Keri Blakinger
Los Angeles Times
Katy, TX, United States
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Los Angeles sheriff's deputy shot near Palmdale station
The deputy was found “in medical distress” in front of the Palmdale station, the Sheriff’s Department said in a social media post. → Read More
Dog owner disputes Irvine police claim that puppy overdosed on fentanyl
Days after police say they saved a pit bull puppy from an overdose, a preliminary drug test came back negative and the owner can take his dog back. → Read More
Body-cam video shows Palmdale sheriff's deputy punching woman with baby
On Wednesday night, the Sheriff's Department released a video regarding a use-of-force incident. → Read More
Lawsuit accuses L.A. jailers of firing 58 tear gas canisters into correctional facility dorm
Attorney Jeff Price said the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department violated detainees' constitutional rights by subjecting them to "a literal blizzard of pepper spray without any justification." → Read More
New data show wide fentanyl, meth use in Mexican border city
Data compiled by a medical examiner in northern Mexico reveal that fentanyl use is far more common there than the country's leaders have claimed. → Read More
Veterinarian sues after Sheriff’s Department dog dies in hot patrol cruiser
Dr. Yolanda Cassidy says Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials fabricated and backdated a memo to cover up the 2020 death of a bomb-sniffing black Labrador named Spike who overheated in an unattended patrol car. → Read More
Mexican authorities raid pharmacies in inquiry into fentanyl-tainted pills
Mexico raided drugstores in Los Cabos after Times reporters found pharmacies in the country are selling fake pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. → Read More
Union lawsuit to block deputy gang investigation draws criticism from civil rights advocates
The sheriff deputy union sued to keep members from having to show alleged gang tattoos. At a hearing in the case, civil rights advocates protested. → Read More
Fights, beatings and a birth: Videos smuggled out of L.A. jails reveal violence, neglect
The brutal 20-minute clip is one of a few dozen graphic videos saved to a thumb drive picked out of the trash by one inmate, and later secreted out of the jail by another. → Read More
County avoids contempt hearing over jail conditions: federal judge approves settlement
“This is a watershed moment for the ACLU’s jail and prison decarceration movement,” Corene Kendrick, deputy director, ACLU National Prison Project, said. → Read More
L.A. public health officials warn about fentanyl-tainted pills in Mexican drug stores
Los Angeles health officials caution travelers against purchasing prescriptions over-the-counter in Mexico. → Read More
Hypothermia suspected in the deaths of 2 L.A. County inmates last winter
The jails were so ill-equipped for cold weather last winter that inmates sometimes slept inside plastic trash bags for warmth, a watchdog's report says. → Read More
Fentanyl-tainted pills now found in Mexican pharmacies from coast to coast
New testing by Times reporters has revealed that some pharmacies in cities across Mexico sell counterfeit medication tainted with fentanyl and methamphetamine. → Read More
Report: Four of California's prisons ranked worst at handling COVID, care for inmates
A new report from UCLA dinged Chino, Solano, Chuckwalla and Mule Creek as the 4 prisons with the most signs of unconstitutional conditions during the pandemic. → Read More
Video shows deputy slamming handcuffed inmate into concrete wall at Men’s Central Jail
A newly released 15-second security video shows a sheriff’s deputy slamming a handcuffed inmate’s head into a concrete wall. → Read More
L.A. County warns of possible hepatitis A exposure after inmate worker at Men's Central Jail tests positive
Jail officials said Friday that there are no other suspected cases, but it’s unclear how many people might have been exposed during the two-week viral incubation period. → Read More
Whistleblower loses lawsuit over 'Executioners' deputy gang
“We disagree with the jury’s decision, but we respect it,” Lt. Larry Waldie's lawyer says. “We are going to avail ourselves of all appropriate remedies under the law.” → Read More
Undersheriff changes course, denies gang-led work slowdown at Compton station
In an apparent change of course from her sworn statements last year, Undersheriff April Tardy testified Tuesday there was no work slowdown led by deputy gangs at the Compton sheriff’s station in 2019. → Read More
Deputy accused of being in ‘Executioners’ gang reveals tattoo in court, names names
Some witnesses offered the names of everyone they’d seen with the so-called Executioners tattoo. One provided pictures of a desk decorated with the group’s symbol. Another explained the voting process used to decide who could get a tattoo. → Read More
Deputy union sues over investigation into Sheriff's Department gangs, order to show tattoos
Days after the county’s inspector general demanded that dozens of deputies reveal their alleged gang tattoos, employee unions filed a both labor complaint and a lawsuit. → Read More