Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed several issues during a Santa Clarita town hall Thursday ahead of the sheriff election in November. Villanueva was joined by Captain Justin Diez and other deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station at a town hall in the West Ranch High School auditorium Thursday evening to answer questions from locals. “I’m doing ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva has been given the “Sheriff of the Year” award from the Resiliency Project, an organization that aims to improve the mental wellbeing of first responders. On Monday, Villanueva was given the award for advocating for the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, which representatives for the Resiliency Project said improved mental health outcomes for deputies. “Over ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, and Captain Justin Diez are expected to host a community meeting with the Santa Clarita Valley next month to discuss public safety issues.  On Thursday May 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. Santa Clarita residents and business owners are invited to join Villanueva and Diez for an evening of information and dialogue at West ...

A second petition to recall controversial Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has been approved, with over 500,000 signatures needed by July before a recall election can take place. On Thursday, the L.A. County Registrar approved a second campaign to recall Gascón, who has come under fire for policies that opponents say are “pro-criminal” and “anti-victim.” “We are sick ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva discussed the end-of-the-year summary of the department’s COVID-19 response, as well as the pandemic’s impact on crime. Villanueva spoke Wednesday on the steps of the Hall of Justice at the beginning of the new year to provide the community with year-end statistics of the virus in Los Angeles County. Pandemic Response In response to ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors delayed a motion Tuesday that directs county staff to look into how to either impeach or take away some of the responsibilities of Sheriff Alex Villanueva, as well as to explore how to shift the position of Sheriff from an elected one to an appointed one. During their regular meeting Tuesday, the Board ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Captain Justin Diez hosted a virtual town hall for Santa Clarita residents Thursday afternoon. The meeting was open to the public and featured both Villanueva and Diez fielding questions on a variety of topics from those in attendance, including the impact of county budget cuts, recent calls from ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva denied a subpoena order to testify in regards to the coronavirus amongst the inmates in the County jail system during a virtual meeting Thursday, officials said. During the May 7 Civilian Oversight Panel meeting, a unanimous vote approved the issuance of a subpoena, ordering Sheriff Villanueva to attend the virtual meeting of the ...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the department had determined a group of inmates at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic had deliberately attempted to infect themselves with COVID-19 during his weekly virtual press conference on Monday. The department released footage captured by the facility’s video surveillance equipment which shows multiple men sharing from a single bottle of hot ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has unanimously voted to remove Sheriff Alex Villanueva as the head of emergency operations amid the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Tuesday. The vote makes L.A. County Chief Executive Officer Sachi Hamai responsible for coordinating the County’s activities relating to emergency preparedness, response and recovery, including the activation and operation of the County Emergency ...