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LA sheriff’s deputy arrested for stealing marijuana during bogus search

Written on 10 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy and two alleged cohorts were arrested Thursday on federal drug distribution charges that allege they stole 600 pounds of marijuana and $100,000 in cash during an armed robbery at a downtown Los Angeles warehouse... (Continue reading)

California music teacher arrested after punching student

Written on 5 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A 64-year-old music teacher took numerous swings at a 14-year-old student who appeared to be acting belligerently at a Los Angeles area high school on Friday. [Cal Coast Times] The fist fight resulted in the teacher’s arrest. However, numerous people... (Continue reading)

California pilot arrested for flying under the influence

Written on 5 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

After the left wing of a plane he was flying clipped a stop sign Monday evening, deputies arrested a pilot for flying under the influence. The pilot failed a sobriety test after he landed his plane in a fashion designer’s... (Continue reading)

Former LA County sheriff convicted of obstructing justice

Written on 16 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A jury has found former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca guilty of three felonies pertaining to a scheme to impede a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights abuses at county jail facilities. Baca is now facing a likely... (Continue reading)

Man fleeing DUI checkpoint opens fire on 10 deputies

Written on 28 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

A Southern California man opened fire at 10 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies while fleeing a DUI checkpoint. The suspect shot and wounded two of the deputies. [LA Daily News] On Thursday, a motorcycle deputy pulled over Burbank resident Juan... (Continue reading)

Los Angeles undersheriff sentenced to 5 years in prison

Written on 27 Jun, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The former second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for obstruction of justice charges. The charges stem from Paul Tanaka leading the departments efforts to derail a federal investigation... (Continue reading)

Two LA County Sheriff’s deputies sentenced to prison

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies who were found guilty after a two-week trial earlier this year of falsifying reports with the intent to obstruct justice related to their assault of a waist-chained inmate were sentenced to prison terms today. Former... (Continue reading)

Former undersheriff convicted of obstruction of justice

Written on 7 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

The second in command of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department was found guilty Wednesday of two obstruction of justice charges for overseeing efforts to derail a federal investigation into corruption and civil rights violations by sheriff’s deputies at two downtown... (Continue reading)

California mom arrested for burying baby alive

Written on 8 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The mother of an infant found buried alive under asphalt and rubble in Compton is in jail facing charges of attempted murder and child abuse. The charges carry a possible life sentence. [ABC News] Authorities arrested Porche Washington, 33, on... (Continue reading)

Infant found buried alive near California riverbed

Written on 29 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A newborn infant is in stable condition after she was discovered buried alive under asphalt and rubble near a Compton bike path on Friday. Shortly before 4 p.m., two women walking along the bike path near Slater Avenue heard a... (Continue reading)