Latest news with #Deputies
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Sheriff seeks help finding assault rifle that may have fallen out of cruiser, retraces deputies' steps
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating how an assault rifle went missing from — and potentially fell out of — the trunk of a squad car in South L.A. Deputies first noticed the Colt M4 assault rifle was missing from the trunk of their squad car on Saturday night sometime between 10:30 and 11 p.m., according to a statement issued by the Sheriff's Department. The weapon had been kept in "a black, hard-shelled storage case" inside the vehicle's trunk, along with five magazines, each loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition. The Sheriff's Department asked the public to help locate the assault rifle and identified the route that the deputies traveled Saturday night in the hopes of pinpointing the location of the weapon. The deputies traveled about four miles in total, heading north on Normandie Avenue near the Sheriff's Department South L.A. Station before turning westbound on Imperial Highway, northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard, then westbound on 104th Street to Inglewood Avenue. "Upon realizing the rifle was missing, personnel from the South Los Angeles Station immediately initiated a search of the station parking lot and retraced the deputies' route of travel," the Sheriff's Department said in the statement. "Surveillance footage from the area is currently being reviewed, and local law enforcement agencies have been notified of the incident." The department also said it was initiating an investigation to determine "whether processes and procedures were followed." The union representing L.A. County sheriff's deputies did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Anyone with information about the missing rifle or with footage along the deputies' route is asked to contact the Sheriff's South L.A. station at (323) 820-6700. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
CBS News
05-07-2025
- CBS News
Fire near Lincoln prompts evacuations on Fourth of July
Homes along two Placer County roads have been evacuated due to a fire on Fourth of July evening, deputies said. The Placer County Sheriff's Office said houses on Poppy Hill Lane and Lyles Lane were evacuated. Deputies said the fire is off Bickford Ranch Road near Sierra College Boulevard. Details on the fire are unknown at this time. This is a developing story.
The Guardian
24-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Five deputies to biggest British Jewish body suspended over Israel criticisms
Five elected representatives to the largest body representing British Jews have been suspended for two years after criticising the Israeli government's actions in Gaza. All 36 signatories to an open letter published in April have been found to have breached the Board of Deputies' code of conduct after a two-month investigation. The letter said 'Israel's soul is being ripped out' by military action that renewed in March, and that the signatories could no longer 'turn a blind eye or remain silent' on the issue. It caused a furore within the UK's Jewish community amid growing divisions over the war and distress at the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. Statements from the Board of Deputies issued since the war began after the atrocities committed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 have been broadly supportive of the Israeli government's actions. The board released the findings of its investigation on Tuesday evening. It said that 'many media outlets, individuals and other community stakeholders initially understood [the letter] to be a statement of the board'. Its code of conduct required deputies not to misrepresent the position of the board and not to bring the institution into disrepute, it added. The investigative panel unanimously found the 36 signatories to be in breach of the code. After considering the panel's findings, the board's executive body decided to send a 'notice of criticism' to 31 of the 36 signatories. But five deputies have been suspended from the board for two years and, where applicable, removed from elected positions. In three cases, the suspension may be reduced to six months 'by way of apology to affected parties', the board said. Michael Wegier, its chief executive, said: 'We are a democratic organisation that welcomes debate, diversity and free speech. Managing diversity of opinion within our organisation depends on our code of conduct. 'That code ensures deputies do not create misunderstandings about the position of the board or its members, do not bring the institution into disrepute, and treat one another and the institution with respect.' The letter, published by the Financial Times on 16 April and signed by about one in eight of the board's elected representatives, said: 'The inclination to avert our eyes is strong, as what is happening is unbearable, but our Jewish values compel us to stand up and to speak out.' It added: 'We know in our hearts we cannot turn a blind eye or remain silent at [the] renewed loss of life and livelihoods, with hopes dwindling for a peaceful reconciliation and the return of the hostages. 'This most extremist of Israeli governments is openly encouraging violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, strangling the Palestinian economy and building more new settlements than ever … Israel's soul is being ripped out and we, members of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, fear for the future of the Israel we love and have such close ties to.' The signatories said: 'We stand against the war … It is our duty, as Jews, to speak out.' The board launched its investigation after receiving an unspecified number of complaints about the letter. Many of the complaints reportedly came from members of the United Synagogue, the largest communal denomination in the UK. Most of the letter's signatories belong to Reform, Liberal or Masorti communities.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Yahoo
