Former Los Angeles Unified School District police officer Jeffrey Stenroos was sentenced today to two years in jail and five years probation for perpetrating a shooting hoax that shut down a Woodland Hills high school and neighborhood during an unnecessary manhunt. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the former Los Angeles Unified School District cop who initiated a massive manhunt and community lockdown after falsely claiming he was shot outside a West Valley campus, has been found guilty of lying about the shooting. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the LAUSD police officer charged with faking his own shooting, created the elaborate hoax to look like a hero, prosecutors said in their opening statement yesterday. On the opening day of the non-jury trial against Stenroos, prosecutors painted the former school cop as a serial liar, who was hoping to make a buck by staging the hoax. more ›

Former Los Angeles Unified School District police officer Jeffrey Stenroos, the guy who faked being shot outside a Valley high school and caused a lengthy and fruitless manhunt, will only face a judge later this month when his case goes to trial. His attorney told the court today that his client was waiving his right to a jury trial. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the LAUSD police officer charged with faking his own shooting in January and setting off a valley perimeter lockdown and manhunt, was arraigned on Friday after "a grand jury indictment alleged he planted evidence, the L.A. County District Attorney’s office announced," reports the L.A. Times. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the Los Angeles Unified School District police officer who allegedly faked his own shooting outside El Camino Real High School last month, has been formally charged with multiple felonies, including perjury and filing a false insurance claim, say the Los Angeles Police Department. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the officer accused of faking his own shooting by claiming he was attacked by an assailant outside El Camino Real High School which set-off a wide and very expensive manhunt, is now saying his gun went off accidentally, according to LA Now. more ›

The Los Angeles City Council has voted to file a lawsuit against Jeffrey Stenroos, the LAUSD police officer who pretended he was shot by an on-the-loose-assailant when he really wasn't, according to LA Now. The council, led by a proposal from council member and former police officer Dennis Zine, was unanimous in their decision to demand that Stenroos reimburse the city for the costs of the extensive police manhunt. more ›

This morning, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Ramon Cortines issued an apology following the arrest last night of school police officer Jeffrey Stenroos, who went from victim to perp after allegedly filing a false report about his shooting outside El Camino Real High School last week. more ›

Last week the LAPD mounted one of the largest manhunts in recent history in the attempt to apprehend a burglary suspect who shot and wounded a LAUSD police officer stationed outside El Camino Real High School in the West Valley. Tonight, however, the authorities have arrested that officer, Jeffrey Stenroos, on charges he filed a false report. It turns out: There was no gunman. more ›

Authorities are offering an $80,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunman who shot LAUSD police officer Jeffrey Senroos outside of El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills on Wednesday, according to CBS.2:37 P.M. UPDATE: The reward has been increased to $100,000 with a contribution from the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL). more ›

This afternoon, the LAPD released a composite sketch of the suspect who is wanted for the attempted murder of LAUSD police officer Jeffrey Stenroos, who was shot outside the campus of El Camino Real High School yesterday. Despite a 9-hour lockdown and dragnet in the Woodland Hills area of the school, the suspect remains at large. more ›

Councilmember Eric Garcetti says the perimeter has been reduced by about 25%, with the boundaries now Oxnard to the north, Canzonet to the South, Fallbrook to the East and Valley Circle to the West. All the exits from the 101 are open. Authorities are urging that residents of the perimeter be patient. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have begun to share information with the public regarding this morning's shooting just outside the campus of El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills. A LAPD representative explained that the victim,Jeffrey Stenroos, an 8-year veteran with the force, was on his assigned patrol outside the school when he was investigating a possible burglary in a nearby vehicle. The officer was shot in the chest, but was wearing a protective vest, which is being credited for minimizing the damage of the bullet wound. more ›