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  LAPD Shuts Down 'Human Trafficking' Fears After Images Showing 'Help' Signs in Shipping Yard Go Viral

  Authorities recently debunked a social media conspiracy theory in which users believed human trafficking was occurring out of a Los Angeles shipping container yard due to chilling "HELP" signs discovered around the location.

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  Family of Hannah Kobayashi Say Missing Hawaii Woman Would Never 'Intentionally' Miss Her Flight

  Kobayashi, 30, arrived from Hawaii at Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8

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  Family Refuses to Back Down After LAPD Cop Returns to Work Despite Killing Dad in Fight Over Fender Bender

  The family of a California man who was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer following an altercation intend to sue the city of Los Angeles in pursuit of justice for their loved one.

• Suspected DUI driver crashes police vehicle; Two LAPD officers injured

  A suspected drunk driver hit a police vehicle on Sunday morning injuring two LA Police Department officers and heavily damaged their vehicle. Other vehicles parked nearby were also affected in the collision before the driver's car rolled to its side.

• Two LAPD officers charged with rape, sexually assaulting women while on duty

  Two Los Angeles Police Department officers accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting four women while on duty between 2008 to 2011 were charged Wednesday and are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

• Tupac Shakur Murder Case Update: Former LAPD Cop Claims Diddy Planned the Kill; Details Revealed in a Documentary

  The LAPD has solved the murders of rapper Tupac Shakur, according to a documentary featuring retired detective Greg Kading, who once led a special task force that investigated those two-decade-old shootings.

• Strip clubs help authorities nab sex traffickers

  LAPD nabs 198 people connected to sex trafficking. Club Organizers Against Sex Trafficking (COAST) helped the authorities in making the arrest.

• Los Angeles Police Chief recommends filing of charges against Police officer who killed homeless man

  The Los Angeles Police Chief, Charlie Beck, has decided to recommend the filing of criminal charges against the policeman who shot an unarmed homeless person back in May 2015.

• U.S. police struggle to uncover threats on social media

  U.S. law enforcement agencies are a long way from being able to effectively track threats of the kind a gunman posted on Instagram before his execution-style murder of two New York City policemen last weekend.

• Live Video: 2 Police Officers Shot As Suspect Holds Woman Hostage At Gunpoint In Inglewood California Home (Video))

  At least one police officer was shot on Wednesday afternoon in Inglewood, California as a suspect has barricaded inside a home holding a woman hostage at gunpoint

• LAPD Officer Arrested: Miguel Schiappapietra Detained for Allegedly Committing Lewd Acts on Underage Children

  Miguel Schiappapietra, a Los Angeles police officer was arrested for allegedly commiting lewd acts on two children under 14. Schiappapietra was off duty when the arrest was made. Schiappapietra has been on the force for six years.

• Christopher Dorner Update: Camp Ranger, Rick Heltebrake, Carjacked by Fugitive Ex-Cop, Files Claim for $1.2 Million Reward (Video)

  Rick Heltebrake, a camp ranger who was carjacked by fugitive ex LAPD cop Christopher Dornerhas filed a claim to collect the reward offered by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, which was funded by different entities, according to the Los Angeles Times . Heltebrake reportedly called 9-11 after he was carjacked by Dorner. The $1.2 million reward was offered for capture of the now deceased Dorner who killed four people before taking own life in a Big Bear area cabin.

• Pro-Dorner Protesters: Dozens Converge Outside LAPD HQ, Protesting Against Police Corruption, Racism, Days After His Standoff at Big Bear Cabin

  Dozens of protesters rallied outside Los Angeles police headquarters on Saturday, rallying days after the police tracked down Christopher Dorner, the rogue ex-cop, concluding one of the biggest U.S. manhunts in recent memory. Protesters cited a culture of corruption and racism within the police force.

• Dorner Reward Loophole: Despite Assisting in Manhunt, Tipsters May Not Receive $1 Million Reward [VIDEO]

  A glaring loophole may prevent several people who offered information to the Los Angeles Police Department, including a couple reportedly tied up by rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner, from seeing any part of the $1 million reward offered by the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa last week.

• Dorner Shootout: Christopher Dorner Manhunt Ends with Heavy Gunfire, and Blazing Fire Cabin

  The details of the violent last stand for a fugitive ex-LAPD remain complex as much as murky, which seemingly ended after investigators began picking through the rubble of a burned-out cabin by Southern California's Big Bear resort.

• LAPD Offers $1 Million Reward for Christopher Dorner Information (VIDEO)

  The search for the fugitive ex-police officer wanted in the killings of three people continues as police authorities are offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Dorner, the rogue ex-cop wanted for multiple counts of murder last week.

• Christopher Dorner Manifesto: Police Conduct Statewide Search For Ex-Los Angeles Officer, Linked to 2 Deaths, Including Fullerton Coach Murder [Video]

  LAPD Conduct Massive Statewide Search For Ex-Los Angeles Officer, Navy Reservist, Christopher Dorner, Suspected of Killing 3, Injuring 2; Shot at Four Officers in Two Incidents Overnight

• Fullerton Coach Killed: Monica Quan Shot to Death with her Fiance, Keith Lawrence

  An assistant women's basketball coach from University of California-Fullerton, along with her fiance were shot to death in a car on Sunday night.