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A Problem For Needed Bail System Changes

August 8, 2017

August 8, 2017

By Thomas D. Elias There are plenty of problems with the kind of one-party government California now has, with every...

LAPD Officer Caught on Tape Avoids Jail

May 24, 2017

May 24, 2017

A Los Angeles police officer who kicked and punched a man during a videotaped arrest avoided jail Tuesday after he...

Manager of Garment Factory Faces Prison Due to Bribery

April 13, 2017

April 13, 2017

The manager of a La Puente garment factory faces the possibility of a years-long federal prison sentence Thursday for offering...

Head of Robbery-Prostitution Ring Convicted of Murder

January 24, 2017

January 24, 2017

The head of a robbery-prostitution ring was convicted Tuesday of murder and other counts stemming from an April 2014 crime...

Member of Manson Family Unable to be Released on Parole

October 7, 2016

October 7, 2016

Leslie Van Houten, a member of the murderous Manson Family, cannot now be released from prison on parole, a Los...

LA County Sheriff’s Deputies to Use New Procedures in Restraining Inmates in Jails

August 16, 2016

August 16, 2016

Sheriff’s deputies who serve in Los Angeles County’s jails will use new procedures when restraining inmates after several prisoners were...

Local Resident Faces Prison For “Sexual Tourism”

August 1, 2016

August 1, 2016

A onetime South Bay resident faces up to seven decades in federal prison at his sentencing today for traveling repeatedly...

L.A. County jails to close to visitors today

October 3, 2015

October 3, 2015

All Los Angeles County jails will be closed to visitors today to allow for a comprehensive security assessment of visiting...

Bail Money Scam in Culver City

June 18, 2014

June 18, 2014

  Culver City police warned people on June 18 against being taken in by a telephone-based scam in which someone...