crime

Gangs are stealing firearms from cargo trains in Los Angeles.

Mayor London Breed wants to expand cops' surveillance powers. Supervisors want to reduce them.

“This is an enormous opportunity for cities and communities throughout California to magnify the lifesaving work that is already happening and to create safer neighborhoods.”

Nearly two dozen cities have signed on to the effort to recall LA's district attorney.

Newsom wants to give $285 million in grant money to law enforcement and district attorneys over the next three years, plus $25 million to small businesses victimized by theft. The money will be part of the proposed budget in January. The governor’s plan would also create a permanent Smash and Grab Enforcement Unit.

Warring prison gangs are tearing parts of the Central Valley apart.

A spate of high-profile crimes has some SoCal residents on edge.

America’s major metropolitan cities have been experiencing an uptick in violent crime.