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Hundreds Arrested in California Human Trafficking Mission

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—California law enforcement officials announced on Feb. 15 they arrested hundreds of suspects this week in an annual human trafficking operation, called Operation Reclaim and Rebuild, and rescued more than 80 victims, 8 of whom were children. All of the victims were female and were local to California, authorities said, noting they had…


LA Sheriff, County Spar Over Funding

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Dec. 14 accused the county of defunding the department this year, a claim that was disputed by at least one county supervisor. The dispute boils down to a disagreement over whether the county supervisors decreased the sheriff’s budget as part of the “defund the police” movement. The county allocated…


LA Sheriff: ‘Something’s Rotten and We Need to Fix It’

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenged the county’s leaders Nov. 2 to open public debate over vaccine mandates, citing a possible loss of up to one-third of the department by the end of the year. Typically, the department loses 500 employees to retirement and another 300 to injuries each year. This year, the department…


LA Sheriff on Vaccine Mandates: ‘Something’s Rotten and We Need to Fix It’

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva challenged the county’s leaders Nov. 2 to open public debate over vaccine mandates, citing a possible loss of up to one-third of sworn personnel by the end of the year. Typically, the department loses 500 to retirement and another 300 to injuries each year. So far, 655 employees have…


LA County Sheriff Questions Role of Board of Supervisors Who Served With Ridley-Thomas

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva questioned the involvement of former county board of supervisors who served with Mark Ridley-Thomas during his time of alleged corruption. Villanueva went live on Facebook Oct. 27 to discuss current issues throughout the county, including his concerns about the former the supervisors played in approving motions proposed by Ridley-Thomas….


LA Sheriff’s Department Mourns Mysterious Death of Retired Detective

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday was mourning the death of a retired homicide detective whose body was found inside a freezer in the garage of her Riverside home. The sheriff’s department confirmed that Miriam E. Travis, 87, was a 27-year employee of the agency, retiring in 1990 as a detective sergeant. She…