On January 7, as flames tore through Pacific Palisades and Malibu, Mayor Karen Bass was overseas, despite deadly wind warnings issued nearly
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“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” – Benjamin Franklin On December 31st, 2024, between eight and ten PM, the LASD’s Computer Assisted Dispatch system (CAD) began to fail. By midnight, the failure was complete. The system
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The following article “THE POSER” is number TWO in a series of real-life experiences taken from the manuscript of retired Deputy Dale Hedges, titled, “Damage Control,” which documents his time with the
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The following article is #1 in a series of real-life experiences taken from the manuscript of retired LASD Deputy Dale Hedges, titled, “Damage Control,” which documents his time with the Los Angeles
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A Los Angeles County Probation Supervisor filed a notice of intent to sue this week for damages sustained during an incident at Los Padrinos Juvenile Facility in February. Supervising Detention Services Officer
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“Red Herring:” a clue or piece of information that is, or is intended to be, misleading – Oxford Languages I think most everyone would agree that it’s been a rather tumultuous year
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“I can accept failure…but I can’t accept not trying.” – Michael Jordan Is he really even trying? Everything I’ve seen and heard over the past year and a half regarding the
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Crushing Overtime Requirements Within the LASD Are Still the Name of the Game “Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse.” – Lily Tomlin It has been over
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The War on Cops has Become a War on the Truth ”In war, truth is the first casualty” – Aeschylus (524-455 BC) If anyone has any lingering doubts about whether or not
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After much resistance while he was Undersheriff during the previous administration, Tim Murakami finally appeared in front of the Citizen’s Oversight Commission to testify under oath regarding deputy cliques and subgroups within
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As initially reported in my most recent article on The Current Report, “Leadership Failure – State DOJ Poised to Take Over the LASD,” dated April 2, 2024, I discussed the impending arrival
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That low rumbling sound you may have been hearing recently is the freight train that is slowly rumbling towards the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. This past Thursday, March 28th, all members
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