Keri Blakinger

Days after the general election that marked the midway point of his term as Los Angeles County sheriff, Robert Luna says he “absolutely” plans to run for office again in 2026. Luna issued a short statement Sunday amid rumors that […]

Humberto Duran closed his eyes and told his mother what he’d told her so many times before: He was going to die in prison. After all these years, he was sure of it. “No,” she said, from across the visiting

Two employees were transported to a local hospital Thursday after an unidentified smell prompted a partial evacuation of the Inmate Reception Center in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The odor, first detected at about

For nearly five hours Friday, the Civilian Oversight Commission grilled two former members of a secretive unit within the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department accused of targeting former Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s foes. The controversial — and now disbanded — Civil Rights

One person died and seven others were hospitalized after a cluster of suspected overdoses at a downtown jail, authorities said Tuesday. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, just after 8:30 a.m., jail staff became aware of a medical

The Civilian Oversight Commission is raising concerns about a previously unknown deputy subgroup that oversight officials say uses a logo featuring Nazi-like imagery, according to a memo obtained by The Times. The newly reported group, which is not named in

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy faces charges for allegedly giving a 14-year-old girl meth and sexually assaulting her, prosecutors said Tuesday. Benny Caluya, 68, was arrested several weeks ago in connection with the case. He pleaded not guilty

A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit brought by former Sheriff Alex Villanueva against Los Angeles County over a “Do Not Rehire” notation that was placed in his personnel file after an oversight panel said he discriminated against and harassed

Nearly two years after Sheriff Robert Luna took office and promised to eradicate deputy gangs, and three years after state lawmakers greenlighted a measure requiring police agencies to ban the groups, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department unveiled a much-awaited

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl two years ago at his home in Cudahy, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Bryan Cardoso, 30, is facing one felony count of a lewd act on a child.