Los Angeles is being policed with half a team — and the city’s top cop says the consequences will be brutal as the world descends on LA for the FIFA World Cup later this year and the 2028 Summer Olympics . Despite a population topping four million — with tens of thousands of active criminals — the city has just 8,700 police officers. It’s a staffing level LAPD’s Chief Jim McDonnell compares to taking to the baseball field with four players instead of nine. “If you have a baseball team with nine