LAPD Officer Taken Into Custody for Theft and Burglary Offenses

A Los Angeles Police Department officer was apprehended on Tuesday after his fellow officers recognized him as the individual who had used a stolen debit card at a home improvement store. Edmond Babaians, a 42-year-old officer from the Custody Services Department, which oversees city jails, was taken into custody by the internal affairs unit on …

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Lawsuit Filed by African American Filmmaker Who Was Tased During Reported Burglary

Actor-director Damien Smith found himself unexpectedly caught in the very issue he was documenting—police brutality. Smith returned to his Hollywood apartment one day to discover a man leaving his bedroom with his grandfather’s watch and other belongings. In an attempt to protect himself, Smith cut the intruder with a knife and managed to subdue him. …

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