A trailblazing detective passes on her badge. By Sarah Maugaotega • ... there are a total 1,860 female officers serving in the LAPD. Fifty of them are of lieutenant rank, ...

A veteran Los Angeles police detective who admitted making inappropriate comments in an expletive-laden rant at a training session will be fired by police Chief Charlie Beck, the detective’s ...

Robert Casillas — Staff Photographer Retired LAPD detective Cecilia Dominguez had her rare Policewoman badge was being kept in her car, while repairs were made to her home damaged in a 2012 fire.