A$AP Rocky 's assault trial kicked off with opening statements — and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne 's son appeared in court to testify. Thomas “Tommy” Zizzo Jr. — who serves as a sergeant for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) — attended Rocky's trial in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Jan. 24, when he was called to the stand as one of the officers who responded to the alleged 2021 shooting of A$AP Relli . Rocky — whose real name is Rakim Mayers — is being...

LAPD’s Steve Lurie, who will lead the UCLA campus security overhaul, speaks at a news conference in February 2020. UCLA has hired a 27-year LAPD veteran and top commanding officer to lead its eight-month-old Office of Campus Safety created in the wake of a violent melee last spring at a pro-Palestinian encampment, which was among the university’s darkest chapters. LAPD Cmdr. Steve Lurie, who previously oversaw the department’s West Bureau, will begin his role as an associate vice chancellor on Feb. 1. He will replace Rick Braziel, the former Sacramento...

Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Bruce Willis is showing his appreciation to first responders amid the L.A. wildfires. On Thursday, January 16, the 69-year-old famed actor's wife, Emma Heming Willis, posted a rare video of Bruce's interaction with the LAPD on Instagram. The Die Hard actor is currently battling frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which, according to Mayo Clinic can cause the lobes in the brain to shrink, affecting behavior, language, and more. Emma, 46, put a black-and-white filter on the video and removed the original sound, replacing...

LAPD hasn't linked LA fires to MAGA, cause of blaze unknown | Fact check The claim: LAPD sought three 'persons of interest' in fires tied to MAGA website A Jan. 8 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims Los Angeles authorities linked the California wildfires to three supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. "Apparently LAPD are looking for three 'persons of interest,' all tied to a MAGA website and who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires," the post reads. "This might have been the opening salvo...

Los Angeles police reportedly arrested a man suspected of attempting to light a fire near the Kenneth Fire area. The arson suspect was arrested Thursday in Woodland Hills as fire crews continued battling flames burning near homes in Calabasas and West Hills, KTLA reported. At around 4:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a man attempting to light a fire. Photos shared on the Citizen app showed officers surrounding a home where the man was handcuffed. The TV station reported residents held down the suspect until officers arrived. "We were...

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An LAPD officer has been accused of fatally striking a Chino man who was riding his bike in Ontario on Christmas Eve. Above, the Hall of Justice in downtown in Los Angeles. A rookie LAPD officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a bicyclist was struck and killed on Christmas Eve in Ontario, police said. Aaron Kleibacker, 39, was driving south on Bon View Avenue when his vehicle hit the bicyclist about 7:37 p.m. on Dec. 24, said Corp. Eliseo Guerrero, spokesperson for the Ontario Police...

Police have detained a suspect allegedly responsible for starting one of the fires raging in Los Angeles. The suspect is a homeless man in his 30s, according to Fox LA's Elex Michaelson. The suspect was initially detained "by citizens" in the Woodland Hills neighborhood not long after the Kenneth fire started on Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department officer Charles Dinsel told NewsNation's Brian Entin. Newsweek has contacted the LAPD for further comment via email. The Kenneth fire started in the San Fernando Valley on Thursday afternoon and quickly burned through...

At least 10 people have been killed and countless more injured by the deadly wildfires still ravaging Los Angeles, with authorities warning the number of casulties will likely climb much higher. A new fire, named the Kenneth fire, sparked north of the Palisades fire on Thursday afternoon and quickly ballooned to 960 acres. Authorities believe it may have been started by an arsonist, and a suspect has been apprehended by the LAPD. Progress has been made on the Sunset Fire which threatened to burn down iconic LA landmarks such as...