The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has increased security in the Altadena area, Sheriff Robert Luna said, after residential burglaries increased by about 450% in aftermath of the devastating ...

Enhanced security camera systems have been deployed to the fire-ravaged neighborhood to deter thefts and burglaries.

The possibility of losing more than 400 civilian workers has increased uncertainty around Police Chief Jim McDonnell's vision ...

Police Chief Jim McDonnell raised concerns about the potential layoffs resulting "in the premature release of inmates." ...

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said criminologists, forensic scientists and crime scene photographers could be laid off.

A total 403 civilian positions - photographers, crime scene technicians, officer recruiters, and more - are on the chopping block because of LA's nearly $1 billion budget shortfall.

Mark Z. Barabak is a political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, focusing on California and the West. He has covered campaigns and elections in 49 of the 50 states, including a dozen ...

Three Los Angeles City Councilmembers joined labor leaders Wednesday to oppose a proposal that would eliminate more than 400 civilian jobs at the Los Angeles Police Department, calling the cuts a ...

He touched on the passing of Proposition 36, which changed drug possession and certain thefts under $950 to be considered ...