Villanueva claims more than 4,000 LASD employees face termination over vaccine mandate

Sheriff Alex Villanueva continued Tuesday to assail Los Angeles County's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, claiming more than 4,000 sheriff's department employees are facing possible termination, the vast majority of them sworn deputies.

Kobe Bryant lawsuit: LA County demands Vanessa Bryant take psychiatric exam ahead of trial

Court documents show that the county is not only looking to force Kobe’s widow to undergo a psychiatric evaluation but also evaluations of the children and siblings of other crash victims, including a five-year-old.

Suspected DUI driver in custody after lengthy chase across LA, Orange counties

A suspected reckless DUI driver is in handcuffs after leading authorities on a chase across parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties Wednesday night.

Lancaster standoff: 3 shot, suspect dead in hostage situation

Three people were wounded and a gunman was found dead in a shooting and hours-long standoff at a Lancaster restaurant early Monday morning, officials said.

Man's death ruled as homicide after being shot by deputies in Stevenson Ranch

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department had indicated that it was "undetermined" if the man's wound was self-inflicted.

Attorney: Family of teen girl 'body slammed' by deputy files legal complaints against school district, LASD

Weeks after a cell phone video showed a teen girl being "body-slammed" by a deputy, the girl's family is taking the school district and Los Angeles County to court, according to the girl's attorney.

Inquests to be conducted into LASD shooting deaths of Dijon Kizzee, Samuel Herrera Jr., Dana Young Jr.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to direct county coroner Dr. Jonathan Lucas to conduct inquests into the 2020 deputy shooting deaths of 47-year-old Dana "Malik" Young Jr., 41-year-old Samuel Herrera Jr. and 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee.

LA sheriff’s deputy accidentally opens fire in courtroom

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy accidentally fired a gun inside a courtroom last month, potentially injuring a colleague and prompting an internal investigation, officials said.

Father and son arrested in series of East Los Angeles murders

Anthony Velasquez and his father, Emmanuel Velasquez, were arrested Thursday morning in connection to a string of unsolved murders in East Los Angeles, police said.

Suspect in critical condition after being shot by LASD deputies in Lancaster

A suspect who was shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies in Lancaster is in critical condition Thursday after he allegedly pointed a rifle at deputies prior to the shooting, authorities say.

Body of retired LASD detective found in freezer in garage of Riverside home

The body of retired Detective Sergeant Miriam E. Travis, 87, was discovered on Sunday in a freezer in the garage of a Riverside home after concerned family members called the police after not hearing from her for some time.