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Forgotten in jail without a lawyer: how a Texas town fails poor defendants

People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system

The Texas Tribune

Member of L.A. Sheriff’s Department Oversight Commission Resigns After Threats From County Attorney

The department has refused to turn over documents to the commission.

Capital & Main

Despite Promises of Transparency, California Justice Department Keeps Probe into L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Under Wraps

Civilian oversight board is excluded from reviewing report on civil rights violations.

Capital & Main

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Family of deputy ‘executed’ outside police station files $20m lawsuit

Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer’s family is seeking damages from city and county officials over fatal shooting

The Independent UK

Brutal beating of East LA woman among recent attacks by suspect who is at large, police say

LOS ANGELES -- Authorities are searching for a 21-year-old man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 67-year-old woman in East Los Angeles over the weekend, one in what they say is a string of attacks.

Los Angeles Times

FBI investigating violent incidents by LA County deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster

LOS ANGELES — The FBI has opened two criminal investigations into violent incidents involving Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in Palmdale and Lancaster, both of which sparked criticism after video footage came to light in recent weeks.

Los Angeles Times

Two arrested on suspicion of trying to burglarize homes after Rolling Hills Estates landslide

Two people were arrested Thursday morning in Rolling Hills Estates on suspicion of attempting to burglarize homes that were evacuated in the major landslide that struck earlier this week, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Los Angeles Times

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LA County sheriff says deputy punching baby-holding mother in the face was 'completely unacceptable'

The Los Angeles County sheriff has decried the use of force by deputies in the Antelope Valley for the second time in a week

The Independent UK

Girl found in Camp Pendleton barracks was raped by Marine, family alleges

A girl was found at Camp Pendleton more than two weeks after she had been reported missing, according to her family, who alleges she was raped by a Marine on the military base north of San Diego.

Los Angeles Times

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

Civil rights groups rally against union lawsuit to block LA deputy gang investigation

LOS ANGELES — A cadre of civil rights advocates rallied outside a downtown courthouse Thursday to demand accountability within the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is embroiled in a lawsuit over recent oversight efforts to identify members of deputy gangs.

Los Angeles Times

Julian Sands, actor who went missing in California mountains, is found dead at 65

LOS ANGELES — British actor Julian Sands, known for films such as “A Room With a View” and “Warlock,” was found dead after going missing five months ago in California’s San Gabriel Mountains. He was 65.

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff's Department gets $4 billion amid 'unconscionable' conditions in LA jails

Los Angeles County supervisors approved a $43.4-billion budget Monday, saying they hoped it will fix the failing jails and juvenile halls while acknowledging the board's failures to successfully oversee the departments in the past.

Los Angeles Times

Search for Julian Sands resumes months after actor disappeared near Mount Baldy

LOS ANGELES — The search for actor Julian Sands is back on, after months of weather-related delays in the Mount Baldy area.

Los Angeles Times

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Evening Standard

Further mountain search finds no trace of missing actor Julian Sands

The A Room With A View star was reported missing in January after setting out for a hike in the San Gabriel Mountains in southern California

Los Angeles Times

California's Trinity County will pay $7 million to settle lawsuit brought by couple stabbed assisting Sheriff's Department

"Help me," the caller repeatedly whispered to the 911 dispatcher before hanging up.

Los Angeles Times

Deputies outlined veiled threat to county watchdog on defaced poster. Nothing happened

LOS ANGELES — Last fall, investigators with the Office of Inspector General — the county's watchdog — paid a visit to the troubled East Los Angeles sheriff's station, home of the notorious Banditos deputy gang.

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff orders deputies to obey watchdog request to reveal gang tattoos

LOS ANGELES — Less than a week after the county watchdog ordered dozens of deputies to show their gang tattoos and answer questions about violent cliques within the department, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna on Thursday sent a department-wide email commanding his staff to comply with the inspector general's…

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Man stabbed to death after trying to steal catalytic converter in South El Monte, deputies say

LOS ANGELES — A man suspected of stealing a catalytic converter from a vehicle was stabbed to death early Friday in South El Monte, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles DA Gascón declines to prosecute deputies in high-profile shootings of teens

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Friday he would not prosecute sheriff’s deputies who shot teenagers in two separate killings that drew widespread protests in South L.A. in recent years.

Los Angeles Times

Under pressure, Board of Supervisors pulls unpopular motion to decrease jail population

LOS ANGELES — In 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ambitious two-year plan to close the dungeon-like Men's Central Jail. The idea was to decrease the number of people in custody countywide by several thousand and shut down the aging…

Los Angeles Times

Three inmates died in Los Angeles County jails in just over a week

LOS ANGELES — Three Los Angeles County inmates died in an nine-day period this month, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, a grim milestone that comes even as the county is facing scrutiny in court for using a cash bail system that can keep poor people behind bars.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: It's essential to ban LA Sheriff's Department gangs. But is it constitutional?

For at least 50 years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has been plagued by secretive "deputy gangs" — organized subgroups of deputy sheriffs who allegedly engage in violence, corruption and illegal activity. And for almost as many years, reformers have hoped to eradicate those gangs, going back to the…

Los Angeles Times

LA Sheriff's Department saw signs of deadly street drug 4 years ago, told health officials about it this month

LOS ANGELES — It was at least four years ago that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials say they began finding signs of a dangerous sedative infiltrating the local drug supply.

Salon

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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