Jezebel: Lapd

Los Angeles Eliminates Its Rape Kit Backlog

Irin Carmon — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EDT

Thanks to to activists, private donors, and public grants, the LAPD has tested all 6,132 unexamined rape kits in its storage freezers. So far, new identifications number in "the dozens"; some of the 1,000 matches were already convicted. More »

Don't Ask, Do Tell

Anna Holmes — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, October 22. Image via Getty]

LAPD Officer Being Investigated For Leak Had Worked On Rihanna's Case

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Officer Rebecca Reyes, one of the LA cops being investigated for leaking (and selling) photographic evidence of Rihanna's beating had actually worked on the case and was sent to arrest Chris Brown soon after the 911 call. [The Smoking Gun] More »

Brad Smokes Weed Out Of A Can; Penelope Cruz Might Be Pregnant

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Remember this report that Quentin Tarantino asked Brad Pitt to join the cast of Inglourious Basterds over some wine and some weed?

Winehouse Back In UK; Angie & Brad Moving To NYC?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been checking out a gorgeous building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Will they move the brood to New York? [Rush & Molloy]

Angelina's Secret Mission; RyRen & ScarJo To Adopt?

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Reports are emerging that, on June 26, Angelina Jolie made an un-publicized, under-the-radar trip to visit wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The Picture Worth A Thousand Words May Kill The Case

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Ugh: Chris Brown's attorney, Mark Geragos, is now saying that if the leaked photo of battered, bruised Rihanna turns out to be the LAPD's fault, he'll move that the entire case get dismissed. [E!] More »

Owen Wilson & Kate Hudson Rendez-Vous In France

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST

Shh! Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson went on some kind of super secret date in Paris. Don't tell!

Hugh Jackman's Jokes & Other Oscar Secrets

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST

Hugh Jackman called Ricky Gervais to "brainstorm jokes" for the Oscars. Will Jackman bring the funny as well as the song and dance? [EW]

LAPD Allows Prosecution Deadline To Lapse For Hundreds Of Unexamined Rape Kits

Jessica G. — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:30:00 EDT

Even after several articles published over the summer chastised the Los Angeles Police Department for its backlog of 7,000 unprocessed rape kits, the LAPD has allowed the prosecution deadline to lapse for 200 of those kits, the Los Angeles Times reports. Police Chief William Bratton tells the Times that his department needs more staff and at least $7 million to sort through the remaining backlog. "What happened here is there are not enough people in the crime lab to do the work," Bratton says. "We got the City Council to authorize 16 additional people, but they did not fund it." More »

Loose Lips

Maria — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Liz Taylor's rep says that Liz is "fine" and "surrounded by family, friends, and fabulous jewels." Don't believe the tabloids! • Verne Troyer, a.k.a. Mini-Me, is suing his ex-girlfriend and sex tape co-star Ranae Shrider for a cool $20 million for allegedly picking a lock on Troyer's door, picking up, and tossing him to the ground. Uh, ow. • LAPD Chief William Bratton held a press conference opposing stricter laws against those sweet, lovable, and always law abiding paparazzi. Oh, and he also decided to out Lindsay Lohan as "going gay." Hm, apparently someone follows the gossip blogs! [E! Online, TMZ, Perez Hilton] More »

Sure Shot

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:40:00 EDT

Michelle Rodgriguez played a specially-trained cop in the movie S.W.A.T., but the real LAPD SWAT team is just now on the verge of accepting its first female member, NPR reports. The Special Weapons and Tactics unit was formed 40 years ago and has been all-male (and mostly white) ever since. (A woman named Nina Acosta tried out to become a SWAT officer twice in the 1990s and passed the grueling fitness tests but wasn't accepted into SWAT's training program. She successfully sued the LAPD for gender discrimination.) Now Jennifer Grasso, 36, has been admitted into the training program. If she survives the intense 12-week course, she will make history. Police Capt. Jeffrey Greer says Grasso is "an outstanding individual, and I think she has what it takes to get through that process." [NPR] More »

Angelina Jolie Won't Be Buying Her Baby Clothes Online

dodai — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:00:00 EST

Angelina Jolie: Probably not reading this right now. "As Brad knows, I don't really how to turn on a computer." [People]