‘Protect them like your own’: At cadet graduation, LAPD Chief Beck defends program amid scandal New LAPD cadets enjoy themselves at a graduation ceremony at USC’s Galen Center on Saturday.

New LAPD officers arrive for graduation ceremonies at the LAPD Police Academy on Friday, July 26, 2024. The 23 graduating officers will have completed 904 hours of training over 24 weeks. (Photo ...

The Los Angeles Police Department added to its ranks on Friday with the graduation of 16 officers from the Los Angeles Police Academy. The graduates are a diverse group of 13 men and three women.

An LAPD cop shot an apparent innocent bystander with a rubber bullet at point-blank range as she was trying to walk back to her house during the chaotic anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

In his remarks, McDonnell remembered his graduation from the LAPD's Academy "43 years ago," adding, "I love this city and I understand the modern-day challenges our officers face trying to protect it.

Los Angeles Police recruit Marvin Lim greets family and friends following a graduation ceremony for recruit class 12-24 at the LAPD Academy in Los Angeles on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photo by Trevor ...