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WiFi jammers are now the preferred method of operation for many burglars. Annette Arreola reports for the NBC4 News at 3 p.m. on Monday March. 17, 2025.

The device can jam a system within seconds with a push of a button, according to experts.

Overall crime in the city of Los Angeles declined in 2024, with homicides dropping 14% and shooting victims decreasing by 19%, according to statistics released Monday by the Los Angeles Police Department. Mayor Karen Bass joined LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell and members of the LAPD Board of Police Commissioners at a news conference Monday at Hollenbeck Division in Boyle Heights….

Los Angeles police release 2024 crime data. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Monday March 17, 2025.

Shots were fired by Los Angeles Police Department officers at a 44-year-old armed man near USC, who was unharmed and taken into custody after threatening the kill any officer who approached him, the department announced Thursday. Southwest Patrol Division officers responded to the 2300 block of Scarff Street, between Hoover and Figueroa streets, around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday regarding self-reported information…

In light of a whistleblower’s complaint that alleged racism and discrimination by officers within the Los Angeles Police Department, an expedited investigation is now underway into the department’s recruitment and employment division, Chief Jim McDonnell said Tuesday. The police chief said he was made aware of the complaint several weeks ago, where “inappropriate” comments were being made in the...

A whistleblower complaint into the Los Angeles Police Department has triggered an investigation into alleged racism in the department. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025.

New details of a complaint filed with the Los Angeles Police Department alleging officers in the recruitment office used racist and derogatory comments Monday sparked anger and calls for accountability from city officials.

Mayor Karen Bass and other city officials said Monday that the city resources they poured into the area were beginning to produce results. Tracey Leong reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 10, 2025.

The then 14-year-old would have turned 34 Wednesday. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. 

The Los Angeles teen, who was 14 years old when found murdered, would have turned 34 Wednesday.

LAPD’s delayed response after a well-known podcaster shared he waited nearly an hour for officers to arrive following a burglary in his home is raising questions about public safety. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025.

Burglars scattered boxes of fake cash and other stolen items in the street Monday morning after a break-in at a Bel Air home.

Cash was scattered on the floor, along with designer bags, after a home burglary in the Bel Air area. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on March 3, 2025. 

LAPD Captain Ray Valois explains the delayed response of a home burglary of a social media personality who said it took nearly an hour to get a hold of police. As seen on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 1, 2025.

Evan Lovett, the podcast host and personality behind L.A. in a Minute, says he arrived from his son’s little game around to find that his back door was shattered and several items were missing from his home. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on March 1, 2025.

An LA social media personality is speaking out after his home was burglarized Saturday night, expressing his frustration with the police response.

A police search in the dark of night turned into a rescue in cold water when a LAPD K9 fell into a backyard pool.

Officers helped the splashing dog out of the pool. Video broadcast Friday Feb. 21, 2025 on Today in LA.

A 32-year-old man was shot and killed in an altercation Saturday morning in North Hollywood.