The driver of a group of suspects who police say were armed is in custody Thursday after leading police on a chase that began in South Gate and ended in Watts. South Gate Police Department officers ...

Three shootings happened within a mile of each other in the South LA area over the weekend, according to police.

Grammy-award winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested in Watts on Thursday by Los Angeles Police Department officers ... According to the LAPD, McKinzie ran from his vehicle, but officers were ...

Police sought the public’s assistance Thursday in locating two teenage girls last seen in the Green Meadows area near Watts. Giselle Montez, 13, and Kimberly Hernandez, 14, were last seen around 3:45 ...

Dozens of families were displaced after an evacuation order was placed Thursday night following a massive explosion inside a Pacoima home.

Beginning during the 1965 Watts riots, the Los Angeles Police Department pioneered the use of helicopters ... A 2023 audit found the LAPD's helicopter program costs about $47 million a year — more ...

Forget black limos. The wealthy are commuting to work by helicopter. Meanwhile, noise complaints have jumped 678%.

The visit was initially intended to introduce the Criminology & Criminal Justice students to the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Operation Progress ... staff and students in underserved areas ...

A 13-year-old girl that was shot Friday evening in Watts has died, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.