12/13/22 – NBC Los Angeles A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department sergeant saved a man from choking while being out on patrol Tuesday. Sergeant Duncan who was assigned to the […] Read More
Public Safety News
Steer Clear Holiday Rides for PPOA Members
Nov. 24, 2022 – Jan. 1, 2023 PPOA wants to ensure that all members make it home safely while celebrating and socializing during the holidays. The PPOA “Steer Clear” program […] Read More
Cancer Presumption Strengthened for Peace Officers in California
by Robert Sherwin, Esq Lewis, Marenstein, Wicke, Sherwin & Lee 10/4/22 — Governor Newsom recently signed into law legislation which significantly strengthens the cancer presumption for peace officers. As […] Read More
ADDA Statement re: Gascón Appealing Ruling that Voided His Directive Against 3-Strikes Allegations
A must read from our friends at the Association of Deputy District Attorneys: July 15, 2022 – Last month, a unanimous Court of Appeals panel reminded George Gascón that […] Read More
West Hollywood Votes to Cut LASD Budget, Replace 4 Deputies with Unarmed Security Ambassadors
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — Re-imagining public safety is underway in West Hollywood after the city council voted 3 to 2 in favor of eliminating four Los Angeles County sheriff’s […] Read More
PPOA Joins Campaign to Recall DA George Gascón
At this week’s Board meeting (3/9/22), the PPOA Board of Directors committed to joining the campaign to recall LA County District Attorney George Gascón. Following a presentation by a principal […] Read More
Inmate Pleads No Contest in Attack on Custody Assistant
MyNewsLA.com 3/1/22 A jail inmate who was charged last year with punching a female custody assistant five times in an attack captured on video surveillance has been sentenced to six […] Read More
New Court Proceedings Ordered for Man Convicted of Killing Off-Duty LASD Deputy
Long Beach Press Telegram 1/28/2022 https://www.presstelegram.com/2022/01/28/new-court-proceedings-ordered-for-man-convicted-of-off-duty-deputys-murder-in-long-beach/ A state appeals court panel ordered new court proceedings Friday for one of two men convicted of the murder of an off-duty Los Angeles […] Read More
Pico Rivera Station Helps Honor 9/11 Victims at ‘Field of Healing’
Daily Bulletin https://www.whittierdailynews.com/2021/09/08/2977-american-flags-blanket-rose-hills-in-whittier-one-for-each-9-11-victim/ Three days before the 20th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Rose Hills Memorial Park […] Read More
BOS Vaccination Mandates
At the LA County Board of Supervisors’ (BOS) meeting on Tuesday (8/10/21), two items related to COVID-19 vaccination mandates were on the agenda. The first was the Executive Order mandating […] Read More