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"I dont have any memory of going into the game, being at the game ... talking to my wife at the end of the game," said Reyna. "Will I ever

She became the police force’s highest ranking woman after she and a detective partner inspired a TV series fighting crime in the streets and sexism in the ranks.

Peggy York, the LAPD's first woman deputy chief, who was an inspiration for TV's 'Cagney & Lacey' and wife of Judge Lance Ito, dies at 80.

Law enforcement across Los Angeles is remembering a pioneering figure for women on the job.

Fireworks explosion in South Los Angeles: After the failed detonation at the Los Angeles Police Department, the 500-pound containment cover was restored several blocks Angel (KTLA) – After a bomb disposal team in South Los Angeles detonated homemade fireworks to cause an explosion, a lot of damage remained. The staff pulled a 500-pound lid from “someone’s yard” to the failed explosion on the second day of Friday’s cleanup In the container, the official said. Assistant Special Agent Mi...

Print Officials are working to shrink the perimeter of their investigation into Wednesday night’s massive explosion in South Los Angeles so that residents can return to their homes. At a press conference, agent Michael Hoffman of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said that an ATF national response team consisting of two experts had arrived at the scene Friday. They have begun to map the area of the blast that occurred when an LAPD bomb squad attempted to safely det...

LAPD Aims to Bridge Policing Gender Gap Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) commissioners unanimously passed an initiative May 25 that aims to better support women in the police force. “The goal of the 30×30 initiative is to increase the representation of women in policing recruit classes by 30 percent by 2030,” Commander Ruby Flores said during the meeting. “The initiative goal is not only just to increase the number of women in policing, but the pledge also aims to ensure that...

Women in law enforcement reflect on Busting the Brass Ceiling FOX 11 spoke with women in law enforcement as they reflect on "Breaking the Brass Ceiling." LOS ANGELES - Assistant Chief Alma Burke is the first Latina Assistant Police Chief at USC.  She first spent 24 in the LAPD. Her success, and that of high-ranking women in law enforcement, may in part be credited to landmark legal action by a female officer who joined the LAPD in 1948. As women couldnt promote past Sergeant, Fanchon Blake too...

Updated 4 hours ago NBCUniversal, Inc. The Bedford Police Department says it is thankful that one of its officers is OK after her squad car caught fire and she was trapped inside. Officer Ruby Flores was responding to a minor accident on Highway183 near Brown Trail Wednesday evening, when her squad car hit a pool of water. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. She lost control of the SUV, it spun and ended up hitting the concre...

Sow, Fabian Among the 2021 Big West Conference Scholar-Athlete Honorees Posted: Mar 03, 2021 To watch the show on ESPN3, click here. The Big West Conference today announced that 22 individuals were named 2020 Big West Scholar Athletes of the Year. The conference honored two student-athletes from each institution – including UC Santa Barbara softball player Samantha Fabian and mens basketball player Amadou Sow – acknowledging their accomplishments on the field, in the classroom and in their...