L.A. County Sheriff's Department

Cmdr. Oscar Barragan, who oversaw the special enforcement bureau at the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, was recommended for discharge after violating policies on dishonesty and obstructing an investigation. He left his job amid an internal probe into these violations.

Cmdr. Oscar Barragan, who oversaw the special enforcement bureau at the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, left his job amid a dishonesty investigation. An internal memo indicated he was recommended for discharge due to policy violations related to dishonesty and obstructing an investigation.

A violent confrontation on June 20 began after a 911 call reported a man swinging knives in a Lancaster parking lot. A suspect stabbed an LA County deputy, leading to a fatal shooting.

The widow of an L.A. County sheriff's deputy killed in a grenade explosion at a training facility has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit claims unsafe practices caused the incident, which also resulted in two additional deaths.

A man wanted on a felony warrant attempted to evade law enforcement by swimming in the Pacific Ocean for 90 minutes before being subdued by lifeguards and taken into custody. The suspect resisted capture, swam approximately a mile, and was eventually surrounded by lifeguards and officers near a sheriff's boat.

A man was arrested for DUI after driving a counterfeit L.A. County Sheriff's cruiser in California's Central Valley. The incident occurred on July 6 near Yosemite Avenue on northbound State Route 99, as reported by California Highway Patrol officers.

A man was fatally shot by L.A. County sheriff's deputies in Lancaster after stabbing one of the deputies, who sustained noncritical injuries and was hospitalized.

A man was fatally shot by L.A. County sheriff's deputies after stabbing one of them in Lancaster. The deputy was hospitalized with noncritical injuries.

A 25-year-old man pleaded guilty to causing a 2022 wrong-way crash that killed an L.A. County Sheriff's Department recruit and injured dozens during an early-morning training run. He was barred from driving but avoided prison.