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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which was founded in 1850, was the first professional police force in the Los Angeles area. The all-volunteer, Los Angeles-specific Los Angeles Rangers were formed in 1853 to assist the LASD. They were soon succeeded by the Los Angeles City Guards, another volunteer group.
Early history. Following the organization of the State of California into counties, the Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County was formed in April, 1850. [ 1] Elections for the office of sheriff were held annually until 1882, when the term was increased to two years; in 1894 the term was increased to four years.
Alejandro Villanueva[ 1] is an American law enforcement officer who served as the 33rd sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from 2018 until 2022. He defeated incumbent sheriff Jim McDonnell in the 2018 L.A. County Sheriff's race, making him the first to unseat an incumbent in over 100 years. [ 2]
Meet the 9 candidates vying to become Los Angeles County's next sheriff. Libor Jany. May 23, 2022 at 11:37 AM. One challenger claimed to have swum 26 miles in open water to Catalina Island ...
A multi-year criminal investigation under former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva into the agency's inspector general — a probe that a legal advisor for the county called "not legally ...
The 75 recruits were running in formation, on a training exercise, a little before 6:30 a.m. PST near the Los Angeles County Sheriff's academy just outside of Whittier, officials said.
Lee Baca. Leroy David Baca (born May 27, 1942) is a former American law enforcement officer and convicted felon who served as the 30th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California from 1998 to 2014. In 2017, he was convicted of felony obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. Baca was elected Los Angeles County's 30th sheriff against his mentor ...
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Service years. 1907–1958. Eugene W. Biscailuz (March 12, 1883 – May 16, 1969) [1] was an American police officer. He organized the California Highway Patrol, and later became the 27th Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California, serving in that capacity for 26 years, from 1932 to 1958.