Oscar winner Rami Malek revealed a previous encounter with the Los Angeles Police Department during which he was racially profiled and thrown onto a cop car as authorities tried to locate a robber. The actor,

The Los Angeles water chief has been given a police security detail amid "threats" against her and water employees over the response to wildfires.

The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested two individuals on Tuesday who admitted to setting fires outside of the wildfire zones.​

The LAPD reportedly detained two men near Kamala Harris' Brentwood home in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone after potential burglary call came in.

The number of people who have died in the Eaton and Palisades fires could rise. More than 30 people are still missing.

Los Angeles police have arrested four people on arson charges for allegedly trying to ignite new fires as firefighters continue to fight the Palisades and Eaton blazes that have killed a combined

Democratic lawmakers have drawn a surge of criticism since the fires began. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was lambasted, including by members of her own party, for traveling abroad while Californians were forced to flee their homes amid the fires and California Governor Gavin Newsom has attracted harsh scrutiny from Republicans.

An elderly woman died after a driver hit her and fled the scene in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash was reported at about 6:50 p.m. on Monday. The woman, 87, was walking westbound in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Berkeley Avenue and Allesandro Street when the driver

Two individuals were detained near Vice President Kamala Harris' home in Brentwood, California, early Saturday morning, after police were called about a suspected burglary amid a citywide curfew due to the ongoing wildfires ravaging Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said it apprehended a suspect Thursday accused of sparking the Kenneth Fire. LAPD Senior Lead Officer Charles Dinse said the fire began Thursday at around

The LAPD has launched an arson investigation at Victory Trailhead, where the Kenneth fire began, according to Entin. "What we know right now is that the incident occurred, started here and about 20 minutes, 30 minutes later, a suspect was detained over in Woodland Hills area by citizens," Dinsel said.

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said three people have been arrested for arson in the past few days outside of recent wildfire zones.