Cindy Chang is an interim assistant city editor for the Metro section. She came to The Times in 2012, first covering immigration and ethnic communities before moving to the L.A. County sheriff’s beat and then the LAPD. Previously, she was at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, where she was the lead writer for a series on Louisiana prisons that won several national awards. A graduate of Yale University and NYU School of Law, she began her journalism career at the Pasadena Star-News.
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Wallack, 64, a longtime contributor to the Los Angeles Times, was an avid hiker, runner and cyclist who competed in extreme events around the world.
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An independent review of stops conducted by LAPD officers last year found that racial disparities previously identified in a Times investigation were in part the result of failed strategies to use traffic and minor violations “as a pretext to identify or suppress more serious crimes.”
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The LAPD’s SWAT unit is controlled by a “SWAT Mafia” that encourages officers to use excessive force, a sergeant’s lawsuit alleges.
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Amid a national movement to defund the police and reinvest the money to help Black and Latino residents, the LAPD will expand its signature community policing program.
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From Orange County to Northern California, people continue to gather for large outdoor religious ceremonies without following rules to slow the spread of the coronavirus, prompting stern reprimands from public health officials.
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In Northern California, Cal Fire said Saturday that the Gold fire was 40% contained and the Hog fire 45% contained.
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Videos of the July 22 gathering show people crowded together with no coronavirus masks, waving their hands in the air and singing songs of praise.
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Following a historic $150-million cut to its budget, the LAPD pushes forward with internal changes in anticipation of an even broader shake-up.
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The board that reviews his disciplinary decisions is overly lenient, he says.
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After LAPD officers were charged with falsifying records, California’s attorney general has stopped law enforcement statewide from using LAPD gang member records.