A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a driver whose car dragged a deputy during a chase Wednesday, authorities said. Read More
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Thirty-seven U.S. Police Officers Murdered in First Five Months of 2021
With violent crime on the upswing across the nation, the number of police officers who have died violently in the line of duty is also spiking. Read More
LA County Seeks Alternatives to Deputies on Campuses
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 school districts pushed back against changes. Read More
Five LASD Deputies Hospitalized After Hazmat Situation
Five deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were hospitalized following a hazmat situation in Pico Rivera Monday afternoon, officials said. 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 Read More
Shots Fired at Deputy in Compton
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 or shooters. 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
Pandemic, protests and purpose
Police psychologists address trauma behind the badge Dr. Stephanie Barone McKenny The pandemic and the civil unrest protests have heightened the sense of professional purpose among police psychologists across the […] Read More