Judge wants more time to consider motion to end Los Angeles police consent decree

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge says he needs more time to decide whether the Los Angeles Police Department should remain under U.S. Justice Department oversight.

Judge wants more assurances before agreeing to end federal oversight of Los Angeles police

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge says the Los Angeles Police Department has made great strides in reforming itself, but he’s not ready to free it from U.S. Justice Department oversight until several key issues are resolved.

Independent report says LAPD’s federal consent decree prompted by 1990s scandals should end

LOS ANGELES — The independent monitor that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department says a federal consent decree that the department has operated under since 2001 should end.