Criminal Justice

LA County Gets Grant To Keep Guns Out Of Domestic Abusers’ Hands

The money will go toward building a digital portal to better track gun relinquishment order violations.

LA County Sheriff Robert Luna speaks from a podium during a press conference announcing a new grant that will help agencies keep track of gun relinquishment violations. He wars a khaki uniform. To his right stands LAPD Chief Michel Moore, to his left, LA Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha Jessner.

Violent Crime — Including Homicides — Down In 2023, LAPD Chief Says

Violent crime was down more than 3% in 2023, while traffic fatalities were up.

New Security Measures, Including Pepper Spray, Implemented At Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

Officials have also installed razor wire on the walls to address escape attempts.

A sign reads on a dirty building reads: Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Street lights and wires are visible over the roof.

Alec Baldwin Indicted Once Again On Involuntary Manslaughter Charges

If convicted, he could face up to 18 months in prison.

A man with patchy light-tone skin and a five o'clock shadow of facial hair, wearing a suit with purple pocket square, against a light purple background.

Former Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted In Fatal Shooting of Ryan Twyman; First Such Conviction In Two Decades In LA

Former Deputy Andrew Lyons will serve 30 days in jail and be on probation for two years. He could have faced prison time.

LAPD Chief Michel Moore Is Retiring

The police chief will stay on as a consultant when he steps down in February, Mayor Karen Bass announced.

LAPD Chief Michel Moore addresses a press conference on Monday, July 19. He outlined preliminary findings of a federal investigation into what caused the botched fireworks detonation in South LA in June.

8 Officers Put On Leave After Alleged Misconduct At Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

Commissioner on the civilian oversight body calls for more details to be released.

Arraignment Postponed For LA Man Accused Of Killing 3 Unhoused People

Jerrid Joseph Powell is also accused of killing an L.A. County employee in a follow-home robbery in San Dimas.

A woman with very short curly hair is standing next to a podium with the City of Los Angeles emblem on it. Next to her, a man in a law enforcement uniform and another man in a blue suit stand solemnly next to a map of the city with three marked locations on it.

Two Men Charged With Running Multimillion Dollar Bait-And-Switch Airbnb Scam In LA, Across Country

They allegedly managed nearly 100 properties, including in Los Angeles, Malibu, and Marina Del Rey.

A 27-Year-Old Woman Who Called 911 For Help Was Fatally Shot By An LA Deputy

A Los Angeles deputy shot Niani Finlayson who police said had been threatening her boyfriend for allegedly harming her daughter. A lawyer for her family says Finlayson was a domestic violence victim.

Niani Finlayson, who was killed by a deputy in her Lancaster, Calif., home, according to officials and her family's lawyer, is seen with her daughter, Xiasha Davis, in a photo provided by Finlayson's mother.

Two Men Exonerated After Wrongfully Convicted In Culver City and Whittier Murders

Gascón’s office has exonerated four people this year.

A split photo includes a man in a navy suit with white hair in a green room hugging another man in vest and shirt with brown hair. The other photo shows the same man in a navy suit standing beside another man in a blue suit and tie with glasses and brown hair.

Man Charged With Murder In Killings Of 3 Unhoused People Across LA, San Dimas

The suspect was identified as Jerrid Joseph Powell. The 33-year-old is linked to another homicide and robbery that took place in San Dimas. No motive has been identified.

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