"I began the LAPD Academy 43 years ago... and I pause when I say that because I just can't wrap my head around that. That is a long time," McDonnell said Friday. "I love this city and I understand ...

Jim McDonnell, selected by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to lead the LAPD on Friday, isn’t a newcomer to the mammoth agency. He spent the majority of his career there — about 28 years.

McDonnell, who served one term as sheriff from 2014 to 2018 and also at one time was the Long Beach Police Department’s top cop, returns to LAPD ... Los Angeles Police Academy in 1981 and ...

Former LA County Sheriff and Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell has been selected as the new chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. McDonnell, an assistant chief at LAPD prior to serving ...

Dissatisfied with the commission's ruling McBride filed an appeal and under the LAPD’s disciplinary process, her case was eligible for review. The appeal, overseen by a hearing examiner - a ...

Spot, LAPD’s new robotic crimefighting dog, is seen in August 2024. (KTLA) Deputy Chief David Kowalski, commanding officer of LAPD’s counterterrorism and special operations, emphasized the ...

At Friday morning's news conference, McDonnell noted that he began his career at the LAPD academy 43 years ago. “I love this city — and I understand the modern-day challenges our officers face ...

"It's definitely, uh, pound for pound, one of the greatest true-crime stories of all time," Mark Groubert, a journalist who wrote a feature on Lazarus' LAPD unit for L.A. Weekly, told "20/20." ...