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Veterinarian sues after Sheriff's Department dog dies in hot patrol cruiser

A veterinarian is suing several current and former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials, saying they fabricated and backdated a memo to cover up the 2020 death of a bomb-sniffing black Labrador named Spike who overheated in an unattended patrol car.

Los Angeles Times

LASD releases bodycam footage of deputy slamming woman to ground

Protesters are demanding the termination of the deputy involved in the incident

The Independent UK

UN group to tour Los Angeles jails accused of ‘squalid, inhumane’ conditions

Advocates say it will cast welcome attention on a system mired in scandals of prisoner mistreatment and racial injustice

The Guardian - US

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L.A. undersheriff tied to "deputy gang"

April Tardy says her ankle imprint shows allegiance to her former station. Deputies say it represents a deputy gang

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Los Angeles Sheriff’s Second-In-Command Has Alleged Gang Tattoo

Undersheriff April Tardy says her ankle imprint shows allegiance to her former station. Deputies say it represents a deputy gang.

Capital & Main

Special counsel urges LA sheriff to ban the 'cancer' of deputy gangs

LOS ANGELES — After dozens of interviews and seven public hearings, the Civilian Oversight Commission's special counsel has released a 70-page report condemning the "cancer" of violent deputy gangs and urging Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to create a policy officially banning the secretive groups.

Los Angeles Times

Police release suspect accused of ploughing vehicle into 25 LA sheriff recruits

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez, 22, was released as investigators continue to probe incident

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Suspect, 22, arrested for attempted murder after ploughing car into 25 police recruits

Los Angeles County authorities have identified the suspect as 22-year-old Joseph Gutierrez, of Diamond Bar

The Independent UK

‘The sheriff who went rogue’: Alex Villanueva’s scandal-plagued tenure ends in LA

The sheriff’s term was marked by misconduct, abuse and corruption cases in the largest county sheriff’s agency in the US

The Guardian - US

‘If I could buy freedom, I would’: LA residents who can’t afford bail sue to change system

Complaint on behalf of six detained people who have not yet seen a judge targets largest jail system in US

The Guardian - US

As police crack down on homelessness, unhoused end up in Mojave desert

On the edge of northern Los Angeles county, at least 200 people are living in tents and trailers on remote, harsh terrain. ‘They treat us like we’re a lost cause,’ one resident said

The Guardian - US

Embattled L.A. County Sheriff Villanueva Will Have To Fight To Stay in Office

He’s been dismissive of fears of gang activity in the LASD and on the attack against critics and investigators. Voters have noticed.

Reason

LA sheriff Alex Villanueva appears headed for runoff election amid series of scandals

Law enforcement officer, derided by critics as the ‘Donald Trump of LA’, did not win enough votes for re-election, early results show

The Guardian - US

Bad Candidates Threaten Criminal Justice Reform in California

In Los Angeles and San Francisco, voters face candidates who promised criminal justice reforms but whose records have been disappointing.

Reason

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Claim Alleging Unconstitutional Police Mishandling of Rape Accusations

Plaintiff had shown the police cell phone messages in which she “casually discussed the sexual activity that occurred the night of the alleged rape and agreed to meet [the person she was accusing] again for a future sexual encounter,” and “told the alleged assailant that she ‘could make him lose…

The Guardian - US

LA jail guards routinely punch incarcerated people in the head, monitors find

Los Angeles sheriff’s department accused of hours-long group strip-search as court report adds to string of scandals

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