Tag: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

Luna Announces Sheriff’s Department Leadership Appointments

LOS ANGELES—Incoming Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Nov. 30 a 28-year department veteran will serve as his interim undersheriff, becoming the first woman to hold the position in the history of the sheriff’s department. April Tardy currently serves as chief of the department’s Central Patrol Division. April Tardy, chief of the Los Angeles…


LA County Sheriff’s Cadet Injured by SUV in ‘Grave Condition’

SOUTH WHITTIER, Calif.—One of the four Los Angeles County law enforcement cadets critically injured when they were struck by an SUV during a training run in South Whittier Nov. 16 has suffered medical setbacks and is in “grave condition” and is on life support, sheriff’s officials said Nov. 21. The cadet was identified as Alejandro…


LA County Sheriff-Elect Robert Luna Announces Transition Team

LOS ANGELES—Robert Luna, newly elected as the next sheriff of Los Angeles County, has announced the leaders of his transition team. The team will be co-chaired by Richard Conant, Eileen Decker, and Eric Parra, it was announced at a news conference Nov. 18 afternoon in East Los Angeles. Conant was most recently deputy chief of…


22 LA County Sheriff’s Recruits Struck By Vehicle; 5 Critically Injured

WHITTIER, Calif.—Nearly two dozen Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department recruits on a training run were injured Wednesday, five critically, when the group was struck by an SUV being driven on the wrong side of a road in the South Whittier area, just blocks from the training academy. The motorist, described only as a 22-year-old man,…


25 LA County Sheriff’s Recruits Struck By Vehicle; 5 Critically Injured

WHITTIER, Calif.—More than two dozen law enforcement recruits were injured, five critically, when they were hit by an SUV while running in formation Wednesday morning near the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s training center in South Whittier. The motorist, a 22-year-old Diamond Bar man, was taken into custody by authorities near the scene of the…


Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva Concedes to Opponent

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva won’t be given a second term, conceding Nov. 15 as his opponent former Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna’s lead continues to grow, according to the latest election results from the county registrar. Villanueva, who was elected in November 2018, said he wanted to “wish the incoming sheriff well”…


Parolee in Custody After Wild Police Chase in Southern California

HACIENDA HEIGHTS, Calif.—A parolee who led authorities on a wild chase involving multiple vehicles, one of which he used to repeatedly ram a Fullerton police cruiser that was being used in an unsuccessful attempt to pin him in place, was in custody Nov. 10 following his arrest in Hacienda Heights. Johnny Anchondo, 32, was being…


Los Angeles Voters Support Tax to Fund Homeless Housing, Power for County Supervisors to Remove Sheriff

In the Nov. 8 election in Los Angeles, three citywide and two countywide measures were on the ballot, with the majority of voters supporting removing hurdles for more affordable housing, adding a real estate sales tax to fund more homeless housing, giving county supervisors the power to remove an elected county sheriff, and imposing a…


Los Angeles Sheriff Villanueva Falls Behind in Reelection Bid

Embattled Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who fought back against pandemic mandates and controversies during his first term, was in danger of losing his bid for reelection as early results favored his opponent Nov. 9. Former Long Beach Chief of Police and Democrat Robert Luna maintained a lead in the race with 56.8 percent of…


Los Angeles Races: Bass, Caruso Ties for Mayor; Sheriff Villanueva Trailing Behind in Reelection Bid

In the hours after the polls close on Election Night, the Los Angeles races unfolded in ways more divergent than expected, with the mayoral candidates—U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) and businessman Rick Caruso—closing in on each other and county Sheriff Alex Villanueva trailing far behind his opponent. Angelenos voted for a new mayor to replace termed-out…