Above Jeri Edwards’ couch hang three oil portraits of her son dressed in his LAPD uniform, the hat nearly hiding his thin face and proud smile. Twenty-eight years ago today, Officer Michael ...

LOS ANGELES (CBS 2) — The LAPD celebrated the 100th anniversary ... but were known as "Police women," and had to sew their own uniforms. They wore flourished hats, ruffles and sometimes even ...

But now /*LAPD Chief William Bratton*/ wants them to wear a different uniform. "Will not have the authority with that new uniform," said one officer. "This thing stinks," said another officer.

Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton had established similar divisions during his tenures in New York and Boston. Retired officers would not be allowed to wear their uniform or badge ...

No one but a police officer on duty should dress like one. No one who isn’t a sworn, currently employed and on-duty member of the Los Angeles Police Department ought to wear an LAPD uniform or ...