As most readers know by now, last Wednesday morning Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva...
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The Expanding Legal Battle Over CA’s New Police Transparency Law
On January 1, a new state law, SB 1421, returned to the public long-withheld access to law...
LA Sheriff Villanueva Defends Reinstatement of Deputy Accused Of Domestic Violence, But LA Supes Not At All Pleased
On the morning of Tuesday, January 29, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva made a surprise...
Former Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted for Lying About Beating of LA Jail Visitor & Why It’s a Big Deal
Looked at from a distance, convicting LA County sheriff's deputy Byron Dredd of lying to FBI...
Chronic Shortage Of Deputies At LA Sheriff’s Department Forces City of Lancaster To Form It’s Own “Hybrid” Police Force
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is unable to fulfill its policing contract with...
55 Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officials Sign Statement Supporting St. Louis’ Prosecutor’s “Brady List”
On Wednesday, 55 current and former prosecutors and law enforcement officials signed a statement in...
CA Supremes Shut Down Deputies’ Union’s Attempt to Block New Transparency Law
On Wednesday, January 2, the California Supreme Court shut down a San Bernardino Sheriff’s...
Some of Our Best Work From 2018
This past year, WitnessLA published various stories and investigations that we know made a...
Los Angeles Ends 2018 With Violent Crime Down!—Along With Other CA Cities
“For the first time in 5 years, violent crime and homicides are [down] in L.A.” Los...
Getting Body Cams ASAP, Getting ICE Out of Jails—and Other Campaign Promises Made by New LA County Sheriff Villanueva
“If I’m elected, on day one, we’re going to set an entirely new course for the...