LASD deputy arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into county jail
A deputy sheriff working at the North County Correctional Facility has been arrested for smuggling drugs into a county jail.
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Case against sheriff’s deputy charged for killing father of three will proceed
The charges stem from a deputy shooting on on March 14, 2021 when deputies shot David Ordaz Jr. 12 times, killing him.
LASD isn’t following its own transparency rules around deputy shootings
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has continued to fail to uphold transparency policies regarding deputy shootings since Sheriff Robert Luna took office, according to an analysis by LA Public Press.
Despite Promises of Transparency, California Justice Department Keeps Probe into L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Under Wraps
Civilian oversight board is excluded from reviewing report on civil rights violations.
LA DA Gascón promised to prosecute killer cops. Only 1 has been convicted
Former LASD deputy Andrew Lyons served just 12 days in jail for killing Ryan Twyman.
Former LA undersheriff admits he had a deputy gang tattoo
After two years of fighting a subpoena issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission (COC), former undersheriff Timothy Murakami testified Thursday that he received the tattoo of the Cavemen deputy gang while he was a deputy at the East LA station in the 1980s.
Almost 40% of sworn LA Sheriff’s Department staff live outside LA County
According to recent data obtained by the Los Angeles Public Press through a lawsuit against LA County, close to 40% of over 9,500 sworn LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) employees do not live in the County. At least 51 of them do not live in the state of California.