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Deputy convicted for pepper spraying woman departs LA County Sheriff’s Department
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (1013+ words) A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who remained employed a year after he was convicted of excessive force and four months after he lost his certification to work as a peace officer has been removed from his job. Trevor Kirk's…...
Rights are just ‘words on a page’ if federal agents can ignore them
14+ hour, 15+ min ago (518+ words) The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents in Minnesota rightly sparked outrage over the misconduct of federal agents. But these abuses don't have to lead to death to be grave violations of constitutional…...
Panel of appellate judges rule federal agents do not need to display badges in California, at least for now
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (419+ words) Federal law enforcement officials, for now, will not have to display badges that identify themselves and their agencies in California after a panel of appellate judges this week granted a temporary administrative injunction preventing the state from enacting the law…...
Palos Verdes Estates police funding measure takes another important step
3+ day, 51+ min ago (412+ words) An initiative that would replace Measure E and provide funding for public safety in Palos Verdes Estates has received enough valid signatures to be placed on the ballot during the June 2 primary election, according to a group of residents behind…...
Genealogical sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie’s case might turn to them
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (486+ words) Authorities trying to solve the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie say they might tap DNA genealogy databases, the same step that police took to unravel a decades-old series of murders in California and the fatal stabbings of four college students in…...
LAPD on course to put drones in the sky as first responders
1+ week, 4+ day ago (613+ words) The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday, Feb. 10, approved using a $2.1 million donation to purchase 24 drones and equipment to bolster LAPD's plans to use them as first responders at times following a successful pilot program. The board's 5-0 vote…...
Man charged with murder in cold-case killing of Temple City woman whose body was found in Azusa in 1996
1+ week, 5+ day ago (252+ words) LOS ANGELES " A 63-year-old Los Angeles man was charged Monday with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a woman whose nude body was found in an Azusa drainage ditch nearly three decades ago. Brian Walton is charged with…...
Immigration officers can still wear masks in California for now, federal judge decides
1+ week, 5+ day ago (346+ words) A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday, Feb. 9, allowing federal immigration officials to continue wearing masks during California operations, while a lawsuit plays out between the Trump administration and the state. U.S. District Judge Christine A. Snyder in Los Angeles granted…...
Judge blocks California’s ban on federal agents wearing masks but requires badges be clearly seen
1+ week, 5+ day ago (631+ words) By JAIMIE DING, Associated Press California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings under a bill that was signed in September following the summer of high-profile raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers…...
I spent 16 years defending Border Patrol agents. What happened in Minneapolis was illegal.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (315+ words) I joined U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shortly after September 11, 2001, out of a simple sense of duty: to help protect this country from those who would do it harm. Over the next sixteen years, I served as Border Patrol sector…...