‘It’s unforgiving’: California park officials grapple with recent deaths on Mount Baldy Calls are renewed for permitting to hike the Los Angeles-area mountain that looks deceptively accessible The Guardian - US · Jan 18
Inmate Stabs Deputy And Inmate In California Prison Brawl Violent altercation in California prison as inmate stabs deputy and inmate, raising concerns about safety in correctional facilities. Top News · Jun 14, 2024
Deputy Arrested On Multiple Felony Weapons Charges In California San Bernardino County deputy arrested on weapons charges linked to biker gang, raising concerns about law enforcement practices. Top News · Apr 5, 2024
California sheriff’s deputies kill 17-year-old boy with mental health issues Boy, as yet unidentified, is third child killed by San Bernardino law enforcement in less than two years and second in under a month The Guardian - US · Apr 4, 2024
‘A talented, goofy kid’: family of Ryan Gainer, autistic teen killed by police, speak out Shooting of 15-year-old ‘beautiful soul’ in California revives scrutiny on law enforcement abuse of youth with disabilities The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2024
California sheriff releases video showing killing of boy, 15, holding garden tool Outrage over killing of Ryan Gainer, shot three times on Saturday, as sheriff denounced for defending deputies’ use of lethal force The Guardian - US · Mar 14, 2024
California officer shoots and kills boy, 15, holding gardening tool Civil rights advocates call for release of police bodycam video after Ryan Gainer killed on Saturday by deputy responding to 911 call The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2024
Violence Erupts Over Marijuana in Southern California Desert Read about the tragic incident in the Southern California desert where six men were found dead, believed to be a result of a marijuana dispute. Top News · Jan 30, 2024
Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says Authorities say a 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had ripped down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside the business and shouted homophobic slurs at the woman The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Man who killed California store owner tore down Pride flag and shouted slurs Shooter had history of posting hateful content online, sheriff says, and shot Laura Ann Carleton with gun not registered to him The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2023
Suspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says Laura Ann Carleton was defending her Pride flags placed in front of her boutique when she was shot, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group said. A suspect was shot by police a short time after the incident Friday. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2023
Officials in Southern California unprepared for epic mountain blizzard, leaving many trapped and desperate LOS ANGELES — San Bernardino County officials acknowledged that they were unprepared for the historic back-to-back winter storms that swept through the mountains, leaving many residents stranded for more than a week amid gas leaks and diminishing food supplies. Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2023
Some California mountain residents could be snowed in for another week A late-February blast of arctic air produced a rare blizzard east of Los Angeles in the San Bernardino Mountains, where thousands of people live in forest communities or visit for recreation. WEKU · Mar 4, 2023
Teenage Girl Killed in Police Shootout With Her Dad in California Desert Media outlets repeated police speculation that she might have been involved, but investigators now say she was likely unarmed. Reason · Sep 30, 2022
Los Angeles Times · Sep 30, 2022 15-year-old girl killed in law enforcement shootout was likely unarmed, California attorney general says LOS ANGELES — Savannah Graziano, the 15-year-old girl killed in a shootout between her father and law enforcement Tuesday in Hesperia, was likely unarmed as she ran toward deputies, according to a preliminary investigation that has been turned over to the California attorney general’s office.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 29, 2022 A 70-mile crime scene: Terrifying pursuit, freeway gun battle end in father, daughter dead LOS ANGELES — Authorities had been looking for Anthony Graziano and his teenage daughter Savannah for nearly 24 hours when his Nissan Frontier pickup was spotted Tuesday morning near Barstow.
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022 Fifteen-year-old girl killed alongside fugitive father in highway shootout had fired at deputies, police claim Police face questions over why Savannah Graziano was shot while police were pursuing her father Anthony Graziano in a dramatic chase on Tuesday
Salon · Sep 28, 2022 Kidnapped teen shot by Calif. police Sheriff confirms the girl died in a police shootout after they issued an Amber Alert earlier in the day
The Guardian - US · Sep 28, 2022 Murder suspect and his teen daughter killed in shootout with California deputies Anthony John Graziano allegedly killed his estranged wife and fled with the girl, who died amid a desert gunfight after a police chase
Los Angeles Times · Jul 17, 2022 San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy shot, injured in Rancho Cucamonga LOS ANGELES — A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was recovering at a hospital after being shot twice early Sunday morning in Rancho Cucamonga, the sheriff’s department said.
Los Angeles Times · May 10, 2022 FBI gives up attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in California pot-store cash LOS ANGELES — The FBI has abandoned its attempt to confiscate more than $1 million in cash that was seized from armored cars transporting the money for state-licensed marijuana businesses in California.
Benzinga · May 9, 2022 California Sheriff Will Stop Stealing Cannabis Cash From Armored Cars, Halt Highway Robbery Empyreal Logistics, a Pennsylvania-based company that transports cash from state-licensed marijuana businesses, reached a settlement with the San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department, which had seized more than $1 million from its armored cars.
Reason · May 9, 2022 Sheriff Agrees To Stop Stealing Cannabis Cash From Armored Cars, Saying His Deputies 'Are Not Highway Robbers' The settlement came after the Justice Department agreed to return more than $1 million in proceeds from state-licensed marijuana businesses in California.
Reason · Apr 14, 2022 The Feds Will Return More Than $1 Million in Marijuana Money That California Cops Stole From Armored Cars Empyreal Logistics agreed to drop its claims against the Justice Department, but it is still suing San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus.
Reason · Feb 4, 2022 A California Sheriff Remains Free To Rob Armored Cars Carrying Money From State-Licensed Marijuana Businesses A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order, saying the evidence of legal violations is insufficient at this point.