SUBSCRIBER ONLY News | Bidding wars: Police agencies dangle incentives to attract new recruits, transfers By Joe Nelson May 17, 2023 at 7:30 a.m. From signing bonuses to child-care and rent subsidies, law enforcement agencies are opening their wallets...
News | Deputies ordered to answer questions about knowledge of gangs in LA County Sheriff’s Department By City News Service May 16, 2023 at 5:25 p.m. The letter warns "absent an assertion by you of your Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination,...
News | Black eye, blue mood: Anatomy of a crisis in police staffing By Joe Nelson May 16, 2023 at 7:24 a.m. Law enforcement officials say the vilification of police has exacerbated recruitment problems that existed before...
News | Southern California law enforcement agencies still stuck in a staffing crisis By Joe Nelson May 14, 2023 at 6:45 a.m. Most agencies are experiencing a decline in those who want to be police officers and...
News | South Pasadena police to convert entire fleet to Tesla patrol vehicles By City News Service May 8, 2023 at 3:02 p.m. To support its coming all-Tesla fleet, South Pasadena will install nine police-dedicated "Level II" electric...
Crime and Public Safety | Family of slain El Monte police officer sues DA George Gascón for not following ‘three-strikes’ law By Scott Schwebke May 4, 2023 at 6:03 p.m. A wrongful death lawsuit alleges the district attorney's 'ill-advised policies' and inaction by a probation...
News | South Pasadena pays $500,000 to settle civil rights lawsuit from Black Lives Matter protesters By Jason Henry April 27, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. The protesters allege they were spat on, struck with rocks and, in one instance, nearly...
Crime and Public Safety | Why bills to crack down on fentanyl dealers have been doomed in the state Legislature By Tony Saavedra April 25, 2023 at 5:58 p.m. Assembly and Senate public safety committees have repeatedly blocked legislation to stiffen penalties for fentanyl...
News | El Monte gets $3 million to bolster commercial cannabis measures By Georgia Valdes April 18, 2023 at 5:04 p.m. With new funding, the city hopes to increase awareness among its landlords to curb the...
Crime and Public Safety | Manslaughter charges filed against Torrance police in 2018 shooting of DeAndre Mitchell By Tony Saavedra April 17, 2023 at 3:38 p.m. The criminal charges were contained in a grand jury indictment that was unsealed Monday as...