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LAPD rulebook shows when cops can — and can’t — fire ‘non-lethal’ weapons

New York Post 18 Jan 2026
According to LAPD policy, officers are only allowed to deploy 40mm “less-lethal” launchers when there is an immediate threat to public or officer safety, or when failing to act risks a situation spiraling into deadly force.
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LAPD now barred from using rubber bullets during protests

ABC7 17 Jan 2026
The Los Angeles Police Department can no longer fire rubber bullets when confronting protests. .
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LAPD banned from using non-lethal weapons on violent anti-ICE protestors

New York Post 17 Jan 2026
It comes as video, obtained by The Post, shows LAPD using the non-lethal weapons while under fire from protestors using fireworks against them ... The judge cited multiple incidents involving LAPD ...
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LA City Council asks LAPD to relax and treat riot gear as a last resort

Boing Boing 16 Jan 2026
Los Angeles city leaders voted to instruct the LAPD that protests are not a war zone.
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Dear LAPD Chief, how do I join a gang? | Mathews

VC Star 15 Jan 2026
Dear LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. ... During the early days of the ongoing ICE/Border Patrol siege of Southern California, I assumed that the LAPD mission statement, “To Protect and Serve,” implied a commitment to protect all of L.A.
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Watts tried to mourn ‘Mama Curtis.’ Then came LAPD officers with Tasers and batons

The Los Angeles Times 15 Jan 2026
Cellphone video showed the officers wielding batons and shoving people down before hauling someone away on what the LAPD later said was a felony arrest warrant ... An LAPD spokesman said two separate internal reviews of the incident are underway.
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Hit-and-Run Driver Crashes into Parked Food Truck NR26006kt (LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department)

Public Technologies 14 Jan 2026
) ... During non-business hours, or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247) ... LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department published this content on January 13, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein.
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LAPD arrests suspect who drove U-Haul into Iran protest

Indonesia News 13 Jan 2026
LAPD arrests suspect who drove U-Haul into Iran protest ... .
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Driver Arrested After Driving Box Truck Toward West Los Angeles Protest NR26005cm (LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department)

Public Technologies 13 Jan 2026
The demonstrators tore the signs off the truck, and attacked the driver, who drove toward a group of LAPD officers ... During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247).
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