Jack Leonard
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As senior editor of investigations, Jack Leonard oversaw the work of a team of investigative reporters. As a reporter, he was part of the team that exposed fraud and abuse in California’s conservatorship system, a series that won several national awards. He went on to investigate how early releases from L.A.’s jail system perverts justice and fosters more crime on the street. Later, he worked on a sweeping expose of abuse and corruption in the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
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Search: Two deputies are overcome by fumes as they search the fired San Onofre worker’s storage unit. He allegedly made threatening calls against other employees.
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Oct. 16, 2017
Un guardia forestal encontró dos cuerpos dentro del Parque Nacional Joshua Tree el domingo, según el Departamento del Sheriff del Condado de San Bernardino.
Oct. 16, 2017
After a tumultuous year that included allegations of undue influence from wealthy developers and the firing of a popular leader, the California Coastal Commission has selected a new executive director.
Feb. 10, 2017
A Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Sunday in “an execution” carried out by a wanted man who was caught hours later after he carjacked one motorist, robbed a liquor store and tried to snatch a purse from a woman in Tulare County, authorities said.
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