Want to experience a day in the life of a SoCal policeman? Head over to Paintball U.S.A in Santa Clarita -- that's where, the Daily News reports, a group of about 30 local officers trained yesterday on how to respond to a gunfire ambush. more ›

Do you want to see genetically engineered foods labeled? Help get the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act of 2012 ballot initiative passed and attend a local training meeting this week. more ›

Five suspects have been arrested for their alleged roles in the burglary of a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT training facility. The burglary, which happened earlier this month, resulted in nearly three dozen non-operable weapons getting into the hands of crooks the authorities feared would easily re-convert them into active use. more ›

Uh oh: A recent theft from a secured building has Los Angeles Police Department officials worried that over 30 weapons will be put to use in the hands of criminals. Those weapons, including "21 MP-5 submachine guns and 12 large caliber handguns," reports the L.A. Times, were stolen from a locked box used by the SWAT unit, following their transfer there on Wednesday. more ›

American and Central American law enforcement authorities collaborate today to defend citizens against gang violence. Dozens of Central American police officers, according to CBS LA, gathered in the Southland to train with the LAPD on battling gang crimes on an international level. more ›

It snowed last weekend in Los Angeles (okay, in outer LA), and if that’s not a sign of the end times I don’t know what is. Actually, it’s just a sign of shifting weather patterns and maybe global warming, but crazy weather is a good reminder that the potential for natural disaster is ever looming. more ›

If you happen to have spotted a plume of smoke in the vicinity of Los Angeles International Airport in the very early morning hours today, rest assured our massive travel hub is safe. Today and tomorrow the Los Angeles Fire Department is expected to conduct a set of federally mandated "live fire" training exercises, explains the LAFD blog. more ›

Relationships between cyclists and the LAPD cannot improve if police continually tackle cyclists for running red lights. Fresh from a recent Critical Mass ride in which several cyclists were reportedly tackled -- one of them caught on tape -- it looks like the LAPD is listening more ›

A "disaster village" in Sherman Oaks has been set up for Los Angeles Fire Department personnel in a three and a half hour drill, the department said today. "LAFD would have all resources on radio watch and checking their districts to ensure safety for all citizens," read a tweet. "Firefighters from 106 neighborhood fire stations would provide a complete survey of 470 sq miles of the greater Los Angeles area." more ›

The LA Times warns of military flight training that will be taking place over downtown Los Angeles today. When it will begin, when will it end? No one knows. The LAPD is just saying not to freak out. Capice? more ›

If you get the sense a war between L.A. and SF is brewing over the weekend, here what's actually happening: "On November 8 and 9, 2009, military flight training exercises will occur in and around the greater Los Angeles area," the LAPD said a statement today. "The military operation will be routine proficiency flight training exercises. Training sites have been carefully selected so that activities will not interfere with the daily routines of the community. Training will occur after 5 p.m. each day and will be generally in Central and West Valley Areas." more ›

There have been some questions recently about all the helicopter activity in the Echo Park area. The Eastsider LA was trying to figure it out (and eventually did!) and even the LAPD's one media relations officer had no clue despite the information being published last week on their blog. The urban training missions began June 15 and will continue through Saturday. "The operations will be routine training exercises conducted by military personnel, designed to ensure the military’s ability to operate in urban environments, prepare forces for upcoming overseas deployments and meet mandatory training certification requirements," the LAPD wrote. "Training sites have been carefully selected so that activities do not interfere with the daily routines of the local populace." more ›

Instead of being scrapped, one of the train cars involved in the 2005 Metrolink crash that killed 11 people was donated to the Los Angeles Fire Department for training purposes. As evident by these photos from LAist Featured Photos contributor OxDx (also of LA Taco), it's not a high security area. A crew hit the train, but also someone with more... political inclinations of sorts. more ›

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. People want to lose weight this year, get in better shape, look good naked, blah, blah, blah, blah. Does it actually happen? Sure, some do. But most? We all know that reality. more ›

Expect delays between 6 a.m. and noon on Saturday: On Saturday morning, April 28, transit patrons utilizing Union Station between 6 a.m. and noon are advised that they may experience service delays of 15 minutes or longer on inbound and outbound rail and bus services due to a scheduled joint security training exercise.Union Station transit operators, including the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Metrolink and Amtrak, will join the Los Angeles County... more ›