A researcher talks about the risks of “less-lethal” weapons used against protesters.

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LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some less-lethal launchers at protests, after finding that the department violated previous court restrictions ...

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The suspect was 'sitting with his hands in front of him and appeared to be only non-compliant to verbal commands,' police say ...

This post was updated Sept. 17 at 8:26 p.m. The UC Board of Regents approved the UCLA police department’s request for less-than-lethal munition launchers and sponge rounds at a Wednesday meeting. The ...

On June 20, SAPD’s Street Crimes Unit was attempting to arrest a wanted man in the 300 block of Leroux Street, police say.

A federal judge banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some so-called less-lethal launchers at protests, after finding that the department violated previous court restrictions by ...

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A man died after Los Angeles police officers shot him with a hard foam projectile during an attempted robbery of a convenience store in San Pedro, officials said. The Los Angeles Police Department ...