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LAPD Officers Who Shot, Killed Unarmed Man Cleared in CA DOJ Report

Posted by Citlalli Florez
|Date: November 11, 2022
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LAPD Officers Who Shot, Killed Unarmed Man Cleared in CA DOJ Report

By Naya Wiezel and Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - A report released this week by the California Departm ...

By Naya Wiezel and Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA - A report released this week by the California Department of Justice cleared two Los Angeles Police Dept. officers in the 2021 shooting death of unar ...

November 11, 2022
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Guest Commentary: LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 24, 2022
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Guest Commentary: LA County’s Failure to Invest in Alternatives to Incarceration Fuels Inhumane Jail Conditions

By Melissa Camacho-Cheung Celia Banos calls her son, Jhean, a born musician. Ever since he was a little b ...

By Melissa Camacho-Cheung Celia Banos calls her son, Jhean, a born musician. Ever since he was a little boy, Jhean loved music. He learned the guitar, and after high school, he played in a band called ...

October 24, 2022
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LAPD Shoot, Kill 19-Year-Old Armed with an Airsoft Gun

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: September 28, 2022
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LAPD Shoot, Kill 19-Year-Old Armed with an Airsoft Gun

By Robert J Hansen The Attorney General’s Office announced last week that it is investigating an officer ...

By Robert J Hansen The Attorney General’s Office announced last week that it is investigating an officer involved-shooting (OIS) that occurred in Los Angeles on September 17 where a 19-year-old holdin ...

September 28, 2022
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Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Throw Out Suit against LAPD Officer Who Ran Over Protestor

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 22, 2022
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Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Throw Out Suit against LAPD Officer Who Ran Over Protestor

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A federal judge declined to grant summary judgme ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A federal judge declined to grant summary judgment in a lawsuit accusing the LAPD of violating a peaceful protester’s civil rights by ramming h ...

September 22, 2022
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LAPD Officer Sentenced for Recorded Assault of Unarmed Man

Posted by Jazmine Colon
|Date: August 22, 2022
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LAPD Officer Sentenced for Recorded Assault of Unarmed Man

By Jazmine Colon LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Police Officer Frank Hernandez pleaded no contest to the o ...

By Jazmine Colon LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles Police Officer Frank Hernandez pleaded no contest to the on-duty assault of an unarmed man that was recorded, Los Angeles County District Attorney George ...

August 22, 2022
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alleged Cover-up of 2021 Deputy Misconduct Now Being Investigated by Grand Jury and Used as Evidence in Vanessa Bryant’s Public Lawsuit

Posted by Anna Olsen
|Date: August 11, 2022
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alleged Cover-up of 2021 Deputy Misconduct Now Being Investigated by Grand Jury and Used as Evidence in Vanessa Bryant’s Public Lawsuit

By Anna Olsen LOS ANGELES, CA – On March 9, 2021, jury selection began for the trial of ex-police Office ...

By Anna Olsen LOS ANGELES, CA – On March 9, 2021, jury selection began for the trial of ex-police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. Just a day later at the San Fernando Courthouse i ...

August 11, 2022
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Identity Theft Gone Bad: LA Police Dept. Sued by Distraught Woman for Wrongful Imprisonment

Posted by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed
|Date: February 27, 2022
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Identity Theft Gone Bad: LA Police Dept. Sued by Distraught Woman for Wrongful Imprisonment

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed and Matthew Torres LOS ANGELES, CA - “This was an e ...

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) By Mansour Taleb-Ahmed and Matthew Torres LOS ANGELES, CA - “This was an experience that no one should go through, especially a law abiding citizen,” said Bethany K. Far ...

February 27, 2022
| by Mansour Taleb-Ahmed

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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Orders LAPD Review of Discipline Policy for Police Shootings

Posted by Amy Berberyan
|Date: January 16, 2022
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LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Orders LAPD Review of Discipline Policy for Police Shootings

By Amy Berberyan LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Thursday ordered a review of past inci ...

By Amy Berberyan LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Thursday ordered a review of past incidents where police officer shootings violated department policies to determine if the officers ...

January 16, 2022
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Commentary: LAPD Officers Get Fired for Prioritizing Snorlax over Their Jobs

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 13, 2022
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Commentary: LAPD Officers Get Fired for Prioritizing Snorlax over Their Jobs

By Rory Fleming The story of how LAPD police officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell got fired sounds lik ...

By Rory Fleming The story of how LAPD police officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell got fired sounds like a B-plot in a buddy-cop movie, except somehow it’s real. A robbery involving several suspects ...

January 13, 2022
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Social Justice Group Charges Increase in Police Shootings Real Crime Threat in Los Angeles, Not ‘Crime Wave’

Posted by Julian
|Date: January 02, 2022
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Social Justice Group Charges Increase in Police Shootings Real Crime Threat in Los Angeles, Not ‘Crime Wave’

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – With a 2021 Los Angeles crime spike dominating headlines for months, t ...

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – With a 2021 Los Angeles crime spike dominating headlines for months, the People’s City Council of Los Angeles, a social justice advocacy group, said the media should ...

