Crashes and Disasters
AB 469 seeks to close loopholes and strengthen sentences for looting and fake first responders in disaster zones.
Man, 23, arrested after authorities allegedly discover phony $100 bills, stolen mail
Dayner Chacon Lara, 23, from Santa Ana, learned our officers are pros at solving problems and separating fact from fiction.' ...
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LA District Attorney, lawmakers announce effort to stop looting during disasters
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, LA County Sheriff Robert Luna and lawmakers are expected to announce ...
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DA Hochman, Sheriff Luna Advocate Anti-Looting Legislstion
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna and lawmakers are expected Monday to announce ...
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Los Angeles Sheriff Misused Confidential Database Thousands of Times To Run Concealed Carry Background Checks
The vast majority of those offenses were committed by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD), which was responsible for 6,789 of the violations. The LASD committed thousands of abuses by ...
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Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on ... A spokesperson for the sheriff's department, which operates ...
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Explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles, spreading rapidly and forcing thousands to flee
Robert Jensen from Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the unfolding situation was critical. “We’ve seen the devastation caused by people failing to follow those orders in the ...
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Hughes Fire North of Santa Clarita Burns 9,400 Acres, Forces Thousands to Evacuate
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department reported that an additional 23,000 people near the Hughes fire were issued evacuation warnings. The National Weather Service warned that the “critical risk ...
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LA Fire Department rolls out new measure to aid residents grappling with looters
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced it is escalating efforts to target looting after California wildfires left areas vulnerable to criminal activity. The department has ...
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Couple With Fake Fire Truck Arrested for Impersonating LA Firefighters
Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested for impersonating a firefighter, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office said on X. Two Individuals from Oregon Arrested for Impersonating ...
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Couple driving ‘fake fire engine’ arrested trying to enter Palisades fire evacuation zone
They claimed to be from the “Roaring River Fire Department” in Oregon, which deputies later learned was a fabricated deparment. open image in gallery Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department shared ...
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2 people arrested with fire truck while impersonating firefighters at LA wildfires: Police
Dozens of arrests have been made for looting at evacuated homes. Two people from Oregon were arrested for posing as firefighters in the Pacific Palisades area, according to the Los Angeles County ...