Civilian Oversight Commission

Despite campaign promises by Sheriff Alex Villanueva to remove ICE agents from county jails, all that has changed about how inmates are released into immigration custody is an 80-foot walk through the county jail, according to a county watchdog.

More than a dozen more Los Angeles County Sheriff Department Mental Evaluation teams, or MET teams, hit the streets of the county this week.

A team of deputies and social workers is credited with dropping the number of uses of force involving law enforcement and those with mental health illnesses in Los Angeles County. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News on Monday, Sept. 9, 2019.

Activists are calling on the Los Angeles County Sheriff to explain why misconduct cases are being closed without public review. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

The Los Angeles County’s Civilian Oversight Commission said Tuesday it would request a more formal explanation and documents from Sheriff Alex Villanueva on why dozens of internal affairs cases into allegations of deputy misconduct had been prematurely closed.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to calculate the total cost of allegations against members of sheriff’s deputy cliques or gangs over the last three decades.

Decisions to fire as many as 400 deputies need to be reconsidered, but review by a “Truth and Reconciliation” panel is on hold, Sheriff Alex Villanueva told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

An elderly woman with dementia was dropped off outside her residence at a memory-care facility in the middle of the night, a complaint says. Kim Tobin reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva Wednesday accused his predecessor of under-reporting jail violence while tying deputies’ hands and leaving them vulnerable to inmate assaults, saying he will let jail guards know they have a right to defend themselves.

Los Angeles County’s new sheriff is answering questions about why he re-hired a deputy accused of domestic abuse and stalking a woman. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

A complaint against a Southern California hospital claims an elderly woman with dementia was placed in a taxi after treatment and dropped off outside her residence at a memory-care facility in the middle of the night.

The race for Los Angeles County sheriff finally ended Monday, with incumbent Jim McDonnell conceding defeat after updated election results showed retired sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva with a 125,878-vote lead, with only 100,000 ballots left to be counted.

Retired Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva has already proclaimed himself the winner in his bid to unseat incumbent Sheriff Jim McDonnell, and he continued to expand his lead Tuesday with the release of the latest vote tally.

A 29-year-old woman was killed in a head-on, allegedly alcohol-related crash in Palmdale involving a Lancaster elementary school principal who was placed under arrest, authorities said Friday.

Retired Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Alex Villanueva dramatically expanded his lead Friday in his bid to unseat incumbent Sheriff Jim McDonnell, prompting him to declare victory.

A bid to grant subpoena power to the watchdog commission that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will go to voters in March 2020, after failing to gain adoption by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday.

During a meeting with the Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission outrage occurred as people reacted to claims that a secret society exists within the Compton Sheriff’s Station.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create a dedicated team to implement plans for the sheriff’s and probation departments in an attempt to curb sexual abuse in prisons, jails and detention facilities.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to staff and fund a new watchdog agency to oversee the Probation Department.

Guidelines for a Los Angeles Fire Department drone program were approved by the City Council Tuesday over the objections of some civil rights organizations concerned that the devices could be used to infringe on individual liberties.