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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 30, 2020

CA Sheriff Loses Appeal on Judge's Order to Release "Dangerous" Inmates Over COVID

The ACLU says an appeals court has just denied an effort by Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes to stop the release of half of the jail population, including prisoners that Barnes has said are violent and otherwise represent danger to the public.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2020

Los Angeles Mayor Vetoes Plan to Reallocate Police Funding

“Los Angeles should be leading America by piloting bold ideas like exploring a guaranteed basic income, confronting the stark Black-white disparity among people experiencing homelessness, driving racial reconciliation, protecting jobs held by people of color with new opportunities in the city workforce and working in closer collaboration with our communities on allocation decisions,'' Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a letter to the City Council Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2020

CA Police Dog Bitten by DUI Suspect

The suspect who was driving on a suspended license, was under the influence of alcohol and had methamphetamine in the vehicle, according to authorities.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2020

CA Agency Accused of Holding COVID Super-Spreader Event

A complaint filed this week with the Citizen Police Complaint Coalition centers on a large gathering of police officers Nov. 5 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2020

DA Releases Detailed Report on Death of CA Deputy During 2018 Mass Shooting Response

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 17, 2020

LAPD Union Plans Billboard Campaign Against City Leaders' Defunding Plans

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2020

LAPD Officers Cleared in Tragic Death of Store Employee During Gunfight with Suspect

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 16, 2020

CA Sheriff Defies Judge's Order to Release Violent Inmates Over COVID

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.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2020

CA Officer Dragged, Critically Injured at Traffic Call

The driver fled with the officer still partially inside the vehicle, the officer was struck by another vehicle that was traveling in the roadway.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2020

LA County DA Wants to Drop Special Circumstances Against Accused Cop Killer

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

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