The Board of Supervisors requested Tuesday that L.A. County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) immediately implement the body worn camera program it has funded and staffed. The implementation timetable to roll out body worn cameras is the sole responsibility of LASD. Despite the Board setting aside nearly $35 million to equip 5,200 deputies and security officers with…
Pasadena Burglary Ring Busted by LASD
By Staff The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Burglary/Robbery Task Force along with law enforcement partners of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and other local agencies have arrested eight suspects as part of an ongoing investigation into a Pasadena/Los Angeles County based criminal street gang whose members commit residential burglaries in Los Angeles and…
Pasadena ‘Dine-and-Dash Dater’ Charged With Extortion, Grand Theft
By Staff A man, who has become known as the “Dine-and-Dash Dater,” pleaded not guilty to extortion, grand theft, and other charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Paul Guadalupe Gonzales, born Feb. 24, 1973, faces seven counts of extortion, two counts of attempted extortion, and one count of grand theft, all felonies,…
Sex Offender Opens Fire on Deputies at LASD Temple Station
The shooting Monday morning left the 47-year-old suspect dead at the scene By Terry Miller Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) Homicide Bureau detectives responded to Temple Sheriff’s Station, 8838 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City, to investigate the circumstances surrounding a deputy-involved shooting early Monday morning. The suspect, a male white adult, apparently entered the…
FBI Alerts Los Angeles Commuters of Possible Attack
All Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) personnel are maintaining a heightened state of situational awareness and remain vigilant after uncorroborated threats were made to the LA County mass transit system. The LASD is the contracted policing agency for LA Metro. Today you will see an increased visible sheriff’s deputy presence. Metro passengers may…