Alene Tchekmedyian covers the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. She previously wrote about the county’s criminal courts and breaking news throughout California. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. She grew up in Huntington Beach and graduated from UCLA.
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Dist. Atty. George Gascón has requested that law enforcement agencies across L.A. County provide his office with the names of deputies and officers who have histories of misconduct that might affect their credibility in court.
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Attorneys for the family of Dijon Kizzee allege that L.A. County failed to properly train the deputies who shot him on how to avoid using unreasonable force.
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L.A. County was served with a cease-and-desist letter over the construction of a helicopter pad near Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s home.
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It’s the latest in a string of enforcement efforts officials have lodged against Restauration and its owner in recent weeks.
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La oficina del Procurador General Xavier Becerra de California dice que examinará si el departamento se ha involucrado en un patrón de policía inconstitucional.
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California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra’s office says it will look at whether the department has engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional policing.
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Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials are refusing to turn over documents to department watchdogs related to their investigation into Undersheriff Tim Murakami’s alleged use of a Japanese racial slur to refer to employees of color.
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Law enforcement in California remains on high alert for threats that may arise in response to President Biden’s inauguration.
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Law enforcement leaders across Los Angeles County are beefing up patrols and are on high alert for any threat that may arise ahead of the inauguration Wednesday of President-elect Joe Biden.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies involved in a controversial shooting are under investigation for an encounter with a skateboarder, who accuses the deputies of lying to cover up misconduct.