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With Proposition 36 Passed, Can Los Angeles' Overcrowded Jails Handle New Crime Mandates?
County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145% capacity. LOS ANGELES - In a decisive move to enhance public safety, Los Angeles ...
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LA's Jail Crisis Looms as California Votes to Crack Down on Repeat Offenders
Los Angeles County officials say they have cut inmate numbers by 14% over the past year, yet jails still operate at up to 145 ...
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Suspected Killer Captured in St. Paul for Lemon Grove Homicide After Year-Long Manhunt
Minnesota police arrested 44-year-old Daniel Ethridge for theft and the 2023 murder of Gregory Moore in Lemon Grove.
Construction worker returned to job site, killed grandma in burglary, CA officials say
A construction worker accused of killing a 76-year-old grandmother during a burglary at a home where he previously worked has ...
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New LA police chief sworn in as one of the highest-paid chiefs in the US
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, who was sworn in as the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Friday ...
Who Are Lil Durk's Co-Conspirators In Rapper's Alleged Murder-For-Hire Plot
Lil Durk, 28, whose legal name is Durk Banks, was arrested in Miami on October 24. Prosecutors accuse the Chicago rapper of placing a monetary hit on Rondo in retaliation for the 2020 killing of ...
San Jose: Resigned councilmember Omar Torres charged with alleged molestation of relative
A police report alleges the reported victim claimed serial child abuse that continued after Torres turned 18, spurring ...
LA County increases reward in death of Mitrice Richardson to $25,000
Arrested in 2009 when she couldn’t pay her bill at Geoffrey’s restaurant in Malibu, deputies released her the next morning. Her body was found nearly a year later.
Southern California wildfires fueled by powerful winds destroy homes, force evacuations
Related Surge of disaster scams often follow severe storms, agencies warn NOAA to use $15M to improve climate projection models British police arrest three suspects ... least two buildings. The Los ...
Kidnapped California woman rescued thanks to 'Find My iPhone' app, police say
The friend shared the location with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which sent out a helicopter to ...
He spent 30 years in prison, where he was beaten and shot. But was he actually innocent?
Humberto Duran was arrested on suspicion of murder in 1993, implicated by a teenage witness who since recanted her account.
Riverside County: The deadliest year in one of America’s deadliest jail systems
County facilities reported their highest detainee death count in decades in 2022, including multiple suicides that reveal ...