A former LAPD sergeant has sued the city of Los Angeles, alleging he faced retaliation after calling out senior members of the department's SWAT unit over a culture of violence, secrecy and cover-ups.

The Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT unit rarely resorts to using force and does not glorify violence as one former member alleged, a newly released internal report concluded. Police Chief ...

With the man holed up inside Carlos’ shop, the Marshals and the LAPD initiated a standoff. The LAPD SWAT team fired more than 30 rounds of tear gas into the business, blasting holes through ...