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One prosecuted a man shot by an ICE officer in South L.A. The other missed court deadlines in another man's detention case.
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Andrew Lyons faces on count of voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Twyman was in his car and unarmed at the time he was killed.
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A recent survey of the Latino community in Los Angeles found that only a fifth of those polled want to defund the police. The report comes from Cal State LA's Pat Brown Institute.
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The Police Commission’s new policy is aimed at limiting pretextual stops — that is, when an officer pulls over a car or stops a pedestrian for a minor offense, then uses it to search for a more serious crime.
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In the sheriff's first comments on Fulgent Genetics' plan to sue him over his claim that the firm would collect genetic data from county employees and likely share it with China, Villanueva called the company's legal claim “patently false.”
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Bethany Farber said she was wrongfully taken into custody while waiting to board a flight to Mexico at LAX last spring.
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In extreme cases, the District Attorney's office will consider trying some juveniles in adult court, a shift from previous policy. “I have seen a small number of cases that presented real challenges,” the DA said in a statement.
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"After listening to the community, victims, and colleagues, I understand there may be the rare occasion where the filing of special circumstance allegations may be necessary," Gascón said in a memo.
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The officers allegedly engaged in a “multiyear overtime fraud scheme” that involved exaggerating the number of hours they worked protecting Caltrans crews.
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The 27-year-old Skaggs had a combination of fentanyl, oxycodone, and alcohol in his system.
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In a letter to the Civilian Oversight Commission, the sheriff claims allegations aired in our Jan. 27 story were "not new," previously investigated, and "demonstrably false."
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George Gascón had previously banned charging juveniles as adults in all cases, sparking heavy criticism. Now he says he's open to it in crimes involving "severe violence."
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Pasadena hired four gang interventionists in response to an uptick in shootings. They offer "a third alternative" to jail or death, says one: "You have a way out ... if you want to change your life."
