In the meantime, Sheriff Luna has declined to identify those who died until all family members can be notified. But Luna ...

“It’s been two months since Angelenos woke up to a completely frightening reality on our city streets,” said Los Angeles City ...

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna attended the monthly meeting of the county’s Sheriff’s Civilian Oversight Commission—or COC. The sheriff was scheduled to give a ...

As Los Angeles County residents continue to struggle with the destructive aftermath of the Eaton and the Palisades fires, the Hughes Fire, which bloomed into being On Wednesday, January 22, was still ...

As we race through the last of our various 2024 holidays, and toward 2025, WitnessLA has begun to look at what effects the new year may have on the conviction of Mark-Ridley-Thomas. In the meantime, ...

LASD Sergeant Rosa Gonzalez wanted to be a cop ever since she was a kid. “I grew up in a bad environment,” she said when we talked about her childhood ambitions. “My dad was a heroin addict. My mom ...

The case of Mark Ridley-Thomas is due to be heard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in November or December of this year. In the meantime, there is a new development that could affect the outcome of ...

Late on Friday afternoon, June 28, Los Angeles County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa caused a great many heads to spin with his announcement that 13 people were no longer going to be working at ...

LA County Probation Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa announced Monday that the department he leads has put 66 sworn probation officers on administrative leave since the beginning of 2024, pending internal ...

Thursday, April 11, was not a cheering day for those who care about the young people in the care of Los Angeles County Probation On Thursday morning during a hearing in a Sylmar juvenile courtroom, ...

On Thursday, January 25, the team of five appellate attorneys who are now representing Mark Ridley-Thomas filed their 102-page brief in order to appeal their client’s conviction with the United States ...

In May of 2022, WitnessLA reported in detail about how Walton was retaliated against for her unwillingness to go along with the provably false story that then Sheriff Villanueva told regarding a ...