January 02, 2022
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Commentary: Why Prop 47 and Zero Bail Are Not Driving Crime Spree

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 31, 2021
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Commentary: Why Prop 47 and Zero Bail Are Not Driving Crime Spree

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – The comments by Jamie McBride, LAPD’s union lead ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – The comments by Jamie McBride, LAPD’s union leader, drew a lot of attention a few weeks ago—probably far more attention than they were worth. “ ...

December 31, 2021
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Commentary: Heartbreaking Shooting of 14-Year-Old by LAPD Preventable

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2021
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Commentary: Heartbreaking Shooting of 14-Year-Old by LAPD Preventable

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – Heartbreaking is the only way to describe what h ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – Heartbreaking is the only way to describe what happened at a Burlington store in North Hollywood last Thursday, an incident that left a 14-year ...

December 29, 2021
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Amid Panic about Crime Waves, Data Continues to Downplay

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 28, 2021
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Commentary: Amid Panic about Crime Waves, Data Continues to Downplay

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - “My message to anyone thinking about coming to L ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA - “My message to anyone thinking about coming to Los Angeles, especially during the holiday season, is don’t,” Jamie McBride, the head of the LA ...

December 28, 2021
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LAPD Cop Who Criticized District Attorney and Governor Has Past Called into Question On Twitter

Posted by Julian
|Date: December 15, 2021
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LAPD Cop Who Criticized District Attorney and Governor Has Past Called into Question On Twitter

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – The People’s City Council of Los Angeles, a social justice organizatio ...

By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – The People’s City Council of Los Angeles, a social justice organization, has alleged on Twitter that Detective Jamie McBride is an unreliable source of information a ...

December 15, 2021
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LAPD Officer Charged with Felonies for Allegedly Filing False Report in Hollywood DUI Arrest

Posted by Jake Wylie
|Date: November 17, 2021
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LAPD Officer Charged with Felonies for Allegedly Filing False Report in Hollywood DUI Arrest

By Jake Wylie LOS ANGELES, CA - A police officer charged with lying about a motorist driving under the in ...

By Jake Wylie LOS ANGELES, CA - A police officer charged with lying about a motorist driving under the influence two years ago was arraigned Tuesday on multiple felony counts, announced Los Angeles Co ...

November 17, 2021
| by Jake Wylie

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LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force

Posted by Annette Wong-Toi
|Date: August 27, 2021
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LA County Deputies Charged with Lying in Police Report to Cover Up Use of Excessive Force

By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thurs ...

By Annette Wong-Toi LOS ANGELES, CA -- Two Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. deputies were arraigned Thursday here in Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Dept. 30, on felony charges for filing a false repor ...

August 27, 2021
| by Annette Wong-Toi

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Viral Dispute Over Unclothed Trans Woman in Spa Sparks Transgender Policy Protest, Recent Speculation That Video was Staged

Posted by Evie Sun
|Date: July 23, 2021
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Viral Dispute Over Unclothed Trans Woman in Spa Sparks Transgender Policy Protest, Recent Speculation That Video was Staged

By: Roselyn Poommai LOS ANGELES - LAPD officers in riot gear were forced to intervene on July 3, 2021, as ...

By: Roselyn Poommai LOS ANGELES - LAPD officers in riot gear were forced to intervene on July 3, 2021, as a demonstration over transgender rights violently escalated among the crowd, but sources say t ...

July 23, 2021
| by Evie Sun

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California Department of Justice Will Investigate Officer-Related Shooting on Hollywood Boulevard

Posted by Savannah Dewberry
|Date: July 19, 2021
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California Department of Justice Will Investigate Officer-Related Shooting on Hollywood Boulevard

By Savannah Dewberry and Alan Vargas LOS ANGELES, CA – The clock had not yet struck noon on Hollywood Bou ...

By Savannah Dewberry and Alan Vargas LOS ANGELES, CA – The clock had not yet struck noon on Hollywood Boulevard before shots rang out in the morning of July 15. While responding to a 911 call about a ...

July 19, 2021
| by Savannah Dewberry

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LA District Attorney Proposes Systemic Restructuring to Reduce Community Violence

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 03, 2021
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LA District Attorney Proposes Systemic Restructuring to Reduce Community Violence

By Eric Grammatico and Aakanksha Patel LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón this ...

By Eric Grammatico and Aakanksha Patel LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón this week discussed his plans for a potential countywide restructuring that would bring systemic ch ...

July 03, 2021
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BLM LA Calls out LA Sheriff for ‘Exploiting Crime Victims,’ Interrupts Sheriff Alex Villanueva during News Conference

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: April 21, 2021
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BLM LA Calls out LA Sheriff for ‘Exploiting Crime Victims,’ Interrupts Sheriff Alex Villanueva during News Conference

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Organizers with BLM Los Angeles were barred from entering a public event o ...

By Cailin Garcia LOS ANGELES — Organizers with BLM Los Angeles were barred from entering a public event outside of the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles yesterday morning. Protestors chanted, “W ...

April 21, 2021
| by Vanguard Court Watch Interns

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