Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department News

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Gang Member With Tattoo of Crime Scene Convicted of Murder

NORWALK, Calif. -- In 2008, Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide Sgt. Kevin Lloyd was preparing to testify as an expert in a gang case by poring over a photo album of tattoos. Then one picture stopped him. Emblazoned across the chest of a dark-haired man was the tattoo of a liquor store that looked vaguely familiar. It...

Old West-Style Gunfight With LA-Area Cops Caught on TV

MONTEBELLO, Calif. -- It was like a scene out of the Old West: a lone gunman surrounded by a posse of lawmen hell-bent on stopping him. But in this digital age, the scenario played out on an East Los Angeles-area street, where an unlicensed security guard exchanged gunfire with numerous police officers as the entire event...

Remains of Missing Los Angeles Woman Found

(Aug. 12) -- Deep in an isolated canyon outside Los Angeles, park rangers searched for marijuana plants but found something else as well: the remains of a missing California woman. Officials confirmed today that the skeletal remains found Monday in Malibu Canyon are those of Mitrice Richardson, 25, who disappeared nearly...

Missing Woman's Mother Doubts Reported Vegas Sightings

(Aug. 2) -- The mother of Mitrice Richardson says she is skeptical of reports that the missing California woman has been spotted in Nevada and hopes investigators won't be distracted from their search. "Latice Sutton hopes this is not a diversionary tactic to redirect attention and efforts away from where Mitrice was last...

Police: Woman Who Vanished in 2009 Sighted in Vegas

(July 29) -- Authorities in California are investigating several reported sightings of Mitrice Richardson, the 25-year-old woman whose mysterious disappearance following her release from a Los Angeles County sheriff's substation nearly a year ago prompted a massive search. According to Los Angeles County Sheriff's...

Background on Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), sometimes referred to as the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office (LASO), is a local county law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California.

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