FULL PRESS CONFERENCE: LASD seeking possible sexual assault victims linked to former teacher arrested for 2005 murder
In 2021, using current fingerprint and DNA technology, detectives identified and arrested middle school teacher Charles Wright for the murder of Pertina Epps in 2005.
Opening statements begin in Vanessa Bryant lawsuit
Mrs. Bryant alleges members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department took pictures at the scene after her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gigi, were killed in a helicopter crash.
Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Jury selection begins over leaked helicopter crash scene photos
Jury selection begins in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit against the LA County sheriff's and fire departments over graphic photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Lakers Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, their teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others.
Judge issues guidance for LA County, Sheriff to follow new statutory subpoena power
Villanueva's legal bid -- known as a writ of mandate — “is not available to compel the Inspector General to set aside his subpoena,” a judge ruled.
Deputies claiming they were pressured to quit by alleged 'Banditos' can move forward with lawsuit, judge rules
Eight LA County deputies who claimed they were pressured to quit their jobs or leave the station by members of a clique of mostly Latino deputies known as the Banditos can move forward with their case with its current causes of action for now, a judge ruled Monday.
Jury selection set to start in Vanessa Bryant's trial over crash scene photos
Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit over graphic photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Lakers standout Kobe Bryant, their teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others.
Grand jury investigating LASD's handling of deputy-inmate altercation
A Los Angeles County criminal grand jury is investigating the sheriff's department handling of an incident last year where a deputy was seen kneeling on a handcuffed inmates head for three minutes.
Inmate arrested after escaping from custody in West Hollywood
He was located Friday evening in Woodland Hills and taken back into custody.
LASD searching for escaped inmate in West Hollywood
The detainee broke free at the intersection of Santa Monica and San Vicente boulevards.
LA County Supervisors set ballot measure to give them authority to remove publicly elected sheriff
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors wants voters to give them the power to overthrow a sheriff that the public chose to elect, "for cause." If approved by voters on Nov. 8, the measure would give the board the power to remove a sheriff on a four-fifths vote of the five-member panel.
Pastor identified as suspect in alleged family dispute that left LA County deputy shot
A local pastor has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that left an off-duty LA County deputy hospitalized. The alleged gunman's neighbor says he may have been protecting his family from the deputy.
Off-duty deputy shot by Harbor City pastor
A local pastor has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that left an off-duty LA County deputy hospitalized.
'Absurd': Oversight commission blasts Sheriff Villanueva for refusing to testify on deputy gangs
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he won't testify before a Civilian Oversight Commission on deputy gangs within the sheriff's department until certain conditions are met. Commission members have called his requests "out of line."
Special Report: Alex Villanueva on actions taken against alleged deputy gangs
Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva joins the special report to address allegations surrounding his department's so-called deputy gangs.
LA County Sheriff Villanueva wants preview of exhibits before testifying before COC
In a letter sent to the commission's executive director Brian Williams on Sunday, Villanueva said he was prepared to testify before the commission Monday, but "was deeply disappointed to learn the Commission is unwilling to allow very basic and reasonable elements of a legitimate oversight meeting designed to understand the truth. It makes neutral observers question whether the Commission's real agenda is to learn the facts, or to put on a show."
LA County seeks contempt hearing for Sheriff Villanueva, undersheriff
Attorneys for the county filed court papers asking a court to consider holding Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his undersheriff in contempt for allegedly ignoring subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission and testify about alleged deputy cliques.
LA County deputy rushed to hospital after suspected fentanyl exposure while responding to scene
A Los Angeles County deputy was rushed to the hospital after a fentanyl scare.
Compton shooting suspect taken into custody after tense standoff with LASD deputies, SWAT
LASD officials said the standoff ended peacefully and the suspect, identified as 49-year-old Rick McNeese was taken into custody without further incident
LASD deputies rescue residents after shots fired in Compton
An investigation was underway after shots were fired on Thursday morning in Compton.
LA County supervisors approve proposal enabling removal of sheriff
The LA County Board of Supervisors, which has repeatedly clashed with Sheriff Alex Villanueva on a variety of topics, directed its attorneys to draft a proposed ballot measure that would give the panel power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause.