Cindy Chang covers the Los Angeles Police Department. She came to The Times in 2012, first covering immigration and ethnic communities before moving to the L.A. County sheriff’s beat. Previously, she was at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, where she was the lead writer for a series on Louisiana prisons that won several national awards. A graduate of Yale University and NYU School of Law, she began her journalism career at the Pasadena Star-News.
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A Los Angeles police officer violated department policy when he fatally shot a mentally disabled man and wounded the man’s parents while shopping at a Costco, the Police Commission ruled Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore is under fire for remarks he made about looters and the use of foam bullets and arrests of peaceful protesters after more than a week of civil unrest since the killing of George Floyd.
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LAPD faces growing criticism for violence, tactics during protests
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Chief Michel Moore faces calls for an investigation into the LAPD’s handling of protests after videos surfaced showing officers using batons and other force on unarmed protesters.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti said he will direct $250 million to youth jobs, health initiatives and “peace centers” to heal trauma, and will allow those who have suffered discrimination to collect damages.
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Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore apologized minutes after condemning looters and saying George Floyd’s ‘death is on their hands.’
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During a marathon police commission meeting Tuesday, scores of residents directed anger and concern at LAPD Chief Michel Moore.
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Health officials have stressed that with the easing of stay-at-home orders comes the potential to further spread the coronavirus.
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The video posted to YouTube shows deputies confronting three men in a gray sedan who complained of unlawful harassment during the stop.
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With extensive testing for the coronavirus in Los Angeles County’s jail system, high infection rates are emerging.