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Crime
Family of mentally ill man shot dead by LAPD in Koreatown demands answers
The family of Yong Yang, a man fatally shot by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in Koreatown last week, is speaking out and demandin...
Michelle De Pacina
Asian American History
LAPD appoints its first Asian American chief
Dominic Choi was sworn in as the interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), making him the first Asian American to hold the ...
LAPD releases video of officers ignoring robbery call to play ‘Pokémon Go’ instead
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage showing two officers playing “Pokémon Go” in their squad car aft...
LAPD reports 371% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes from 2019 to 2022
Hate crimes targeting Asians and other communities in Los Angeles saw an alarming surge in 2022, according to a report released by the Los A...
Ryan General
LA police union blasted for tweet that appears to paint Black men as transit crime perpetrators
The Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) labor union is facing online backlash for tweeting images that appear to imply Black perpet...
Los Angeles
Dominic Choi makes history as LAPD’s first Asian American assistant chief
Korean American officer Dominic Choi made history as the first Asian American assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). ...
Thy Nguyen
News
LAPD Officer Becomes the First-Ever Korean American Deputy Chief
The Los Angeles Police Department is celebrating a historic moment after Dominic Choi became the first Korean American to be promoted as dep...
Bryan Ke
Deputies Arrest Fake ‘LAPD Officer’ Who Shouted ‘White Power’ at BLM Protesters
Daniel Sohn, the man who recently made headlines for shouting “white power” while wearing a Los Angeles Police Department shirt ...
Man Wearing LAPD Shirt Who Shouted ‘White Power’ at BLM Protesters Identified
Last week, a man wearing an LAPD shirt was captured on video yelling “white power” while antagonizing Black Lives Matter protest...
Jin Hyun
Asian Man in LAPD Shirt Yells ‘White Power’ at Black Lives Matter Protesters
A video posted by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles depicts a man of Asian descent wearing a long-sleeved shirt with Los Angeles Police logos y...
Waylae Gregoire
Asia
Instagram User Who Sent Death Threat to BTS Member Investigated by LAPD
The Los Angeles Police Department is now investigating the death threat against South Korean pop group BTS member, Park Ji-min, or fam...
Editorial Staff
LAPD Releases Man Suspected of Brutally Beating Grandmother in Koreatown
The LAPD has recently released a man who was initially suspected of the brutal beating of an elderly woman in Koreatown last Saturday. The s...
Max Chang
Asian American LAPD Officer Heroically Rescues Cat in SoCal Wildfire
A Los Angeles Police Department Officer has been hailed a hero after rescuing a cat in a neighborhood affected by the Skirball Fire. Officer...
LAPD Cop in Desperate Need of a Filipino Bone Marrow Donor
A Filipino-American police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is in dire need of a bone marrow match from someone of Filipino he...
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