The Los Angeles City Council on Friday confirmed Jim McDonnell as the city’s 59th police chief in a split 11-2 vote, and he was later officially sworn in in front of a crowded room of city leaders.

Other council members hailed McDonnell's vast experience in law enforcement and said he was the right person to lead the LAPD. He'll face deep problems at the department, including a recruitment ...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles police officers were injured in a crash during a pursuit of suspected armed gang members through the South Los Angeles area Monday night. At least one LAPD ...

SHERMAN OAKS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A police chase ended in Sherman Oaks on Friday morning when a suspect crashed head-on into an LAPD cruiser, injuring an officer, authorities said. The collision ...

The backstory: Mayor Karen Bass announced last month that she had selected McDonnell to lead the Los Angeles Police Department. He has a long history in the city and county, having served with the ...

The City Council today 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 ...

LAPD officers are on the hunt for the driver, who fled the scene of a crash Friday night. Reported around 9:50 p.m., the collision was triggered by two luxury cars — a Rolls-Royce Cullinan ($ ...

Bass met with hundreds of LAPD officers and community leaders before making her decision. McDonnell was elected LA County Sheriff in 2014 to oversee the largest sheriff’s department in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who was sworn in as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday, will draw one of the highest police chief ...

“I want to be unequivocal. LAPD will protect L.A.’s immigrant community. We will not cooperate with mass deportations and on an individual level, officers will not take action to determine a ...