All posts tagged "LAPD"

  • Korean woman falls from Koreatown condo, dies

    A naked Korean woman in her 20s fell from a high-rise condo in Los Angeles’ Koreatown on Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said. The incident occurred at 4:12 a.m. at a condo located near Wilshire Blvd....

    • Posted May 20, 2014
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  • Tina Nieto, commanding officer of the LAPD's Olympic division, participates in the fundraiser Thursday.
    LAPD holds fundraiser for tour to honor Nicholas Lee, Chris Cortijo

    By the Korea Times Los Angeles Staff Los Angeles Police Department officers from the Olympic division held a barbecue fundraiser Thursday to raise money to participate in a tour that will honor Nicholas Lee and Chris Cortijo....

    • Posted April 25, 2014
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  • Choung Ja Lee, mother of fallen Los Angeles Police Department Nicholas Choung Lee, fourth from left, is helped by a LAPD female police officer, as her son's casket leaves a funeral mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles Thursday, March 13, 2014. Others from left include Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Lee's daughter Jalen, middle front, brother Danny, center rear, father Heung Jae Lee, and wife Cathy Kim, right. Lee, 40, died when the squad car he and his partner were in collided with a trash truck in Beverly Hills on March 7. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
    Thousands mourn fallen LAPD Officer Nicholas Lee

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Hundreds of mourners, including Mayor Eric Garcetti and Gov. Jerry Brown, gathered on Thursday to pay tribute to Los Angeles police Officer Nicholas Choung Lee, who was killed when his patrol car was...

    • Posted March 14, 2014
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  • According to data accumulated by LAPD, crime is down in Koreatown. (Ha Sang-yoon)
    LA’s Koreatown is getting safer every year

    Crime rates go down across the board, according to LAPD By Jung Gu-hoon Koreatown in Los Angeles has gotten safer. According to data accumulated by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for Jan. 1 to Dec. 21,...

    • Posted January 7, 2014
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  • Four Koreans graduated from Los Angeles Police Academy on Friday. Kim Go(from left), Park Kyung-han, Park Myung-hun, Lee Ji-sung posed for picture after the ceremony. (Park Sang-hyuk)
    Four More Korean Americans Become LAPD Officers

    Joining the police force is becoming an increasingly popular career option for L.A. Koreans  By Lee Woo-su   Becoming a police officer is an increasingly popular career option for Koreans in Los Angeles. Four more Koreans graduated...

    • Posted November 2, 2013
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