Criminal Justice

Deadly restraint: Despite decades of warnings, police continue to hold people facedown

Since the '90s, officials and medical experts have cautioned about the dangers of police-prone restraint. Some California police officers haven’t been getting the message.

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LA Man Pleads Not Guilty To Shooting Deaths Of Three Unhoused People And A County Employee

Jerrid Joseph Powell appeared in court Monday after his arraignment was postponed several times since December.

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Alleged Ringleader Charged In $8 Million Beauty Product Retail Crime Spree Across California

The organized retail crime spree spanned over 21 counties and allegedly cost retailers $8 million in beauty products.

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State Orders Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall To Shut Down In 60 Days If Safety And Staffing Problems Persist

A state board found Thursday that the 26-acre facility in Downey is unsuitable to hold incarcerated youths.

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Copper Wire Thefts In LA Have Skyrocketed, Affecting Rail Crossings And Internet Access. Now The City's Creating A Taskforce

The L.A. City Council voted to establish an LAPD task force and a reward program to encourage people to report the crimes.

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The Couple That Caused The El Dorado Fire At Their Gender Reveal Has Pleaded Guilty

Angelina Jimenez and Refugio Jimenez Jr. face community service, probation, jail time, and a $1.7 million fine.

Interim LAPD Chief Picked To Replace Michel Moore

The interim appointment of Dominic H. Choi, a longtime LAPD veteran, comes less than a month after outgoing chief Michel Moore announced his retirement.

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As LA Is Stripped For Parts, City Is On A Mission To Curb Copper Wire Thefts

The Bureau of Street Lighting says reports have reached an unprecedented level in recent years.

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LA Mayor Karen Bass Wants Public Input On Police Chief Search. Here’s How The LAPD's New Leader Will Be Picked

We lay out the process under the charter, what’s on the agenda for next term and who you should follow to stay in the know.

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Nearly 200 Organized Retail Theft Cases Have Been Filed In LA County

L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón, who faces 11 challengers in the upcoming March primary, said the people involved are responsible for targeting stores and causing them to lose business.

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Activists Frustrated With County’s 5-Year Plan To Close ‘Uninhabitable’ Men’s Central Jail

Jail closure advocates say the county already has a plan to close the aging facility, it just needs to implement it.

Arrests Made In Connection With Six Homicides In The Mojave Desert

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says the killings appear to be connected to a dispute over marijuana.

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