Criminal Justice

One Dead And Two Injured After Reports Of An Active Shooter In Redondo Beach

Police shot and killed a suspected gunman in Redondo Beach on Wednesday night.

DA Gascón Charges 2 LA Sheriff’s Deputies With Lying To Cover Up Excessive Force

The deputies — based at the East L.A. station — face a felony charge each of filing a false report, and one faces a felony charge of assault under the color of authority.

The entrance to the East LA Sheriff's Station. To the right is a sign that says East Los Angeles Station at the top, has a large sheriff's badge in the middle, with gold on the edges, a blue circle, with orange inside the circle and a bear on the orange background. Underneath the badge, it says "Sheriff." To the left of the sign are glass windows and double glass doors.

New Challenger To Sheriff Villanueva Promises To Root Out 'Deputy Gangs'

If successful, Eric Strong, a nearly 30-year veteran of law enforcement, would become L.A. County's first Black sheriff.

LA Sheriff candidate Eric Strong stands at a microphone wearing a blue suit with a white shirt and blue tie with tiny white dots. Three people stand to the left; on the far left is a woman with long auburn-red hair wearing a black face mask, in the middle is a man wearing a blue suit, light blue shirt and grey tie, wearing a light blue face mask, holding an orange sign that says Eric Strong, Los Angeles County Sheriff. The word "Eric" is in black and the rest of the words are in white. Above his head, someone's hand is holding the same sign. On the right is a man wearing a dark suit and shirt who is also holding an Eric Strong sign, but only the "Los A" portion is visible.

Bakersfield Police Agree To Reforms To Address Excessive Force, Other Problems

The agreement with the California Department of Justice comes after a years-long state investigation found Bakersfield police have carried out “unreasonable stops, searches, arrests, seizures,” and several other violations.

2 Ex-Torrance Officers Charged For Vandalism Involving Swastika. 13 Current Officers Are Under Investigation For Racist Messages

The Torrance police chief says the all the officers had been exchanging racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic messages.

I’m Fine, But Mad, After Right Wing Extremists Attacked Me Outside City Hall

I asked a man with a bloody bandage on his head for an interview. He declined. When I tried to ask if he would speak anonymously, the men with him assaulted me.

A sign from the anti-vaccination rally in downtown LA on Aug. 14, 2021. A sign with black background and white lettering that reads in all capital letters, "study mass psychosis" is seen in the foreground, with LA city hall looming in the background against a partly cloudy sky.

Victims Of Botched LAPD Fireworks Detonation To LA Mayor: Fix Our Homes, Now

A city council aide says the city is working "fast and furiously" to finish repairs and has put displaced households up in a hotel and given them $10,000 each.

A man in a red shirt wearing a black mask with a bullhorn on a strap hanging from his neck holds up a piece of paper in front of LA City Hall. Just b elow him a man in a red, black and white plaid shirt aims a camera at him. People surround the speaker with signs. One holds up a yellow sign that says "fix our homes." Another holds a sign that says "justicia para las víctimas."

Why This Pilot Program To Divert People From Jail Into Treatment Is Based At A Big LAPD Station

A new county pilot program is designed to give people who have a mental illness, substance use disorder, or are unhoused an offramp from the criminal justice system — before charges have been filed.