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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2020

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Seeks to Remove Sheriff

The board will also look into whether in the future the position should be appointed, like the Los Angeles Police Department chief, rather than elected. Another proposal under consideration is to create a county police department, diluting the power of the sheriff.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2020

Union Survey Details Terrible Morale at LAPD, Officers Say They are Not Supported by Command Staff

“More people responded to this survey than any survey we’ve done in the last nine years that I’ve been here,” said Craig Lally, president of the Los Angeles Police Protective League. I’ve never seen morale this low, and I’m going on 40 years in the department.”

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2020

Defunding Leads LAPD to Cut Homicide Detectives as Murders Spike 25%

The Los Angeles Police Department is set to downsize its robbery and homicide division as part of a series of moves aimed to address defunding challenges. The cuts come as homicides spiked by about 25% this year compared with 2019.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 9, 2020

CA Officer Stabbed, Suspect Killed in Gas Station Attack

The agency released surveillance footage from the station that shows a man walk up to the patrol car before getting into a scuffle with an officer in the driver’s seat.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2020

Actor and Ex-Con Danny Trejo Sends Food from His Restaurant to Wounded LA County Deputies

Trejo spoke with Too Fab earlier this week about his admiration for Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Claudia Apolinar, who saved her 24-year-old partner's life by applying a tourniquet after they were both shot in an ambush in Compton in September.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2020

Passage of San Francisco Proposition Paves Way for Police Force Reduction

Under Proposition E, the Chief of Police would provide a report to the Police Commission that evaluates the current number of full-duty sworn police officers and the number of officers recommended in the future. The Police Commission would hold a public hearing on the report.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2020

Laser Pointers Banned from Public Gatherings in Los Angeles

LAPD Lt. Christopher Zine said Los Angeles has had 20 incidents of laser pointers being used to blind or distract people this year, and not just police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2020

LAPD Officer Wounded in Grocery Store Gunfight

According to police, a man was reported to be causing a disturbance inside the Ralph's. Shortly after officers entered the store and confronted the suspect, a shooting occurred.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2020

California Highway Patrol Appoints First Female Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner Amanda Ray will become the first female Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol in the agency’s 91-year history. Ray was appointed to the position after Commissioner Warren Stanley announced his retirement effective Nov. 17.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

California Officer Shoots Gunman Following Struggle at Local Liquor Store

An officer with the San Bernardino (CA) Police Department reportedly shot a man who had produced a gun after the officer and the offender got into a scuffle outside a local liquor store late Thursday.

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