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An LA deputy punched a woman in the face as she held her 3-week-old baby, video shows

Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna released video of the July 2022 incident this week, saying he'd only just learned of it. He said the deputy has been disciplined and the FBI is looking into it.

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Veterinarian sues after Sheriff's Department dog dies in hot patrol cruiser

A veterinarian is suing several current and former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials, saying they fabricated and backdated a memo to cover up the 2020 death of a bomb-sniffing black Labrador named Spike who overheated in an unattended patrol car.

Los Angeles Times

LA County sheriff's department calls video of deputy tackling woman 'disturbing,' opens inquiry

The Los Angeles County sheriff says video footage of a deputy violently throwing a woman to the ground while she filmed her husband being handcuffed in a grocery store parking lot is “disturbing."

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Murder Rates Spike In The US Cities In The Aftermath Of The George Floyd Riots

Murder rates continue to spike as Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has set the bar low for his soft-on-crime policies.

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Nicholas Goldberg: It's essential to ban LA Sheriff's Department gangs. But is it constitutional?

For at least 50 years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has been plagued by secretive "deputy gangs" — organized subgroups of deputy sheriffs who allegedly engage in violence, corruption and illegal activity. And for almost as many years, reformers have hoped to eradicate those gangs, going back to the…

Los Angeles Times

Sheriff says gun permit fraud investigation turned over to California attorney general

LOS ANGELES — Six months after his predecessor announced a criminal investigation into an alleged fraud scheme involving some of the deputies responsible for issuing concealed carry licenses, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna confirmed this week that he has turned the matter over to state prosecutors.

Los Angeles Times

Special counsel urges LA sheriff to ban the 'cancer' of deputy gangs

LOS ANGELES — After dozens of interviews and seven public hearings, the Civilian Oversight Commission's special counsel has released a 70-page report condemning the "cancer" of violent deputy gangs and urging Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to create a policy officially banning the secretive groups.

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New deputy 'gang' forming in LA County Sheriff's Department, lawsuit alleges

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies are forming a new "gang" in the agency's East L.A. station, according to a deputy who alleges in a lawsuit he was abused when he refused to join the group.

Los Angeles Times

Pundits Predicted a Backlash Against Criminal Justice Reform in the Midterms. What Happened?

While rising crime created headwinds for candidates who supported criminal justice reform, the apocalyptic storm never quite arrived.

Reason

Robert Luna is sworn in as LA County’s new sheriff, replacing controversial predecessor

LOS ANGELES — During his swearing-in ceremony Saturday, Sheriff Robert Luna vowed to lead with a spirit of integrity, accountability and collaboration, eager to mark a new era for the department following four years under the leadership of his controversial predecessor.

Los Angeles Times

New LA sheriff vows accountability, integrity for department

Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, is getting a new sheriff

The Independent UK

Sheriff-elect Luna on 'fractured relationships' and challenges ahead post-Villanueva

LOS ANGELES — Robert Luna has wasted no time since he was elected sheriff of the largest department in the country.

Los Angeles Times

Some Loudmouth Politicians Are Finally Wearing Out Their Welcome

Voters gave a cold shoulder to candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and Los Angeles County voters gave the heave-ho to Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

Reason

Attorney for driver who crashed into LA police recruits says client fell asleep, contra to sheriff’s claims

Authorities say he acted with intent

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Driver in crash that hurt recruits fell asleep at wheel, lawyer says, disputing LA sheriff’s claims

LOS ANGELES — Challenging the claims of L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva that a crash last week that injured a group of recruits on a training run in South Whittier was intentional, the attorney for the 22-year-old driver called it “a tragic accident” that occurred when the man fell asleep…

Los Angeles Times

Why was driver suspected of crashing into 25 LA sheriff’s recruits suddenly set free?

LOS ANGELES — The arrest of a man suspected of driving a vehicle into a large group of recruits with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department — injuring 25 of them, five critically — has taken a confusing turn.

The Guardian - US

Driver who crashed into Los Angeles sheriff’s recruits released from custody

Nicholas Joseph Gutierrez was arrested after the Wednesday incident, but has been freed while the case is being investigated

Los Angeles Times

Crash a ‘deliberate act,’ LA sheriff says after driver arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

LOS ANGELES — A 22-year-old Diamond Bar man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on peace officers after the Los Angeles County sheriff said he deliberately ran into scores of recruits on a training run Wednesday in South Whittier, injuring 25.

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The Independent UK

Suspect, 22, arrested for attempted murder after ploughing car into 25 police recruits

Los Angeles County authorities have identified the suspect as 22-year-old Joseph Gutierrez, of Diamond Bar

Los Angeles Times

LA County deputy who kneeled on inmate's head will not be charged, DA's memo says

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate last year will not face criminal charges, records show.

Los Angeles Times

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after car slams into group of LA County sheriff’s recruits

LOS ANGELES — Authorities arrested a 22-year-old man on Thursday after a vehicle plowed into a large group of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department cadets who were out on a training run in South Whittier, injuring more than two dozen of them, five critically.

Los Angeles Times

Driver is released after arrest in deputy recruit crash that sheriff called ‘deliberate act’

LOS ANGELES — A 22-year-old Diamond Bar man was released Thursday night after he had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of peace officers in a crash that injured 25 recruits on a training run Wednesday in South Whittier.

The Independent UK

Video captures shocking moment car crashed into group of police recruits leaving five critically injured

Driver was detained at the scene and was identified to be a 22-year-old man

Los Angeles Times

Wrong-way car injures 25 LA County sheriff’s recruits, 5 critically, on training run

LOS ANGELES — Five Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruits were critically injured Wednesday morning when a man driving a Honda CR-V plowed into a large group during a training run in South Whittier, authorities said.

The Guardian - US

More than 20 Los Angeles county sheriff’s recruits injured after SUV hits class

The cadets were on a training run when a 22-year-old driver going the wrong way crashed into them, critically injuring five

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