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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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Prosecutors allege Marcus Eriz, 24, pulled the trigger, while his girlfriend, Wynne Lee, 23, drove the car.
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The Board of Supervisors directs staff to devise a plan to increase the number of teams of unarmed mental health clinicians available to deal with people going through a psychiatric crisis.
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A federal judge has overturned California’s assault weapons ban, calling it a “30-year-old failed experiment." Here's a look at the state's history on gun laws.
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Nury Martinez released surveillance video of the incident.
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Villanueva had drawn fire from First Amendment advocates over his initial decision to deny a permit to Revolution Club for a march to the South L.A. Sheriff's Station.
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First Amendment activists are crying foul over a decision by L.A. County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to deny a permit for a group that wants to protest violence by his deputies.
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The murder of George Floyd revitalized the police reform movement in L.A. But the movement's progress has been uneven.
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Several people dining outdoors at a sushi restaurant were assaulted by a pro-Palestinian group on Tuesday night.
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Authorities are asking for help from the public in finding the shooter. The CHP said the fatal shooting is not related to a string of pellet shootings in the area.
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LAist has uploaded the documents available on the Sheriff’s department website to DocumentCloud.
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David Ordaz Jr. was in the midst of a mental health crisis when a family member turned to law enforcement for help. Now, charges have been filed against one of the deputies involved in his killing.
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The number of homicide victims in California jumped 27% from 2019 to 2020, to about 2,300, marking the largest year-over-year increase in three decades, according to the state's preliminary death certificate data.
