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
Public Safety News
Driver Shot After Dragging LA County Deputy
https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article253435864.html Sacramento Bee / August 12, 2021 A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a driver whose car dragged a deputy during a chase Wednesday, authorities said. The […] Read More
Thirty-seven U.S. Police Officers Murdered in First Five Months of 2021
NBCNews.com June 16, 2021, 10:24 AM PDT By Ken Dilanian WASHINGTON — With violent crime on the upswing across the nation, the number of police officers who have died violently in […] Read More
LA County Seeks Alternatives to Deputies on Campuses
MyNewsLA.COM: 6/8/21: The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to collect more data on the effect of having sheriff’s deputies on local school campuses, even as some […] Read More
Five LASD Deputies Hospitalized After Hazmat Situation
KTLA.COM https://ktla.com/news/local-news/5-l-a-county-sheriffs-deputies-hospitalized-after-hazmat-situation-in-pico-rivera/ by: Cindy Von Quednow, additional reporting by Sofia Pop Posted: May 10, 2021 / 03:23 PM PDT / Updated: May 10, 2021 / 03:29 PM PDT Five deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […] Read More
Three SoCal City Councils Issue ‘No Confidence’ Votes to DA Gascon
Symbolic votes in La Mirada, Whittier, and Lancaster suggest discontent with the progressive prosecutor’s policies By Ian Spiegelman, Los Angeles Magazine https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/no-confidence-vote-george-gascon/ April 28, 2021 On Tuesday, city […] Read More
Shots Fired at Deputy in Compton
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/04/29/deputy-shot-at-in-compton-shooters-at-large/ April 29, 2021 COMPTON (CBSLA) – A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot at while responding to a call Thursday night. Law enforcement is still looking for the shooter […] Read More
La Mirada to consider vote of ‘no confidence’ in LA County district attorney Gascón
La Mirada’s City Council next week is expected to become the next city to approve a vote of no confidence Read More
Fallen Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Thomas Albanese Laid To Rest
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s motorcycle deputy who died in a crash while on duty was given a solemn sendoff Friday. Read More
The Firefighter Corollary
Why fire services are thriving and we are not By Dave Edmonds When it comes to disease, there’s a difference between treating the symptoms and finding the cure. Police officer […] Read More