The California Department of Fish and Wildlife seized what they say appears to be at least nine rhino horns and thousands of pieces of elephant ivory from an L.A. County business.
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The facility was secured hours later. -
At a meeting Tuesday, supervisors also said money from past phone call fees has been misspent by sheriff officials. The jail phone fees currently bring in an estimated $30 million per year. -
The charges come as the Probation Department faces scrutiny for a number of recent incidents. -
Prosecutors say a search later found an additional Molotov cocktail at one defendant’s home and illegal guns at another — potentially preventing further attacks. -
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall Goes On Lockdown Days After County Completed Transfer Of Hundreds Of KidsThe Los Angeles County Probation Department said in a statement that a gun was found at around 10am Friday at the Downey facility and that "nobody was injured." -
In a statement on Wednesday, Guillermo Viera Rosa, the interim probation chief, said the county had gone “from Mission Impossible to mission accomplished.” -
A $100 million-a-year rehabilitation program for former California prisoners grew with little oversight from the state corrections agency. It’s unclear how many parolees wind up back in prison. -
The incident happened on July 13, 2022 in Palmdale. -
The decision is a blow to efforts by the L.A. County inspector general to investigate deputy gangs at the nation's largest sheriff's department. -
A neighbor driving by Sylmar Christian Fellowship reported the early morning fire. -
Volunteers are stepping up to observe Los Angeles' sprawling court system. -
“Mental illness is a complex issue, it’s difficult to treat, and it needs everybody’s help,” said one incarcerated mental health assistant.
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