Category: Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department

Suspect Wanted for Attempted Murder of Police Officer

LOS ANGELES—Sheriff’s homicide detectives today are searching for a person of interest they believe is connected to the attempted murder of a police officer in the Angeles National Forest. Juan Carlos Vazquez, 38, is considered to be armed and dangerous, said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department’s Information Bureau. The attempted…


Three Children Found Dead at East LA Residence; Woman Being Questioned

EAST LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Three young children were found dead June 28 in a bedroom at a residence in East Los Angeles, and a woman believed to be their mother was taken into custody as a “person of interest.” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded to the residence in the 600 block of Ferris Avenue,…