Rina Palta
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L.A. County's Probation Department is checking on doctors who approve questionable workers' compensation claims. -
A pilot program in Van Nuys will seek to keep low-level, mentally ill homeless arrestees out of jail. Officials say it could be the key to solving a chronic problem. -
A review of three years' of Probation Department workers' compensation claims turns up dozens of questionable cases, such as falling out of chairs or tripping in parking lots. -
L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy James Sexton was found guilty of obstruction of justice and conspiracy Tuesday in his second trial before a federal jury. -
An L.A. County Superior Court judge ruled that local police do not have to share license plate data gathered through automatic scanners with the public. -
One member of the Compton Unified School District Board of Trustees is calling for the board to rescind its recent policy change allowing some officers to have assault weapons. -
An L.A. County sheriff's deputy on trial for trying to thwart an FBI investigation said he'll call former Sheriff Lee Baca as a witness in his September trial. -
A Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputy accused of conspiracy and obstruction of justice for allegedly helping hide an FBI informant returns to court Monday.
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An audit by the Office of the Inspector General found the Los Angeles Police Department's station security camera system "inadequate," failing to capture important footage. -
Some community members are upset about plans to beef up campus security by allowing campus police access to the weapons.
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