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East LA Neighborhood Evacuated After Bomb Scare

Sheriff’s deputies evacuated a neighborhood in the City Terrace area of East LA Wednesday night after receiving reports of an explosive device spotted in a vehicle.

2011/12/28

Deputies Debut GPS Tagging System To Map Crime Scenes, Evidence

Criminals who try to toss evidence from their vehicle while running from the law will no longer be able to do so with GeoTag.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/12/16

‘Citizen Patriotism’ Credited For Plunge In Violent Crime Rate In LA County

Thousands of civilian volunteers are helping to put a serious dent in the county crime rate, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/12/07

Deputy Patrol Cars To Be Outfitted With ID Technology Used In Iraq

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are getting some high-tech equipment for their patrol cars.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/12/06

Injuries Reported After Deputy Crashes Patrol Car Into Vehicle In West Hollywood

WEST HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — Paramedics rushed a man and a woman to an area hospital after a two-vehicle crash Saturday involving a sheriff’s department patrol car in West Hollywood. The sheriff’s sergeant was the lone occupant […]

2011/12/03

Raytheon To Arm LASD Patrol Cars With Military-Style Technology

Technology perfected on the battlefields of Iraq will soon see its way into patrol cars of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

2011/11/26

Attorney: Deputies Assaulted Bipolar, Diabetic Inmate After Meds Denied

New allegations of abuse in Los Angeles County jails surfaced Thursday as part of an federal investigation into charges of deputy brutality and other misconduct.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/10/20

Report: 30 LA County Deputies ‘Disciplined Or Fired’ Since ’09 For Jail Abuses

The report released Thursday also offered a number of recommendations to cut down on abuses in Los Angeles County jails.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/10/13

Deputy Patrols Credited For Drop In Santa Clarita, Malibu Crime

Overall criminal activity has declined by more than 12.5 percent in the first nine months of 2011 compared with the same period last year.

2011/10/10

Sheriff’s Dept. Credits Civilian Volunteers For Drop In Violent Crime

Violent crime has dropped significantly so far this year — but law enforcement officials give much of the credit for the decline to its civilian partners.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/09/09

Zachary Jackson, 18, is accused of trying to extort Las Vegas casinos and hotels. (credit: CBS)

Simi Valley Teen Accused Of Trying To Extort Las Vegas Casinos

Simi Valley (CBS) — A Simi Valley teen has been arrested as a suspect in an extortion attempt involving Las Vegas casinos and hotels, according to authorities. The teen reportedly made bomb threats saying he […]

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/12

Botched Deal To Upgrade Emergency Communications May Cost LA County $300M

A plan to revise a contract with government technology contractor Raytheon will force L.A. County to miss a deadline for federal funding.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/07/29

LAT: Baca Wants Sheriff’s Dept, Not Probation Officers, To Handle Parolees

The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is required to pick a lead agency — the Sheriff’s or Probation department — by Aug. 1 and will be discussing that decision Tuesday.

2011/07/11

Sheriff’s Department Sued Over Immigrant Deportations

Immigrant rights advocates will serve the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department with a summons to get information about the department’s participation in immigration enforcement programs and data about deportations.

2011/06/30

A report published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said six patients developed purple-colored patches of necrotic skin on their ears, nose, cheeks and other parts of their body and, in some instances, suffered permanent scarring after they had used cocaine. (credit: Dr. Noah Craft/Logical Images)

Report: Tainted Cocaine In LA, NY Linked To Flesh-Eating Disease

One journal reports six patients developed “purple-colored patches of necrotic skin on their ears, noses, cheeks and other parts of their body” because of use of the adulterated cocaine.

2011/06/28