Orange deputies fatally shoot man with knife who allegedly held girlfriend against her will, Sheriff's Office says
A knife-wielding man was fatally shot Monday afternoon by Orange County deputies after his girlfriend told law enforcement he held her against her will overnight, Orange County Undersheriff Mark Canty said. Deputies responded to the Isles at East Millenia apartments on Lake Fountain Drive after receiving a call around 12:45 p.m. from a woman who said her 57-year-old boyfriend was on drugs and had kept her inside the apartment at knifepoint since the previous night, Canty said at a news conference later on Monday. The woman spoke to deputies at the scene and said the man had threatened her with a knife. The deputies intended to arrest him for aggravated assault, but he barricaded himself inside the apartment. Deputies requested a negotiator and assistance from a SWAT team around 2:45 p.m., according to Canty. While negotiations with the man continued, the SWAT team positioned itself around the apartment. The man eventually exited the room he was in and moved toward deputies with a knife, causing two deputies to shoot him, Canty said. He was transported to the hospital, where he later died. The entire incident lasted 3½ hours to 4 hours, according to Canty. Per procedure, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting and will turn over its findings to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office for review. The Sheriff's Office will then conduct its own internal investigation, according to Canty. The deputies who fired their weapons are now on temporary paid administrative leave pending FDLE's initial review. The Sheriff's Office will release body-cam footage of the shooting within 30 days.
BBC News
21-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
What happens now after Guernsey's general election?
The votes have been counted, the posters are coming down and we now know the 38 next members of Guernsey's new government. So what comes next? New deputies will first elect the presidents and members of States committees, deciding who is responsible for what in a series of secret bidding to lead committees will make their pitch for the job in the States chamber and respond to questions from will then write their preferred choice on a piece of paper, which will be collected and counted by parliamentary officials. What are Guernsey's committees and what do they do? Guernsey's system of government is made up of one senior committee, principal committees and several other committee boards, authorities and committees include the new Committee for Housing, which the current States voted to introduce for the next political term. It takes over the responsibility for housing which is currently divided between three different other committees include:Policy & Resources (P&R), which is responsible for public finances and co-ordinating policy across the StatesEconomic Development, which promotes business, handles regulation and air and sea linksEducation, Sport & Culture, which looks after schools, heritage and museums, arts, and sporting and civic eventsEmployment & Social Security, which administers benefits such as pensions and income supportEnvironment & Infrastructure, which manages waste policy, roads, coastal defences, renewable energy, agriculture and public transportHealth & Social Care, which delivers medical services from emergencies to welfare and support for children and adultsHome Affairs, which oversees the courts and crime, immigration and population, and emergency planningOther boards include the States Assembly and Constitution Committee, Overseas Aids & Development, Scrutiny Management, Transport Licensing and the States Trading Supervisory Board (STSB), which oversees the ports and public companies such as the dairy and the States' next meeting on 15 July, members will debate the accounts for 2024, which have not been fully published the outgoing president of P&R has announced the States spent £44m more than it brought in last year. When will the committees be chosen? On 1 July the president of P&R, the most senior committee in the States will be chosen, after members are sworn in as deputies at the same next day the four other members of P&R will be elected, with anyone able to stand from the floor of the Friday 4 July elections will take place for the presidents of each of the principal committees, alongside bodies such as the Development and Planning the weekend, the 38 deputies and two Alderney Representatives, who make up the States of Deliberation, will return to elect who sits on each of those committees. What happens to outgoing deputies? The 2025 election is the first one where deputies will receive one month's basic salary if they fail to be re-elected following a review of States members pay in eight deputies who have decided to stand down from their posts will not receive the who have not been re-elected will continue their duties until 1 July when the new deputies are sworn into office.
