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Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death
LAPD officers forcefully restrained a man, kneed him, and struck him with their elbows. He was later found dead in his cell.
August 31, 2026
Altadena Residents Haunted By Flock Cameras Installed After Deadly Fire
“Altadena has spoken,” Shawna Dawson Beer tells L.A. TACO. “We don't want surveillance cameras. We don't want Flock replaced by another company's cameras. We don't want to play surveillance company whack-a-mole. We want a say in whether this technology is deployed in our community at all.”
August 21, 2026
‘Uber With Guns:’ You Can Now Hire An Off-Duty LAPD SWAT Officer As a Personal Bodyguard
Are you a high-profile Angeleno, a nervous healthcare executive, or simply worried about running errands in the city and needing your next ride-share to come with a bit of armed protection? Now, there’s an app for that.
February 19, 2025
