The 66 suspended officers account for about 2% of the 2,800 sworn personnel working for the LA County Probation Department. "It is out of respect for the majority of our officers, who perform their duties each day with integrity, that we moved quickly on these cases," Viera Rosa said. "...
LA County must also implement a plan to bring their youth inmates to medical appointments. The facilities must also meet minimum staffing levels, address leave abuses, recruit employees and address retention as well as wellness for staff. Finally, the coun...
LA County to Explore Splitting Probation Department between Youth, AdultsLos Angeles County officials will explore splitting the troubledProbation Department into two...Favot, Sarah
The report from L.A. County probation officer Tanesha Brooks described a series of fights during breakfast inside Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall last December. One teenager, she wrote, got into eight separate altercations in just seven minutes. But key details were missing from the document. Brooks’...
Fesia Davenport, the county’s chief executive officer, said that roughly 700 probation employees are out for medical leave, including some, she suggested, who should not be. “We are going to be working with our departments to really go through each of those [medical] notes with a fine...
as their employees fell for the phishing attack and opened the malicious links included in the emails: Assessor, Chief Executive Office, Children and Family Services, Child Support Services, Health Services, Human Resources, Internal Services, Mental Health, Probation, Public Health, Public Librar...
I'm a deputy probation officer, a career that has often been gratifying and fulfilling, but also physically and emotionally demanding. While preparing for a second knee replacement surgery due to the demands of the job, I spoke with attorneys Richard Felton and Amy Leung. They fully described ...
is the murderer, it is going to bring about a schism.” At the time of the killing, Jennifer Tombs had two juvenile convictions for aggravated car theft, had a third case pending, had been arrested for setting her bed on fire and was on an electronic monitor for violating probation. Tomb...
A US judge sentences BitMEX co-founder Benjamin Delo to 30 months probation without home confinement after he pled guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act — BitMEX co-founder Benjamin Delo received 30 months probation without home confinement for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) violations. More: Bl...
County, flood advisories issued 1 PM PT Wildfire took an Altadena man's neighborhood and his Corvette dream Risk rises for mudslides around L.A. County fire zones; prepare for worst-case scenario, officials warn Lopez: As Eaton fire advanced, here’s how employees rescued 45 elderly and...