Reporter handed a sweater to put on mid-broadcast It was a breezy 71 degrees this weekend in Los Angeles, but that didn’t stop one local TV station from awkwardly making their female meteorologist cover up her “unprofessional attire” with a sweater right in the middle of her Saturday weather …
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“Despite the Sheriff’s Department’s many recent efforts to fortify public trust, this incident reminds us that we and other law enforcement agencies still have work to do.” Tom Angel, chief of staff of LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, has resigned amid widespread denouncement over emails he sent mocking Muslim-Americans, Black …
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On Wednesday Paul Tanaka, 57, once the second-in-command of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was found guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy. He is the highest-ranking Sheriff’s Department official to have stood trial after nine other department officials have already pleaded guilty or been convicted of corruption in …
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Today authorities identified the man killed Wednesday in a deadly deputy-involved shooting as 23-year-old Cristian Rene Medina. The shooting occurred around 4:30 am Wednesday in the Florence area of Los Angeles. Deputies had been called to 64th Street and Holmes Avenue after reports of a “robbery in progress” and matched …
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Two veteran LAPD officers were arrested by detectives from the same police force on Wednesday and charged with a series of sexual assaults, most of which occurred while they were on duty. The officers are expected in court on Thursday and are now held on more than $3.5 million bail. Prosecutors allege …
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In a unanimous vote by the school board of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, immigration agents will be barred from conducting their raids on school campuses. The vote was held after immigrant parents spoke out that they distrusted the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and were afraid to send their …
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Lee Baca, the Los Angeles County sheriff who announced his retirement in January 2014 amidst an ongoing federal investigation, will plead guilty Wednesday to making false statements. As first reported by the LA Times, a charging document filed by federal prosecutors proves that Baca lied twice about his involvement in …
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The State Of California seems poised to execute death-row inmate Kevin Cooper for first-degree murder charges, despite defense attorneys having convinced judges overseeing the case of his innocence. The brutal murder of a family in Chino Hills, an affluent suburb of Los Angeles, outraged the public and prompted an immediate …
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It happened on live television. The 80-year old father of Brian Beaird watched a car chase live in December 2013 and saw his son shot to death by three Los Angeles police officers. According to the father, his son, an 8-year veteran of the National Guard, had been suffering from …
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Once again, we see a criminal justice system in action working overtime to protect certain citizens. If James Bascue was a minority firing on an LAPD officer, would he only on probation? Would he be alive? Via LA Times: A retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has pleaded no contest …
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Via The Atlantic: “While a Los Angeles Police Department officer hasn’t been charged in an on-duty killing in more than 15 years, it suddenly seems likely that it may happen. On Monday, L.A. police chief Charlie Beck, who typically defends his force, publicly announced that Officer Clifford Proctor, 50, should …
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Vandalism and the placement of a replica grenade are under investigation as possible hate crimes.
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LA Times: “The fire at the Islamic Society of the Coachella Valley mosque is one of several incidents over the past week that officials are investigating as possible backlashes from the San Bernardino terrorist shootings.”
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