A motorist hit a Los Angeles Police Department squad car that was at the scene of a prior crash that sent at least two people to the hospital overnight, authorities say. Preliminary information later confirmed by LAPD indicates that the initial collision occurred around 2:15 a.

The body of a 3- or 4-year-old boy was found Saturday morning in a Panorama City parking lot, prompting a death investigation, authorities said. Officers responded at 7 a.m. to report of a dead body in the 82000 block of Van Nuys Boulevard,

An LAPD official said 86 complaints are under investigation as of Friday, including 59 cases of possible excessive force and three in which people were hospitalized.

A man accused of aiming a laser pointer at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter that was monitoring immigration-raid protests in downtown Los Angeles has been arrested, the FBI said.

Ernesto Sepulveda faces charges for shooting an LAPD officer with a "ghost gun" and could face 75 years to life.

A stolen Mercedes-Benz G-Class caught on fire and an officer from the Los Angeles Police Department crashed during a pursuit through LA County Wednesday night.

The body of a 3- or 4-year-old boy was discovered in a Panorama City parking lot, prompting a death investigation, authorities said.

One of the crashes involved an LAPD officer in a cruiser who lost control after trying to perform a PIT maneuver. Video shows the cruiser crashing into a business as the Mercedes-Benz "G-wagon" continued on. The suspect in that car eventually crashed with another vehicle a few blocks away near Foothill and Sierra Madre boulevards.