Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

New Baltimore Police Commissioner Batts seeks fresh start

2012-09-22 15:15:00

Baltimore's next police commissioner is walking through a west-side neighborhood with some of the community's most engaged residents, but that's not enough for Anthony W. Batts. He wants to talk to a teacher sipping coffee on her porch. He jogs across...

Bank official's boyfriend held in $565,500 robbery

2013-05-21 00:00:00

It seem like the perfect crime: Masked men snatch an assistant bank manager in her garage, strap a bomb to her and force the woman to rob her own East Los Angeles bank of $565,500. But now authorities allege that one of three men charged with last fall'...

LAPD officer arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct with children

2013-05-20 15:49:00

A Los Angeles police officer was arrested near Castaic�this weekend on suspicion of committing lewd acts with children, department officials said Monday. Miguel Angel�Schiappapietra, a six-year veteran of the LAPD, was arrested Saturday, said LAPD Cmdr....

Men indicted in connection with bizarre kidnapping, bank robbery

2013-05-20 10:37:00

Several men -- including a friend of a bank manager who was kidnapped and strapped with explosives as part of a bizarre bank robbery in East L.A. last fall -- have been indicted in connection with the crimes, several law enforcement sources said. Ray...

Longtime Gridley coach honored by section

2013-05-18 07:24:02

Longtime Gridley High track and field coach Ed Roach will be honored by the CIF Northern Section for his contributions to the sport over the past 35 years. Roach has been selected as the Northern Section's honored coach and will receive a plaque with an...

Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft

2013-05-17 17:56:00

Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...

Alhambra police shoot suspect in police department lobby

2013-05-17 09:31:00

Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said they are responding to reports of an officer-involved shooting inside the Alhambra police station. The shooting occurred at 7:30 a.m. in the police lobby. The Alhambra Fire Department said no one was...

Alhambra officers shoot, kill man inside police station

2013-05-17 10:00:00

A man shot by Alhambra police inside the police headquarters lobby on Friday morning has died, a coroner's spokesman said. One or more Alhambra police officers fired their guns about 7:30 a.m. inside the police station on Commonwealth Avenue, hitting...

Condoms for prisoners and porn stars debated by Legislature

2013-05-17 10:24:02

Two bills are pending in the state Legislature that promote and expand the use of condoms by two very different groups of people -- porn stars and prisoners -- each based on programs that are already in place in Los Angeles. One would require actors...

Student detained in threats on area schools; most lockdowns lifted

2013-05-16 10:08:00

Santa Monica police have detained a 19-year-old student believed to be connected to threats against at least six area schools. Santa Monica police Sgt. Candice Cobarrubias said the student was located on the campus of Santa Monica College without a...

College student arrested for threats to schools across Los Angeles

2013-05-16 12:55:02

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police arrested a college student accused of making telephone threats that sparked security alerts across the Los Angeles area on Thursday, including the evacuation of a community college and the lockdown of a second college campus...

Grand fire 15% contained, 3,500 acres burned in Los Padres forest

2013-05-16 13:46:00

About 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a brush fire in Ventura and Kern counties that has burned about 3,500 acres after starting in Kern County near the Grapevine, authorities said. The blaze was 15% contained Thursday morning and about 600...

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department personnel remove the remains of the two victims of a plane crash.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials investigate a bomb threat at a Burbank Metrolink station.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Guns displayed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

2013-04-10 16:03:47