Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Bartender tells jury that LASD deputy showed gruesome crash photos at bar
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A bartender told a federal jury Thursday of being shown gruesome cell phone images of Kobe Bryant's remains by an off-duty LASD deputy who had been on the scene of the helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star and eight others two days earlier.

Opening statements begin in Vanessa Bryant lawsuit
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Mrs. Bryant alleges members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department took pictures at the scene after her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their daughter, Gigi, were killed in a helicopter crash.

Kobe Bryant lawsuit: Jury selection begins over leaked helicopter crash scene photos

Jury selection begins in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit against the LA County sheriff's and fire departments over graphic photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Lakers Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, their teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others.

Deputies claiming they were pressured to quit by alleged 'Banditos' can move forward with lawsuit, judge rules

Eight LA County deputies who claimed they were pressured to quit their jobs or leave the station by members of a clique of mostly Latino deputies known as the Banditos can move forward with their case with its current causes of action for now, a judge ruled Monday.

Jury selection set to start in Vanessa Bryant's trial over crash scene photos

Jury selection is expected to begin Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles for the trial of Vanessa Bryant's lawsuit over graphic photos taken by first responders at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Lakers standout Kobe Bryant, their teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others.

Grand jury investigating LASD's handling of deputy-inmate altercation

A Los Angeles County criminal grand jury is investigating the sheriff's department handling of an incident last year where a deputy was seen kneeling on a handcuffed inmates head for three minutes.

LA County Supervisors set ballot measure to give them authority to remove publicly elected sheriff

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors wants voters to give them the power to overthrow a sheriff that the public chose to elect, "for cause." If approved by voters on Nov. 8, the measure would give the board the power to remove a sheriff on a four-fifths vote of the five-member panel.

Pastor identified as suspect in alleged family dispute that left LA County deputy shot

A local pastor has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that left an off-duty LA County deputy hospitalized. The alleged gunman's neighbor says he may have been protecting his family from the deputy.

Off-duty deputy shot by Harbor City pastor
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A local pastor has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that left an off-duty LA County deputy hospitalized.

'Absurd': Oversight commission blasts Sheriff Villanueva for refusing to testify on deputy gangs

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he won't testify before a Civilian Oversight Commission on deputy gangs within the sheriff's department until certain conditions are met. Commission members have called his requests "out of line."

LA County Sheriff Villanueva wants preview of exhibits before testifying before COC
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In a letter sent to the commission's executive director Brian Williams on Sunday, Villanueva said he was prepared to testify before the commission Monday, but "was deeply disappointed to learn the Commission is unwilling to allow very basic and reasonable elements of a legitimate oversight meeting designed to understand the truth. It makes neutral observers question whether the Commission's real agenda is to learn the facts, or to put on a show."

LA County seeks contempt hearing for Sheriff Villanueva, undersheriff

Attorneys for the county filed court papers asking a court to consider holding Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his undersheriff in contempt for allegedly ignoring subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission and testify about alleged deputy cliques.