Streets Closed Due To Sheriff's Investigation In West Hollywood
Streets are closed and multiple law enforcement officers are on the scene in West Hollywood on Saturday night, the Los ...
Los Angeles sheriff retesting 4,000 DNA samples due to possible error
"We take the integrity of our criminal investigations and the reliability of our forensic testing very seriously,” L.A.
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Los Angeles Sheriff deputies boycott race to protest officer’s prosecution
More than 20 Los Angeles County Sheriff's stations will boycott the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay in protest of what they call the wrongful prosecution of Deputy Trevor Kirk. The unprecedented ...
911 outage impacts all Los Angeles County Sheriff’s stations
Officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said that an outage of its emergency 911 system Wednesday impacted all 23 stations. The incident, according to an LASD news ...
Trump’s DOJ to investigate L.A. County Sheriff’s Department over long waits for gun permits
The DOJ said it is likely that wait times for concealed carry permits are "unduly burdening, or effectively denying" 2nd ...
Faulty DNA test kits were used in thousands of L.A. County criminal cases, authorities say
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department used DNA testing kits for months without realizing they were faulty. An internal ...
Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said this week it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal ...
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Faulty DNA Tests Were Used in Thousands of L.A. Criminal Cases, Sheriff Says
The manufacturer of the test kits notified the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in August that many of the kits were likely defective, but it kept using them for several months.