Criminal Justice

Some tribal police would get more power under new bill to combat crimes like Indigenous kidnappings

The bill would allow some tribal law enforcement to be classified as peace officers, the same distinction as local police or highway patrol.

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Gavin Newsom signs new retail theft laws as voters weigh even tougher penalties

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.

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‘Ketamine Queen’ and 2 doctors among those charged in Matthew Perry's overdose death

The actor's live-in personal assistant was also among those who authorities say supplied the drug illegally.

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How arrests in armed robbery of $1 million watch led to a handgun registered to Christopher Dorner

Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against two men from South America and said they recovered a handgun registered to Dorner, a former LAPD officer who killed four people and led authorities on a wild pursuit in 2013.

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1986 cold case in South Pasadena linked to Riverside County serial killer

The murder of Cathy Ann Small nearly 40 years ago is finally solved.

Narcan use is on the rise to reverse ODs in LA County jails. Officials quiet on source of illegal drugs

Despite the trend, the Sheriff's Department says it does not have data on how many incarcerated people have overdosed on drugs.

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CHP justifies its officers’ use of force at Gaza protests, without providing evidence

“This doesn’t build public trust. Where is the evidence?” said Jeff Wenninger, a former Los Angeles Police lieutenant who oversaw use of force investigations.

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LA County’s courts are struggling to recover after a cyberattack. What to do if you have a court date

While many services are up and running again, people are being warned to expect delays and appear in person.

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LA County courts reopen, with limits, after devastating cyberattack. Here's what you need to know about services

The Friday attack forced the 36 courthouses to close for two weekdays, hobbling the nation's largest trial system.

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Fentanyl suspected in series of overdoses at women's jail in Lynwood

News of several overdoses at the Century Regional Detention Facility is prompting questions about Sheriff's Department transparency and accountability

Alec Baldwin goes on trial this week, nearly 3 years after fatal 'Rust' shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin goes to trial in New Mexico this week for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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California voters to weigh in on ending forced labor in prison

The End Slavery in California Act made it through Sacramento on Thursday.

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