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Former Los Angeles County Sheriff to Lead LAPD
“These are essential leadership traits we will need to continue to transform the department while addressing the near and far challenges we will face in the coming years,” Mayor Karen Bass said.
October 4, 2024
Patrol
Gunman Stood Over and 'Executed' L.A. County Sheriff's Sergeant, Sheriff Says
A gunman who killed a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant in Lancaster, CA, on Wednesday first wounded him, then stood over him and fired four additional rounds into the lawman's body, Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Thursday. "This was a calculated execution," the sheriff said. More Here.
October 7, 2016
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Patrol
LA County Can Now Fire Unvaccinated Sheriff's Deputies without Sheriff's Approval
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance Tuesday giving the county personnel director, instead of the department heads like the county sheriff, the power to discipline or terminate employees who do not comply with the county’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements.
April 6, 2022
Training
Los Angeles County Sheriff Academy's First Day
A class of cadets arrive at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's academy, which is known as "Black Monday." On the first day, recruits arrive in street clothes for a boot-camp-style initiation. Instructors prepare them for the abuse they'll face on the streets.
December 1, 2009
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Patrol
Video: Gunman Stood Over and 'Executed' L.A. County Sheriff's Sergeant, Sheriff Says
A gunman who killed a Los Angeles County sheriff's sergeant in Lancaster, CA, on Wednesday first wounded him, then stood over him and fired four additional rounds into the lawman's body, Sheriff Jim McDonnell said Thursday. "This was a calculated execution," the sheriff said.
October 7, 2016
2016 10 07 0956 Sgt Steve Owen
Patrol
Los Angeles County Sheriff Prioritizes Female Hiring
In an effort to provide more opportunity for qualified female deputies and comply with a consent decree that arose out of a 1980 sexual discrimination lawsuit, the department is stepping up its efforts to recruit more women.
June 16, 2009
Potential deputies wait for the results of written tests at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Women in Law Enforcement Career Day. The department is aggressively recruiting qualified females.
Patrol
L.A. County Sheriff's Employees Lend Aid in Fire Zone
“This was the first request made to the L.A. County area for mutual aid to be sent to Santa Barbara County for the Thomas fire,” Alexander said.
December 18, 2017
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Patrol
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Enacts Transgender Policy
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has enacted a new policy requiring deputies to address transgender and gender non-conforming people using their preferred names and pronouns, officials said Tuesday.
May 17, 2017
Patrol
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy's Killing Remains a Mystery
Detectives hope a $95,000 reward will get witnesses to step forward in the possible gang-related shooting in August in Cypress Park.
November 25, 2008
Patrol
L.A. County Sheriff Deputies Suspended After Holiday Brawl
Seven Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies have been relieved of their duties, as a result of their participation in a holiday party brawl.
December 15, 2010
Technology
L.A. County Sheriff Adds Mobile Computers To Fleet
The new computer systems will provide more than 2,400 field units with greater access to new public safety technologies. Deputies will now be able to utilize the Sheriff's Data Network, Intranet and other criminal databases from their vehicles.
November 1, 2011
Photo: Paul Clinton
Patrol
L.A. County Sheriff to Discontinue Discipline Guidelines Adopted After Scandal
Newly elected Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has decided to drop discipline guidelines adopted in 2013 to stop jailhouse beatings by deputies and in 2016 to deter lying.
December 20, 2018
Patrol
Los Angeles County Sheriff Considers Steep Budget Cuts
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is considering moving hundred of administrative deputies to patrol duties, cut overtime pay and downsize the Pitchess Detention Center.
March 2, 2010
Patrol
ACLU Calls for L.A. County Sheriff Baca's Resignation
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is reopening several investigations into allegations of deputy brutality in county lockups, and making changes in how deputies interact with inmates, he announced at a Sunday press conference.
October 9, 2011
Weapons
LA County Sheriff Picks Remington 870 Pump-Action Shotguns
The Remington Arms Company Inc. will provide the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department with 4,200 new Model 870 shotguns under a new contract, according to the company.
May 20, 2008
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Command
Colorado Sheriff Wins $1.3 Million in Lawsuit Against County
In the lawsuit, the four said they were pressured to resign or be fired for supporting the former sheriff's opponent in the 2018 election.
January 29, 2025
Patrol
Broward County Sheriff's Office Loses Accreditation Following Mass Shootings
The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation voted 13-0 last week to strip the Broward County Sheriff's Office of the accreditation following a review of the agency's response to two different mass shootings.
July 2, 2019
Patrol
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies Warned About Lead and Asbestos in Fire Zone
The message began “**Attn all personnel**” and said that the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s hazmat team reported the air in Altadena is “‘hazardous, containing lead, asbestos and other harmful particulates.”
January 17, 2025
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