Escondido Mayor Paul McNamara said the city subsidizes the Center at “roughly $3 million. After this recent incident and the tone deafness of it, we have at least a responsibility to discuss that.”
June 29, 2022
The Los Angeles Police Department said 30-year-old Michael Ortiz attacked an officer with a torch, sending the officer to the hospital with burn injuries.
June 27, 2022
Critics of Gascón and the parents of one of the slain officers have lashed out at the district attorney in the days following the fatal shootout that occurred last Tuesday afternoon.
June 22, 2022
"Gascón's just letting all these criminals out and they just keep doing one crime after the other. And that guy should've been in jail, if he wouldn't have been out, my son and the other officer would still be here," Olga Garcia said.
June 20, 2022
"I'm so deeply sorry. My condolences for saving me," an emotional Diana Flores said. "I'm so sorry. They didn't deserve that. They were trying to help me."
June 17, 2022
Justin Williams Flores is accused of killing El Monte police officers Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana Monday. Flores was killed when police returned fire.
June 16, 2022
The gunman was also shot and killed at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who is helping El Monte PD with investigations.
June 15, 2022
Investigators said the suspect, who was driving a white Ford Fusion, and the officer got into an altercation during an 8 p.m. traffic stop before the suspect opened fire and drove away from the scene.
June 14, 2022
El Cajon (CA) Police Department canine “Jester” is recovering from being stabbed while apprehending a suspect last week. While Jester was being treated, his handler noticed a dog recovering from a rattlesnake bite and decided he wanted to do something to help.
June 8, 2022
Firearms were exchanged for $50 gas cards and more than 100 members of the community turned in firearms at the event.
May 23, 2022
"The struggle continued, at which point several passing motorists stopped to assist the injured officer by providing medical aid and restraining Du until additional law enforcement personnel arrived," the CHP said.
April 29, 2022
A witness said the CHP vehicle was helping conduct a lane closure on the freeway when it was struck by an SUV going 90 to 95 mph.
April 28, 2022
“... an officer, who had climbed onto on a nearby rooftop, used a rifle to fire multiple rounds at the suspect through a window,” police added.
April 14, 2022
The man then walked back to his grey Honda Civic. When Harbor Police officers approached the man, police say he presented a gun.
April 11, 2022
SB 960, proposed by Republican Sen. Nancy Skinner, would remove the provision that an individual must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States in order to become a police officer.
April 8, 2022