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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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Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he will release the video once he's given Isaias Cervantes' family a chance to view it.
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Training — from command staff operations to use of less lethal weapons — is a throughline in three reports commissioned in response to last year's unrest.
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Since the beginning of the pandemic, the rise in hateful attacks against Asian Americans has raised awareness of hate crimes and incidents. How to differentiate between the two?
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L.A. filmmaker Benjamin Montemayor says officers shot him in the groin at close range with a 40 mm hard-foam projectile.
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The number of Mental Evaluation Unit teams has gone down over the last five years, from 17 to just 12.
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The family of Isaias Cervantes says he was unarmed and its lawyer says Cervantes was 'completely compliant' when a deputy allegedly shot him in the back. The Sheriff's Department says Cervantes was assaulting a deputy and trying to take his gun when he was shot.
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The proposal calls for diverting 4,500 people with mental health issues out of jail and greatly expanding mental health and substance use treatment.
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A California Supreme Court ruling that says its unconstitutional to keep someone behind bars merely because they can't make bail.
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Getting out of jail just got a whole lot easier, and affordable, thanks to the California Supreme.
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Starting on March 16, there was an unusual cluster of six LAPD shootings over the course of a week. Does it signify anything?
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Critics see more proof of officers too willing to use deadly force; a use of force expert doesn't think the cluster is significant.
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L.A. City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell said the city 'has started the process of closing Echo Park, beginning with numerous intersections and freeway ramps around the facility. They are now closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic to protect public safety while crews begin the installation of the fence around the park.'
