The Los Angeles County Inspector General Max Huntsman is expected to perform an independent investigation of the actions of the Santa Clarita deputies during an assault response in Canyon Country, officials said. Supervisor Kathryn Barger requested the inspector general to share the results of the independent investigation to her office, officials with the City of Santa Clarita and the community. ...

An investigation into the conduct of the responding Santa Clarita deputies is now underway after drawing guns at teens Friday evening, according to Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth. The City of Santa Clarita is aware of the incident which took place this past Friday involving Santa Clarita Sheriff’s deputies detaining two people at gunpoint, and “we are very concerned,” said ...

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 ...

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 ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials announced Tuesday that 57 personnel have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 343 employees are under quarantine. As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, 493 LASD personnel have returned back to work since the coronavirus pandemic started, according to the department. The jail population countywide was at 12,201 Tuesday, with 21 inmates testing positive; however, it is ...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department provided an update on Friday regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their deputies and the inmates under their jurisdiction. Out of the roughly 18,000 people employed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Station, 29 have tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as the coronavirus. This has prompted 376 personnel to ...

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are set to increase the number of officers they have on patrol to look for those who choose to drive under the influence. St. Patrick’s Day is one of the “biggest drinking nights of the year,” making it more important for those planning to drink to designate ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Pitchess Emergency Vehicle Operations Center project on Tuesday, officials said. The $15.5 million facility would be utilized to train entry-level and in-service department personnel in basic and advanced vehicle handling dynamics and evasive driving tactics, according to the LASD. The completed project ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to discuss the expansion of a Sheriff’s homeless outreach program, officials said. Homeless Outreach Services Teams (HOST), led by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was created in 2017 to outreach to the homeless community across the County. “Experiencing homelessness is not a crime, and the HOST have an outreach-first, problem-solving ...

Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who was convicted of overseeing a scheme designed to obstruct a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights abuses at county jail facilities, was ordered to serve his prison sentence, officials said Thursday. Baca was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison in 2017 but faced numerous appeals, according to the United States ...