Despite Promises of Transparency, California Justice Department Keeps Probe into L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Under Wraps


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@capitalandmain— Civilian oversight board is excluded from reviewing report on civil rights violations.

Los Angeles Times—L.A. County sheriff's department searching for suspect who shot deputy in the back. Authorities continued searching Monday night for a suspect who shot a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in the back at a stoplight near the 10 Freeway in West Covina. Deputy Samuel Aispuro, 43, was shot once in the back at about 2:45 p.m. while stopped at a red light on a department-issued motorcycle at Barranca Street and East Garvey Avenue, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a news conference. Aispuro, who was in uniform and wearing a bulletproof vest, was transported to a local...

KRQE News 13—Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office seeks community’s help in death investigation. SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office is asking the community to help identify a man who was found dead on Friday. Santa Fe County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the corridor of Redondo Peak, in the Rancho Viejo Subdivision, at approximately 11 a.m. Deputies responded to the location after medical []

KRQE News 13—Luna County Sheriff’s deputy charged with homicide by vehicle. NEW MEXICO (KRQE) –Homicide by vehicle charges were filed against Luna County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Garcia for his role in an accident that killed a 14-month-old boy in Deming. Court documents say that in November 2023 Isabella Hernandez was driving on Highway 11 when she was struck by Garcia in his marked patrol unit, killing the []