Alex Villanueva becomes the county's top cop, and his agenda includes plans to clean house in the department's higher echelons.
Retired sheriff's Lt. Alex Villanueva increased his lead in the vote tally in the race to unseat Sheriff Jim McDonnell.
Authorities are asking for help finding an 11-year-old girl, who went missing in Altadena.
A 67-year-old man was killed Saturday when his vehicle crashed into a wall.
An LA County Sheriff's deputy shot in the chest is home and another remains hospitalized as police seek witnesses to the deadly shootout.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell said he will bar early release for any county jail inmate whose used a gun to commit crimes.
Over landlord objections, LA County Supervisors voted for a rent control measure aimed at moderating the housing crisis.
An Altadena man was among eight arrested on suspicion of burglarizing homes across the county.
DeJuan Ali Rhodes was last seen leaving the Sierra Madre Villa Metro train station.
Deputies responded at 8:30 p.m. Friday to a call of a shooting with several shots fired near the corner of Palm Street and Olive Avenue.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was busy dealing with batteries, burglaries and drunken antics in Altadena Aug. 5-11.
A 16-year-old boy who went missing for the second time since last month has been found safe.
Kayson McLane returned to his Altadena home.
A look at a few of this week's police, fire and courtroom incidents near Altadena.
Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced an investigation into secret department gangs revealed by a deputy who admitted to belonging to one.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was busy dealing with a home burglary and a stolen vehicle in Altadena July 8-July 13.
Police arrested three men and are looking for another in connection with the death of a San Gabriel Valley man.
A motorcyclist killed in a crash on the 210 Freeway Monday was identified as a 27-year-old man from Pasadena, authorities said Tuesday.
The LAPD and CHP will hold DUI Checkpoints around Los Angeles County this Memorial Day weekend.
Police arrested six boy, aged 12 to 15, from an Altadena group home on suspicion of burglarizing homes and possessing guns.
An 83-year-old Pasadena man suffering from Alzheimer's disease, who went missing Sunday, was found in Altadena.
Lorena Alejandra Milian-Ramos was reported missing Thursday.