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LASD Recover $1 Million In Stolen Items In Acton

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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Major Crimes Bureau Organized Retail Theft and Cargo Task Force (ORCTF) Investigators Recover $1M worth of stolen precious metals in Acton.  LASD and Major Crimes Bureau ORCTF detectives began an investigation of a cargo load of precious metals stolen from the Chicago area and ended up in various locations within Los Angeles County.  ...

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LASD Develops New Custody Bail Procedure Following Court Ruling

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has developed a new bail procedure in the wake of a Los Angeles Superior Court ruling that stated the previous schedule violated constitutional Due Process rights.  California Superior Court Judge Lawrence P. Riff declared on May 16, 2023, that enforcing the bail schedule, including monetary bail, violates the Due Process clause of the ...

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Detectives Investigating Man’s Death In Santa Clarita

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man that was reported in Santa Clarita Wednesday afternoon. Around 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Detectives responded to the 27900 block of Avalon Drive, just off Sierra Highway in the city of Santa Clarita regarding a death investigation, LASD officials reported. The male adult victim was pronounced dead ...

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Over 4,000 L.A. County Sheriff’s Personnel Could Face Termination Following Vaccine Mandate 

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During a press conference Tuesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Sheriff Alex Villanueva warned of the effects the COVID-19 vaccine mandate could have on the Department.   During the meeting, Villanueva used a PowerPoint showing that over the last year, there has been an increase of early retirements and workers’ compensation claims compared to before, partly due to the Board of ...

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Fire Officials Use Explosive Display To Warn Against The Danger Of Fireworks In Santa Clarita

On Wednesday, officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), the Sheriff’s Department and the City of Santa Clarita held a demonstration to warn residents against using any fireworks this Independence Day. Using a pyrotechnic display, along with several speeches by community leaders, officials from the Fire Department, Sheriff’s Department and City Council warned Santa Clarita against using fireworks ...

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Sheriff’s Department Recognizes Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

Sheriff’s Department Recognize Drowsy Driving Prevention Week

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has joined the Office of Traffic Safety and other agencies nationwide in recognizing Nov. 1-8 as Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. With the arrival of Daylight Savings Time, clocks have turned back an hour in Santa Clarita and across the country, which officials say can disrupt sleep patterns and impact one’s ability to drive safely. ...

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Phone Scams: How To Recognize, Avoid Them

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department provides tips on how to avoid phone scams with people posing as law enforcement officials. If you receive a demand for payment by telephone, email, or other means of communication, to be made in any form for any reason, from someone portraying themself as a deputy sheriff or other Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employee, ...

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L.A. County Budget Cuts Include $145.4 Million From Sheriff’s Department

L.A. County Budget Cuts Include $145.4 Million From Sheriff’s Department

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and CEO Sachi Hamai released the latest recommended county budget Monday which adjusts for the nearly $1 billion dollar deficit driven by the economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were met with criticism by Sheriff Alex Villaneuva for cuts to the department. Cuts were announced across the board for County departments ...

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Los Angeles County Supervisors To Further Discuss ‘Eight Can’t Wait’ Policing Measures

During the regularly scheduled Los Angeles County Board Meeting, Los Angeles Supervisors continued discussions on the “Eight Can’t Wait” police reform guidelines. Supervisors Janice Hahn and Mark Ridley-Thomas filed a motion urging “The Sheriff’s Department, and the 46 Police Departments within Los Angeles County, to review their use of force policies and adapt them to be consistent with the eight ...

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25 Sheriff’s Personnel, 3 Inmates Confirmed To Have Coronavirus

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials announced Wednesday that 25 Sheriff personnel and three county inmates have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said. Over 400 Sheriff personnel are under quarantine COVID-19 as of Wednesday, said Deputy Edmo Luna with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, the jail population countywide was at 13,586; however, LASD is ...

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