Recent Streetsblog LA posts about LASD

Metro Board Will Discuss Sheriff Audit Reports and Shortcomings on Thursday

By Dana Gabbard | Sep 2, 2014 | 4 Comments

Thursday at noon the Metro Board is holding a workshop on the recent audit of the security contract it has with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD). The unit of the LASD that handles the contract is known as Metro Transit Services which has an online presence on Facebook, Twitter and nixle. In 1997 […]

Milton Olin’s Killer Escapes Charges. A Broken System Cries for Change.

By Damien Newton | Aug 28, 2014 | 21 Comments

Last night, Brenda Gazaar broke the story in the Daily News that the District Attorney will not be pressing charges against Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Wood, who struck and killed Milt Olin from behind with his car while Olin was riding his bicycle in the bike lane. Olin, a former Napster executive and lawyer, was riding legally […]

LASD Sheriff Strikes and Kills Cyclist in Bike Lane with Police Cruiser

By Damien Newton | Dec 9, 2013 | 34 Comments

Milton Olin Jr., former chief operating officer of music-sharing site Napster and Hollywood Attorney, died Sunday when his bicycle was struck by a Sheriff’s Deputy’s patrol car at the 22000 block of Mulholland Highway. LASD confirms that Olin was in the bicycle lane at the time of the collision. Both the driver and bicyclist were traveling […]

“You Don’t Belong Here:” Sheriffs Profile Reporter

By Sahra Sulaiman | Aug 12, 2013 | 28 Comments

“Hi,” said a terse voice to my left. I turned my head to see a Sheriffs’ car rolling slowly down 92nd Street in Watts with me. The white deputy in the passenger seat who was sizing me up appeared highly displeased with whatever conclusion she had come to. They are way too close, I thought. […]

Meet Sheriff Teufel, the Social Media Star Who Can’t Figure out Sharrows

By Damien Newton | Jul 24, 2013 | 38 Comments

Hi everyone, meet Officer Teufel, a social media star from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Teufel’s claim to fame is not only mis-understanding traffic laws as they relate to bicyclists, but riding dangerously close to a cyclist to mis-explain the law and giving a baffling counter-intuitive explanation for what a Sharrow is. Now to […]

This is what stopping youth or men of color often looks like, regardless of the reason for the stop. Mikey, Jonathan, and George/Jorge were frisked for weapons on Ave. 50 and York Blvd. in Highland Park in 2013 while waiting for friends. Sahra Sulaiman/LA Streetsblog

A Tale of Two Communities: New Security Measures at USC Intensify Profiling of Lower-Income Youth of Color

By Sahra Sulaiman | Apr 30, 2013 | 33 Comments

“What you got on you?” the 15 year-old girl says the cops pulled up alongside her asked as she walked along Vermont one night. Bundled up in her boyfriend’s jacket to stave off the chilly air, she didn’t realize that they were actually talking to her until she heard one grumble, “Fucking Mexican!” and repeat […]

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