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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 detonate explosive devices that had been seized from a South L.A. home along with about 5,000 pounds of...

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 police policies and culture intentionally support the success of qualified workers in their career...

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 couldn't promote past Sergeant, Fanchon Blake took a discrimination case all the way to the United States Supreme Court. The story of Blake is the...

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 concrete median. The SUV immediately caught fire, and she was stuck inside.

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 men's basketball player Amadou Sow – acknowledging their accomplishments on the field, in the classroom and in their communities. On Wednesday, these exemplary scholar athletes will be featured in the Big West Acade...