LA Times – 11/6/24 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-05/2024-california-election-la-da-race-hochman-gascon-race-election-night Nathan Hochman addresses supporters in Beverly Hills on election night. He’s ahead in the race to oust progressive L.A. County D.A. George Gascón. (Wally Skalij […] Read More
Public Safety News
LA County district attorney race heats up over latest crime statistics
The California Department of Justice crime statistics for 2023 were released this month, and one man is hoping they will play a big role in the upcoming Los Angeles district attorney election. Read More
Mexican Mafia Member Who Killed LASD Deputy Will Remain in Prison, Judge Rules
A member of the Mexican Mafia who was sentenced to death in 1981 for the killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy will remain in prison, a Los Angeles superior court judge ruled Tuesday morning. Read More
Man Found Guilty of Ambushing Two LASD Deputies in 2020
A Compton man was found guilty Thursday of committing 10 felonies during an 11-day period that culminated in the attempted murders of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Read More
Resentencing Rejected for Man Involved in Murder of LASD Deputy
A judge today rejected a 36-year-old man’s request to be resentenced for his role in the murder of an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in Long Beach more than 15 years ago. Read More
Memorial Service Held for LASD Recruit Struck by Wrong Way Driver
A memorial service was held Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruit who was struck by a wrong-way vehicle while training with dozens of colleagues last year and died on July 28. Read More
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Ambushing Two LASD Deputies in Compton
Deputy Claudia Apolinar sat in the driver’s seat of a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department SUV while on patrol at the Metro Blue (A) Line’s Compton Station, looking over a piece of paper and letting her partner know it was about time to move to another nearby station. Read More
Police Flex Political Power at the California Capitol
After George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature passed a wave of new laws to change how cops do their jobs, from banning chokeholds to decertifying officers with misconduct records and increasing investigations into fatal police shootings. Read More
West Hollywood Council Votes to Hire More LASD Positions After High-Profile Crimes
Amid heightened concerns over safety in West Hollywood, the City Council voted Monday to hire four Sheriff's Department positions. Read More
COC Meeting re: LASD Budget Priorities
On Thursday, March 2, the Civilian Oversight Commission for the LA County Sheriff’s Department will host a virtual conference to discuss the Sheriff Department’s Budget Priorities & Unmet Needs for Fiscal Year […] Read More