Manslaughter trial begins for sheriff’s deputy charged in on-duty shooting
In a rare move, prosecutors charged the deputy with a crime when he shot and killed a man in Norwalk several years ago.
RAND report: deputy cliques pose problems for LASD
The study by Santa Monica-based think-tank RAND–titled “Understanding Subgroups Within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department”–questioned 1,608 deputies and supervisors, who anonymously answered the survey’s questions.
2 teenagers carrying guns arrested outside Lakewood High School on Friday, LASD says
The two teenagers, who haven’t been publicly identified, were not Lakewood students nor affiliated with the LBUSD, according to a campus official.
‘A real hero’: LASD mourns deputy killed in Lakewood crash
“Tom’s dream was to become a motorcycle deputy,” said Pastor Lincoln Dial who gave the eulogy.
Suspect in custody after standoff in North Long Beach, authorities say
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said it took a suspect into custody after they barricaded themselves in North Long Beach.
LA County Sheriff faces contempt hearing for defying oversight board’s subpoena
Sheriff Alex Villanueva must show in a hearing early next year why he should not be held in contempt for defying a subpoena to appear before the civilian board that oversees his department and talk about the coronavirus problem in the jails, a judge ruled today.
LA County supervisors will look at options to remove sheriff before his term is up
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 today to look at options for removing elected Sheriff Alex Villanueva as the county’s top lawman, rather than waiting to see if voters will do so in 2022.
Oversight commission calls for immediate resignation of LA County Sheriff
Escalating its war of words with Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the county’s Civilian Oversight Commission Thursday unanimously approved a resolution condemning the sheriff’s leadership of the department and calling for his immediate resignation.
Inspector General says sheriff promotes ‘code of silence’ to protect gang-like clique of deputies
The IG’s report on a deputy group identified as the “Banditos” alleges that roughly 30 members of the clique disrupt day-to-day operations at the East LA Sheriff’s Station by creating tension between deputies who are members and those who are not.
2nd LA deputy shot in ambush released from hospital
The second of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot in an ambush attack has been released from the hospital, the department said Monday.