Search

24,328 Results
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
2016 10 07 0956 Sgt Steve Owen
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
Lasd Recruitday 1
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
2017 12 18 1712
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
Remington870 Web 1
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
Special Units
L.A. County Sheriff Announces Inquiry Into Deputies' Secret Societies
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has launched a comprehensive inquiry into secret deputy cliques and is looking into whether gangs that condone illicit behavior are operating within his ranks.
July 27, 2018
Special Units
LA County Sheriff’s K-9 Airlifted After Overheating During Search
The dog was aiding the Special Enforcement Bureau, LASD’s elite tactical and search-and-rescue team, during efforts to find a missing hiker.
July 24, 2023
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy carries search dog to a waiting helicopter Saturday. Deputies from the Special Enforcement Bureau were searching for a missing hiker when the dog overheated.
Technology
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Achieves 43% Reduction in Lethal Force with TigerLight
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has responded to the outcry for more effective non-lethal means of subduing violent subjects without jeopardizing the safety of its deputies. It has tested the use of TigerLight flashlight/OC spray units and results have been positive.
December 6, 2006
Page 1 of 556
Next Page