California
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days agoPolice think this contraption can bring high-speed chases to an end
Sheriff's department uses Grappler device to stop fleeing suspect, preventing injury to bystanders.
A California Division of Occupational Safety and Health investigation into the July 18 blast resulted in eight citations and more than $350,000 in fines, according to records from the state agency reviewed by The Times.
The device that exploded last week at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility and killed three detectives was a grenade, confirmed by ABC News sources.
Sheriff Christina Corpus concealed key information from her assistant sheriff so he would arrest the head of the deputy's union amid labor negotiations and an investigation into her office.
The Riverside County civil grand jury uncovered 10 significant deficiencies in the Sheriff's Department's inmate screening process, leading to a violent felon being misclassified.