An Alamogordo man who shot a police officer in the head with a sawed-off shotgun during a foot chase last year has been sentenced to life in prison for the killing. Twelfth Judicial District Attorney's Office Chief Administrative Officer Jesse Grajeda said in a statement that Dominic De La O,

Earlier this year, the number of LAPD's sworn officers dipped below 8,800, its lowest number in decades. That will be a big challenge for new Police Chief Jim McDonnell.

Jim McDonnell is the first person to serve in senior executive leadership positions in three of the largest policing agencies in Los Angeles County: the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, the Los Angeles Police Department,