Los Angeles Police Department detectives are asking for the public's help to find the hit-and-run driver whose Porsche Panamera allegedly struck and killed another driver earlier this summer, as the suspected driver raced down a South Los Angeles street at just under 100 mph, police said. Emerson Noel Escobar Gonzalez, 25, was killed instantly, detectives said, when the white Porsche T-boned his car on July 5. At a Thursday morning news conference, LAPD Detective Ryan Moreno identified the suspe

The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved nearly $2.7 million to hire an additional 130 Los Angeles Police Department recruits for the remainder of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Council members voted 9-4 to approve the spending, which will come from LAPD’s accounts. The City Council agreed to send a proposal to the Personnel and Hiring Committee a proposal that would transfer some of LAPD’s budget auditors to the City Controller’s Office. @micmonksla @kfiam640 | The Tim Conway, Jr. Show

Los Angeles Police Department released body cam video of an incident involving the wife of a member of the LA-based rock band Weezer. The footage, recorded on April 8, was released Friday afternoon as part of a department use-of-force investigation. Officers were responding to the residential area in search of hit-and-run suspects who ran off after a crash. Police searching the area for the suspects were directed to a home. The body cam video shows officers shouting, "Shots fired, officer needs