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Online vigilantes say they trapped LAPD officer in predator sting
Los Angeles, CA - November 16: A view of City Hall reflected in the LAPD headquarters in Downtown on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)
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L.A. Police Officer Leonardo Arturo Ruiz, 31, was arrested by Monrovia police last week following an amateur sting by a group recording the encounter to post online.
