Libor Jany covers the Los Angeles Police Department. Before joining the Los Angeles Times in 2022, he covered public safety for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. A St. Paul, Minn., native, Jany studied communications at Mississippi State University.
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State appeals court upholds the firing of two LAPD officers who admitted they were playing Pokémon instead of responding to a Compton robbery in 2017.
Oct. 7, 2023
A string of recent controversies have put to a test LAPD Chief Michel Moore’s quest to get his department into shape before stepping down in the next year or two.
Oct. 5, 2023
A federal jury ruled that LAPD officers were responsible for violating Dexter White’s rights when they shot him after mistaking his cellphone for a gun in South L.A. in 2018, awarding him $2.35 million in damages.
Sept. 27, 2023
Internal LAPD reports indicate the problem of police officers flouting department body camera policy is more widespread than officials have been telling the public.
Sept. 21, 2023
An LAPD assistant chief is placed on leave after being accused of stalking by an officer he was romantically involved with, Police Chief Michel Moore said.
Sept. 19, 2023
An assistant Los Angeles police chief is under internal investigation after a subordinate he was dating filed a police report alleging he tried to stalk her.
Sept. 14, 2023
For months, Gabriel Cabrera has waged a solemn protest outside of LAPD headquarters, asking for his job back. He says he is the victim of the department’s long history of disability discrimination and that the union and former friends have all turned their backs on him.
Sept. 14, 2023
Los Angeles police will start testing a new generation of Tasers with greater range that officials say will give officers more options before resorting to deadly force against uncooperative individuals.
Sept. 12, 2023
Los Angeles police have created an internal task force to investigate alleged misconduct by a San Fernando Valley gang unit.
Sept. 7, 2023
Kern County authorities said a pickup driver was airlifted to a nearby hospital after spending nearly a week at the bottom of a ravine.
Sept. 3, 2023