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L.A. County Spends $75K on Compton Gun Buyback
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L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca shows off some of the firearm collected in last week's gun buyback. Photo by Matt Hamilton.
Experts question the effectiveness of gun buybacks.
Read more...L.A. Gun Buyback Program Takes In Over 2,000 Firearms
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L.A. gun buyback program was moved up a few months in the wake of recent Newtown shooting.
Read more...Police Choppers Collide Near L.A.
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The accident left six people injured, including five police officers.
Read more...Watchdog Organizations Give Sheriff Baca Shot At Redemption
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Despite shocking innmate abuse by deputies, L.A. County Sheriff Lee Baca keeps his job.
Read more...Sheriff Lee Baca's Response To Jail Violence 'Has Been Insufficient,' Commission Asserts
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Report also criticizes Undersheriff Paul Tanaka.
Read more...Sheriff Baca Says Much Of Men's Central Jail Should Be Closed
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An ACLU report convinced the Sheriff that the scandal-ridden facility could be safely shuttered.
Read more...Deputy Who Arrested Mel Gibson Settles Suit
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James Mee apparently settled for $50,000.
Read more...L.A. Sheriff's Deputy Hopes Leniency Helps Change Police Image
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“I don’t give tickets for things I do, too,” he says.
Read more...L.A. County Supervisors Approve Oversight Of County Jails
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Independent oversight approved.
Read more...Los Angeles County Sheriff Baca to Investigate Inmate Beatings
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The FBI and ACLU are turning up the heat.
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