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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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The teams will independently investigate fatal law enforcement shootings of unarmed people, a task that has typically fallen exclusively to local police and district attorneys.
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Officials say they found both commercial grade and homemade explosives "under unsecured tents and next to cooking grills."
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New data out Thursday on firearms sales in California shows that there was a record increase in the number of handguns legally sold in the state in 2020. From 2019 to 2020 there was a 65.5 percent increase in handgun sales and a 45.9 percent increase in long gun sales, according to the office of state Attorney General Rob Bonta.
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The Pomona Unified School District will no longer have police officers on campus starting with the upcoming school year. School board members approved a new budget last night without any funding for Community School Resource Officers.
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In issuing the sentence, the judge noted Chauvin's cruelty toward Floyd and the abuse of authority.
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The recall campaign against L.A. County DA George Gascón remains a long shot, but he is not taking any chances. Gascón held his first public rally Friday to defend himself.
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An L.A. County judge this week ruled Measure J unconstitutional. The measure, passed by L.A. County voters, reallocates budget money to social services and jail diversion programs.
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People with a mental illness or a substance use disorder or who are unhoused will be eligible for the pilot program if they’re arrested for certain misdemeanors or non-violent felonies.
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George Gascón promised during his campaign to review past police shootings. The outside panel will examine fatal shootings to see if there is evidence that might call into question previous DA's decisions not to file criminal charges against the officers.
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The city of Bakersfield released documents under a recent law that increases transparency in policing. The investigation is part of an ongoing collaboration among 40 state newsrooms, including LAist.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he's on a “humanitarian” mission to help homeless people, but he’s also threatening to arrest those who don’t leave. Some who work on the issue question whether his approach will succeed.
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Once a powerful supporter of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the L.A. County Democratic Party has called on him to resign.
