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Sheriff's Deputy Juan A. Escalante, killed in shooting

Drive-by held outside his home in gang-plagued Cypress Park area
THE SIGNAL - SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008

LOS ANGELES (AP) - An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was killed Saturday in a drive-by shooting outside his home in the gang-plagued Cypress Park area, police said.

TWO DOZEN COMPTON GANG MEMBERS ARRESTED IN MULTI-AGENCY CRACKDOWN

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced that 24 “Mob Piru” gang members were arrested Tuesday morning, July 8, in the City of Compton as part of a major multi-agency investigation.

IN L.A., RACE KILLS...

In L.A., RACE KILLS ...
Black-Latino tensions, not gangs, are at the heart of the county's violence, Sheriff Baca says. Conversations about race are fraught with emotion, confusion and controversy. But that doesn't mean we should avoid or sidestep the issue.

As a Latino raised in East Los Angeles, and as the elected sheriff of Los Angeles County for the last decade, I have seen many sides of the race issue. I have lived it, in fact.

So let me be very clear about one thing: We have a serious interracial violence problem in this county involving blacks and Latinos.
By Lee Baca, June 12, 2008

HANDS-FREE WIRELESS PHONE DEADLINE APPROACHING

JULY 1, 2008 DEADLINE FOR CALIFORNIA DRIVERS TO SWITCH FROM HAND-HELD WIRELESS PHONES TO HANDS-FREE DEVICES

THE DEADLINE FOR DRIVERS IN CALIFORNIA TO MAKE THE SWITCH FROM HAND-HELD WIRELESS PHONES TO HANDS-FREE DEVICES ...

Homicide Asking for Public Assistance Regarding Covina Murder

SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE CONTINUING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE STABBING DEATH OF A MALE HISPANIC ADULT, WHICH OCCURRED IN THE 19500 BLOCK OF COVINA BOULEVARD, COVINA, ON MAY 24, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:30 P.M.

Sheriff Lee Baca Honors Fallen Peace Officers

Sheriff Lee Baca presided over the 39th Annual Los Angeles County Peace Officer's Memorial Ceremony on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, to commemorate the lives of those peace officers who died in the line of duty while serving the residents of Los Angeles County.

SHB-71A-08 | May 28, 2008