Los Angeles County public health officials are investigating a reported case of hepatitis A in an employee at a Whole Foods supermarket in Beverly Hills. Health officials warned that anyone who purchased products from the seafood counter at the market at 239 North Crescent Dr. between April 20 and May 13 receive the hepatitis A vaccine if they are not already immune. “Receiving vaccination as soon as possible after exposure could help reduce the risk of developing hepatitis A infection,” the Los...
Los Angeles County health officials are investigating a reported case of hepatitis A in an employee of a Whole Foods supermarket in Beverly Hills and are warning of possible public exposure to the highly contagious liver infection. Officials warned that anyone who purchased products from the seafood counter at the grocery store on Crescent Drive between April 20 and May 13 could be affected and urged those not already immune to hepatitis A to get vaccinated as soon as possible. The virus has...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday it had identified an infant who was abandoned by her pregnant mother at a Lomita store earlier in the week. The sheriff's department said in a statement that detectives had spoken with family members of the abandoned infant and had identified the child and the pregnant mother. The department provided no further details. The department said the infant, described as a girl between 7 and 9 months, was left at a store Tuesday evening in...
(OSV News) — Louisiana’s top court will reconsider its recent decision to scrap a “look back law” for abuse survivors — a move that could have a profound impact on several Catholic dioceses in the state that are already grappling with significant legal settlements and ongoing investigations. On May 10, the Louisiana Supreme Court granted […] The post Louisiana high court to reconsider recent ruling on ‘look back law’ for abuse claims first appeared on OSV News.
Domingo Flores laughed when Anaheim police officers visited his apartment to check on his 10-year-old daughter. The officers didn't know it, but the girl was zip-tied to a bed in a back room at the time, according to the Orange County district attorney's office. For years, the girl's father and stepmother, Mayra Chavez, tortured the girl and her older sister, authorities said. The couple were convicted and sentenced to prison in November and April for their cruel acts against the girl and her...
The Los Angeles County Probation Department has announced that 66 officers have been put on administrative leave this year in a series of cases that include allegations of sexual misconduct and the use of excessive force. The announcement was billed as an effort to "regain public trust" in an agency roiled by scandal in recent years amid staffing shortages and the intense scrutiny of its facilities by a state oversight board. "We are releasing this information in the spirit of greater...
LA County puts 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct including sexual abuse, excessive force
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Probation Department says it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past five months for alleged offenses including excessive force, sexual abuse and drug possession. The department said Monday that the announcement is intended as an effort to “regain public trust” as it
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Probation Department announced Monday that it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past five months for alleged offenses including excessive force, sexual abuse and drug possession. The department said the announcement was intended as an effort to “regain public trust” as it
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Probation Department says it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past five months for alleged offenses including excessive force, sexual abuse and drug possession. The department said Monday that the announcement is intended as an effort to “regain public trust” as it
UINTAH COUNTY, Utah, May 18, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Three people were booked into the Uintah County jail Wednesday after what investigators say was the attempted kidnapping of a child by a man falsely claiming he was a social worker sent to take the juvenile. Arrested in the case were Ty Lucerno Whetten, 36; Beth […] The post Investigators: Man claims to be social worker during alleged child kidnapping attempt in Uintah County; 2 women also arrested first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
Deputies were called to the 1400 block of Elm Creek Road when someone called to report a