headlines read the LAPD was investigating Nipsey Hussle and his associates for gang-related activities in and around The Marathon clothing store up until the time of his death. But now authorities are claiming that the late rapper wasn’t on their radar. TMZ reports that a high-ranking official confirmed that […]
The trial for Nipsey Hussle’s murder started and things are heating up. Billboard reports that the Los Angeles Police Department opened an internal affairs investigation in regards to the actions of the LAPD immediately following the rapper’s assassination. LAPD’s Office of the Inspector General is looking into a front desk officer’s response in the aftermath. […]
The day Nipsey Hussle was murdered, two other people got hit in the shooting. One victim didn’t suffer any critical injuries, meanwhile, 56-year-old Kerry Lathan was arrested after being hospitalized for allegedly violating his parole. Lathan was released a couple months about after serving 24 years of a 25 year to life sentence for murder. […]
West Coast rapper and Nipsey Hussle’s friend, The Game is calling the LAPD out for an alleged conversation about Nipsey Hussle’s family on their police radio signals, during the time when they were supposed to be guarding the Thursday funeral services.
Nipsey Hussle was more than a rapper. He was an activist, philanthropist and a leader for all young Black kings with a troubled past destined for greatness. The Crenshaw rapper was scheduled to meet with the LAPD today alongside Roc Nation to discuss ways to combat gang violence. Ironically, authorities are suggesting that the shooting […]
The Los Angeles Police Department paid a visit to Chris Brown after things went 0-100 between him and Offset and the singer revealed his address. TMZ reports that the LAPD received a call from someone who was allegedly concerned about Brown’s well-being. When he posted his address inviting the Migos rapper to pull up, that […]
Even though Rihanna has had the police called to her home a lot in the recent past, this time it was only a false alarm. TMZ reported and provided video footage of the LAPD swarming the “Umbrella” singer’s home, with several cop cars and even a helicopter flying overhead, but it all turned out to […]
Anthony Anderson is the subject of investigation for assault by the Los Angeles Police Department. The Blast reports the Black-ish dad assaulted a woman after an event that she catered for him in 2017. Speaking with Variety, a representative for Anthony Anderson is denying the alleged assault. It’s unfortunate that anyone can file a police report, […]
Los Angeles prosecutors are investigating rapper Young Lo for sexual assault after a woman filed a lawsuit alleging he raped her at Chris Brown’s house last year. A spokesman for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office told media that Young Lo, whose real name is Lowell Grissom Jr., is the sole target of the case […]
Famed R&B singer Trey Songz is facing a felony domestic violence charge and surrendered to LAPD today. Songz is accused of physically striking Andrea Buera at a Hollywood Hills party during NBA All-Star Weekend in February. Buera filed a police report and went to the hospital after the alleged incident. Represented by attorney Shawn Holley, […]
Words by Qadriyyah Brown Last month, we wrote about actor Terry Crews series of tweets where he allegedly said he was groped by an unnamed big time Hollywood executive at a party right in front of his wife. The shocking tweets helped bring further awareness to sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood and also to […]
On this date in 1991, motorist Rodney King was beaten by several officers in the LAPD, which to Californians, is not an unusual occurrence. This time, the entire tragic ordeal was videotaped by George Holliday, an unsuspecting observer, from his balcony and he sent the footage to radio station KTLA, which led to one of […]
Do you remember Lil Wayne‘s most recent emergency landings as he seized and blacked out two days in a row on two separate flights? In light of the recent accusations of Weezy’s episodes being due to his codeine addiction and the rise in the use of the syrup, the LAPD has made a decision to […]
Actor Anton Yelchin, 27, died after being killed by his own car yesterday [June 19] after it rolled backwards down a steep hill and pinned him to a brick postbox pillar and a security fence at his home in Los Angeles. Yelchin played Pavel Chekov in the movie Star Trek as a replacement to actor Walter […]
