Jim McDonnell’s single term as L.A. County sheriff from 2014 to 2018 involved dealing with powerful union resistant to major disciplinary reforms. He’ll face a similar challenge as the LAPD ...

The possibility of losing more than 400 civilian workers has increased uncertainty around Police Chief Jim McDonnell's vision for shaking up the LAPD.

Jim McDonnell, who served as chief of the Long Beach Police Department and sheriff for L.A. County, was named the next chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday. Mayor Karen Bass made ...

Five years since the George Floyd protests, has policing changed in Los Angeles? Chief Jim McDonnell sits down for a ...

“I have selected Jim McDonnell as the 59th chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. He is a leader, an innovator and a changemaker and that’s what we need in L.A.” McDonnell joins current ...

The City Council Friday confirmed former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as the 59th chief of the LAPD, the nation's third-largest law enforcement agency, despite opposition from some ...

Mayor Karen Bass condemned the crowds who vandalized Metro trains, an LAPD patrol car an elementary school, and other DTLA ...

The city of Los Angeles has a new top cop. Jim McDonnell was sworn in as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department Friday. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are.

Jim McDonnell has been appointed chief of the Los Angeles Police Department through an 11-2 vote by the city council Friday. Following a nationwide search, Mayor Karen Bass nominated McDonnell to ...

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell spoke with ABC7 about the LAPD's new budget, the upcoming Olympics and the investigation into officers' response to 911 calls after two people were found dead in ...

The LAPD has not stopped people or taken action for any reason related to their immigration status and hasn't enforced immigration laws for 45 years, the department's new chief, Jim McDonnell ...