COVID testing firm plans to sue Sheriff Alex Villanueva for defamation

A coronavirus testing company is asking a judge to allow some discovery of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva's cell phones and to take a limited deposition of the sheriff ahead of its plans to sue him for defamation.

Kobe Bryant crash photos lawsuit: Vanessa Bryant, LA County unable to settle at closed-door session

Vanessa Bryant's attorneys allege that close-up photos of the remains of the basketball star and his daughter were passed around on at least 28 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department devices and by at least a dozen firefighters.

Off-duty LAPD officer shot and killed in attempted robbery in South LA

A 27-year-old officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was shot and killed while off-duty during what investigators believe was an armed attempted robbery while house hunting in South Los Angeles.

County attorney says no Kobe Bryant crash scene photos were publicly shared

An attorney for Los Angeles County said Thursday that it would be proven at trial that no photos taken by county personnel at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend's 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were ever shared with the public.

LASD faces civil rights lawsuit after video shows deputies hitting Black man in the head

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after video showed deputies holding a Black man to the ground and hitting him in the head multiple times.

Vanessa Bryant urges judge to allow helicopter crash photos lawsuit to go forward

Vanessa Bryant says she felt "sick" and "extreme sadness and anger" when learning that Los Angeles County sheriff's and fire department personnel had allegedly snapped and shared gruesome photos of the bodies of her late husband and the couple's 13-year-old daughter at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed nine people, according to court papers obtained Tuesday.

LASD whistleblower files lawsuit claiming retaliation, racial discrimination

A lieutenant with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has filed a lawsuit claiming retaliation and racial discrimination after she became a whistleblower and was allegedly placed under investigation by the department.

LA County Sheriff rides Metro amid rising crime on public transit
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva was spotted riding the Metro as more crimes were recently reported on public transit.

High school basketball player disappears after being dropped off in Manhattan Beach area
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According to LASD, 17-year-old Jasyre "Eli" Robinson was supposed to get dropped off in Carson via a rideshare service but the teen was dropped off in the Manhattan Beach area.

Group of suspects steal hammers, crowbars at The Home Depot in Lakewood

The LA County Sheriff's Department is investigating a ‘flash mob’ robbery that occurred at a Home Depot in Lakewood on Black Friday.