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April 24, 2022

LA County Sheriff Villanueva slams 'wokeism,' says it must go to make city 'livable again'

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva called out who he deemed “de-funders” at the Board of Supervisors allegedly aiming to fire some 4,000 sheriff department employees for not complying with the county vaccine mandate amid a crime wave and as 83,000 homeless people remains on the streets.

April 24, 2022

LA thieves 'kidnap' tourists in follow-home robbery, steal $70K: police

LAPD are categorizing a recent follow-home robbery as a kidnapping incident after tourists from northern California were followed from a Los Angeles restaurant back to their Airbnb and ordered inside at gunpoint. Suspects made off with an estimated $75,000 worth of stolen goods.

April 24, 2022

Spike among LA homeless deaths was not driven by COVID: Data

Drug overdoses drove the death spike among Los Angeles county homeless population, not COVID, a report from the county’s Department of Public Health finds.

April 22, 2022

LA attempted robbery spills into clothing store as security footage shows suspect brandish gun

Los Angeles police arrested one suspect and are looking for another in connection with an attempted robbery in which shots were fired in a clothing store in broad daylight.

April 22, 2022

Los Angeles County once again requiring masks on all public transit

Los Angeles County is once again requiring travelers to mask up when aboard public transit or in indoor transportation hubs such as airports.

April 21, 2022

Los Angeles Sheriff Villanueva ordered to testify under oath on alleged deputy gangs

Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva is expected to testify under oath Friday regarding a watchdog's allegations of deputy gangs operating within his department, delivering a blow to the sheriff who has been fighting the subpoena for more than a year arguing it was politically motivated in nature.

April 21, 2022

Florida prosecutor's crackdown on repeat offenders leads to drop in violent crimes as Dem city crime soars

By targeting known violent criminals and seeking stiff penalties for the worst offenders, a Republican Florida prosecutor has tamped down violent crime in her community – as big cities with Democratic district attorneys around the country are witnessing spikes.

April 20, 2022

Video montage of Los Angeles County Metro system shows shootings, assaults, people thrown on train tracks

A video montage of assaults, shootings and other crimes on Los Angeles County transit lines taken from surveillance cameras gives a glimpse into the perils commuters face as ridership starts to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.

April 20, 2022

Los Angeles Gascon recall organizers optimistic as more signatures keep coming in

Organizers working to oust Los Angeles County's top prosecutors said they are on pace to collect the number of signatures needed to put a recall question on November's ballot

April 20, 2022

Los Angeles plane crash near freeway kills at least one

A plane crash on the side of a Los Angeles freeway killed at least one person Wednesday, according to authorities.