The Los Angeles Police Department issued a citywide tactical alert due to “incidents” near the Metropolitan Detention Center, a federal prison where federal officers were seen shooting tear gas ...

The lawsuit came a week after the groups sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security warning of potential First Amendment violations.

Flight data reveals LAPD's use of drones for surveillance at protests, raising privacy concerns. The department's actions conflict with its stated privacy commitments, sparking public debate.

Federal law enforcement agencies have used crowd control munitions—including kinetic projectiles, chemical rounds and obscurant devices—during immigration protests in multiple U.S. cities under the ...

Bloodthirsty ‘No Kings’ protestors threw bottles at two police horses and injured an officer at last weekend’s mayhem-filled riots, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. The demonstrations ...

LAPD officers fire less-lethal projectile launchers at anti-ICE protesters on Spring Street in Los Angeles during the "No Kings Day" rally on June 14, 2025. (Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times) The Los ...

A police officer aims a less-lethal weapon at a demonstrator during a protest in Los Angeles in 2020. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) Three prominent activists have filed a lawsuit against the Los ...

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A screen grab from video footage shows Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi being shot by a police officer with a rubber bullet while reporting on protests in Los Angeles. Attorneys from the Reporters ...