Los Angeles Police Department officers carry the casket of LAPD Officer Houston R. Tipping at the beginning of his memorial service on Wednesday, June 22, in Los Angeles. Carolyn Cole/AP hide caption
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Los Angeles Police Department officers block the street near Echo Park Lake as protesters demonstrate against the removal of a homeless encampment on March 25, 2021, in Los Angeles. Officials asked people living in tents at the park to leave. Police detained 16 journalists reporting on the night's events, arresting two and shooting two others with rubber bullets. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
A side-by-side comparison of the Bethany Farber (left) who had an arrest warrant issued in Texas and Bethany K. Farber, the 30-year-old California woman who says she was mistakenly jailed for 13 days last year. Photo courtesy of Bethany K. Farber's attorney, Rodney Diggs/Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs hide caption
Two Los Angeles Police Department officers were fired for playing the game Pokémon Go instead of responding to a robbery call in 2017. Here, a smartphone displays the Pokémon Go app in 2016. Nicolas Maeterlinck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Almost two months ago, two of Lady Gaga's French bulldogs were stolen and her dog walker shot. Five people have now been arrested in the case. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images hide caption
Colleagues, family and friends attend the August funeral of Los Angeles police Officer Valentin Martinez, the agency's first sworn officer to die of complications from COVID-19. Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption
As COVID-19 Ravages His Force, LAPD Chief Looks To Boost Confidence In Vaccine
Los Angeles police say they have arrested five people in connection with the February shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke. The late musician is seen here during Paris Fashion Week's men's fall-winter shows in January. Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images hide caption
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore speaks to a protester after a vigil with members of professional associations and the interfaith community at LAPD headquarters, Friday, June 5, 2020, in Los Angeles. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption
LA Police Union Official: 'Every Dollar You Take Away' Has Consequences
Los Angeles police officers run to formation during a protest on June 1. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
"We need to make a firm commitment to change, not just with words but with action," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday. Richard Vogel/AP hide caption