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Sheriff’s Deputy Threatens to Shoot L.A. Rapper for Sitting in His Parked Car

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jan 4, 2023 | No Comments

Feezy had been livestreaming while parked in a Gardena strip mall parking lot off Crenshaw when deputies yanked his door open and stuck guns in his face. He was ultimately ticketed for a missing front plate.

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LAPD Sergeant Fired at Jermaine Petit from Inside Patrol Vehicle

By Sahra Sulaiman | Sep 6, 2022 | No Comments

If the shooting had been committed by anyone else, it would have been labeled a drive-by.

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Study Seeks to Get Cops to Write Better Crash Reports

By Kea Wilson | Aug 22, 2022 | No Comments

Researchers polled 45 New Jersey cops for clues about why their press releases were so incomplete and victim-blaming — and suggested better language.

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LAPD Shoots at, Misses, then Tries to Charge Unarmed Black Man with Assault with a Deadly Weapon

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 9, 2022 | No Comments

LAPD's briefing video neglects to transcribe Jennifer Alvarez' attempt to slow partner officer Justin Freund down and keep him from shooting at 28-year-old Joshua Hatfield

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LAPD Describes Car Part as Resembling “Nonfunctioning Firearm” During Contentious Town Hall on Leimert Park Shooting

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 1, 2022 | No Comments

Jermaine Petit was unarmed when shot by LAPD, but LAPD remains reluctant to admit that

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LAPD Peddles Misinformation about Sidewalk Biking to Spanish Speakers

By Sahra Sulaiman | Jun 28, 2022 | No Comments

Chávez reassured Univisión that LAPD wasn't trying to extract money via sidewalk biking tickets. But sidewalk riding is legal.

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