The report includes video that shows Ventura County Sheriff's Sgt. Ron Helus returning fire against the active shooter even after being shot in the heart.
December 18, 2020
The billboards would include crime statistics reflecting a steep rise in shootings and shooting victims this year. Last month, homicides in L.A. rose past 300 for the first time since 2009.
December 17, 2020
The prosecution’s assessment of the police shooting of Melyda Corado, however, is dated Nov. 30, about a week prior to new District Attorney George Gascon being sworn into office. It was not immediately clear if Gascon — who has vowed to take a harder stance on law enforcement shootings — plans to review the case.
December 16, 2020
Out of the inmates who are classified as medically vulnerable, 59 are in for murder, 39 for attempted murder, and 90 for child molestation and a litany of other crimes, Sheriff Don Barnes said.
December 16, 2020
The driver fled with the officer still partially inside the vehicle, the officer was struck by another vehicle that was traveling in the roadway.
December 15, 2020
In June 2019, police say Rhett Nelson shot LASD deputy Joseph Gilbert Solano in the back of the head while he was waiting in line at an Alhambra Jack in the Box while off-duty
December 15, 2020
Officer Datil pulled over a driver for a traffic violation, only to discover that the man had an outstanding warrant. The officer also learned that the man was working and on his way to deliver a pizza to a nearby home.
December 14, 2020
The officer's vehicle is believed to have been struck by a vehicle that then took off from the scene just after 8 a.m.
December 14, 2020
DA Chesa Boudin has not disclosed the specific charges that Officer Christopher Flores will face, citing secrecy laws around grand jury proceedings. He is being asked to voluntarily surrender into custody on an arrest warrant.
December 9, 2020
According to the CHP, the four-month-old child was being carried by her mother as the two walked into oncoming lanes of traffic along northbound Highway 101 in Marin.
December 8, 2020
Councilman Paul Krekorian called for his colleagues to scale back that list by nearly two-thirds, and seek to find savings elsewhere — possibly from other city agencies.
December 8, 2020
“These jobs are complex, they’re difficult, and we should not just hand them over to people who haven’t fully developed themselves,” said Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who is chairman of the Assembly Public Safety Committee.
December 7, 2020
The report said that the LAPD cuts would bring the sworn police force down to 8,800, which matches 2002 levels.
December 4, 2020
“We have already experienced … a reduction in our workforce, between sworn and civilian, in excess of 500 personnel,” Chief Michael Moore said during a video Q&A with members of the news media. “To suffer further losses would be devastating to the safety of the city.”
December 3, 2020
Another motorist didn’t see Officer Ornelas’ motorcycle approaching him from behind when the driver pulled from the right shoulder to make a U-turn directly into the officer’s path, according to the CHP.
December 3, 2020