Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Former LA County Sheriff Jim McDonnell Named New LAPD Chief

October 4, 2024 3:10 pmOctober 4, 2024 3:10 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced on Friday that she chose former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell as the next Los Angeles Police Department Chief, replacing interim Chief Dominic Choi. McDonnell, a Massachusetts native, began his career with the...

LASD Firing Range Explosion Preventable?

October 14, 2023 4:08 pmOctober 14, 2023 4:11 pm

Tuesday, a mobile firing range parked at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic exploded, severely injuring two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies. The deputies – who may have been trapped in the 53-foot long trailer by an automatic locking...

Arrest In Murder Of Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell

February 20, 2023 1:18 pmFebruary 20, 2023 4:25 pm

A suspect wanted in relation to the weekend murder of Los Angeles Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was arrested on Monday in Southern California. O’Connell, who was born in Ireland 1953, first came to California in the late 1970’s...

Media Blasé when 368 Arrested, 131 Rescued in California Sex Trafficking Operation

February 6, 2023 4:56 pmFebruary 6, 2023 5:14 pm

Apparently on February 1st, Los Angeles law enforcement authorities announced they had arrested 368 people and rescued 131 victims involved in human trafficking in a statewide multi-agency task force. That’s 368 people arrested and 131 victims rescued in multiple Southern...

Suspect Who Mowed Down 25 Sheriff’s Dept. Recruits Released Without Bail

November 18, 2022 4:52 pmNovember 22, 2022 6:42 am

The horrific story of the 25 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits mowed down by a driver on Wednesday just got worse. After police arrested Nicholas Gutierrez for attempted murder, they let him walk… without bail. The wrong-way driver is accused...

OPINION: Hypocrisy, Corruption and Politicking at one of LA’s Largest Labor Unions

May 23, 2022 1:20 pmMay 23, 2022 1:27 pm

When people want to downplay a situation they don’t think deserves significant attention or scrutiny, they will often say, “Don’t make a federal case out it.” Usually because they’re the ones at fault. But what about when making a federal...

LA County Sheriff Villanueva Announces Deputies Patrolling LA Metro Will Be Withdrawn in July

April 14, 2022 9:16 pmApril 14, 2022 9:16 pm

At a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced that all deputies who patrol anywhere in the LA County Metropolitan Transit Authority would be withdrawn from duty unless the Sheriff’s department is given...