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L.A. County supervisor outlines a new jail proposal
Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky wants the board to consider tearing down part of the troubled Men's Central Jail and building a facility to house mentally ill and drug addicted inmates, which he says would offer all prisoners a better chance...
Tags: Mental Health, Zev Yaroslavsky, Mental Illness, Behavioral Conditions, Substance Abuse
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Crime rates fall in sheriff's patrol areas, report finds
When battling street gangs across Los Angeles County, sheriff's deputies rely too heavily on suppression and not enough on gang intervention, according to a study released Monday. By not doing more to connect with the communities they police, the report...Tags: FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Gang Activity
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Sheriff Lee Baca gets another challenger for 2014 race
Another challenger has joined the race to unseat Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca. Patrick Gomez – a newly retired sheriff’s lieutenant who has twice run for sheriff unsuccessfully – announced his candidacy this week. The three-...
Tags: FBI, Elections, Politics
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Military's record on sexual assault: From bad to worse
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Another day, another military sexual assault scandal. On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Arlington, Va., on suspicion of drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army...Tags: Frontline Limited, Entertainment Events, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Army, F-bomb Dropping
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New sheriff in town? Not often in L.A. County
Here they go again. The man L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca pushed out is pushing back. In my colleague Robert Faturechi’s exclusive interview, Paul Tanaka, the former undersheriff who has himself been accused of fostering jailhouse abuse, now says...
Tags: FBI, Elections, Politics
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Letters: A little more light on jails
Re "An insider bashes Baca," Editorial, May 2 We strongly agree with The Times that recent news about Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca's mismanagement of the jails should push the Board of Supervisors to hire an independent inspector general to...Tags: Elections, American Civil Liberties Union, Prisons, Politics, Alzheimer's Disease
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'Feels like home,' new Crescenta Valley Sheriff's commander says
Capt. Bill Song, the new commander of the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station, has returned to his roots. Song grew up in the area, attending Rosemont Middle School and Crescenta Valley High School. Since then, he's moved to Claremont and has built a 22-...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Google Inc.
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The Whitmore family will never grow out of this stage
Prolific character actor James Whitmore appeared in countless films ("The Asphalt Jungle," "The Shawshank Redemption") and TV series ("The Twilight Zone") in his six -decade career, earning Oscar nominations for 1949's "Battleground" and 1975's "Give...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, James Whitmore, Arts and Culture, Sons of Anarchy (tv program), The Shawshank Redemption (movie)
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Sheriff Baca needs a civilian cop [Blowback]
The Times' editorial Thursday on the dysfunction at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was only half right in concluding that the recent spat between Sheriff Lee Baca and former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka "should serve as a catalyst to speed...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Law Enforcement, Public Officials, Prisons, Barack Obama
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An insider bashes Baca
Paul Tanaka was once a trusted aide to Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and, in the view of many department critics, the real power behind the badge. But earlier this year, Tanaka was forced out of his job, and now, in a jaw-dropping interview with The...
Tags: FBI, Prisons
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Suspected rooftop bank heist crew arrested after stealing 'millions'
The bank heist crew didn’t carry demand notes or ever see a bank teller. Their tools of choice were a powered cutting saw, hand-held radios and ladders. They walked away with millions of dollars in recent years by simply cutting through the...
Tags: Theft, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Bank Robbery, Google Inc.
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Top Baca aide, pushed to quit, offers harsh appraisal of sheriff
Paul Tanaka, the Los Angeles County undersheriff accused of fostering a culture of jailhouse abuse, offered a searing critique of his boss Sheriff Lee Baca, calling him a confused and erratic leader who cares more about politics than public safety. In...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Employment Agency, Justice System, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice
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