This is Blake Anderson. He’s a security guard at the Good Batch Lounge. Early Sunday morning, deputy Rodriguez and his partner pulled up and began beating Blake. He’s since lost vision in his eye. He’s current being charged with assault on a police office for this. @lasdgangs Multiple times during this video, the deputy puts a gun to Blake’s head. Blake told me he at this point the deputy said to him, “I’m going to blow your fucking brains out.” This took place in Inglewood, which is out of the @LASDHQ jurisdiction.

In a 2007 interview with @LAmag, @RickCarusoLA says he opposes abortion. He is currently leading the LA mayor’s race.

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Primary is June 7! #VOTE

EXCLUSIVE: On a 2015 camping trip to Kern County, a group of @LASDHQ deputies held down another who made an "unauthorized change" to a deputy gang tattoo. After attempting to burn it off w/ the barrel of a recently fired gun, they shot him in the ankle.
knock-la.com/deputy-gang-ta… My sources identified the shooter as Sgt. Wyatt Waldron of the Lancaster station. The Office of the Inspector General found Waldron lied multiple times during the investigation. @LASDHQ never looked into it. @LACoSheriff promoted Waldron in 2021.
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Inglewood Police Officer John Baca has been arrested on narcotics charges. The federal indictment alleges 2 transactions. First 1 on 4/29, when Baca allegedly delivered cocaine to a witness cooperating with law enforcement. Baca allegedly delivered approximately 1 kg of cocaine to the same witness during another meeting on 5/4 in exchange for $22k cash.

Good morning! @LACoSheriff is live streaming on Facebook and Instagram and I will be live tweeting here. .@LACoSheriff starting out w/ crime statistics. He says they are up, but only 40% of homicides are being solved by @LASDHQ.

Waiting for @LACoSheriff to start his weekly press conference. I’ll be live tweeting here. Hasnt started yet but will begin “shortly”….

Lt. Deedrick also claims to have found 4 missing persons on the Venice boardwalk, one of which is allegedly an autistic man from the UK. He says he is going to connect with INTERPOL after the press conference. Lt. Deedrick of @LASDHQ says that the HOST team exemplifies Maslow's hierarchy of needs by providing food water and shelter and also security through trauma informed care. This seemingly contradicts @LACoSheriff previous statement about it being wrong to help the unhoused.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Lt. Geoffrey Deedrick and business owners from the Venice Beach Boardwalk are about to gold a press conference about @LASDHQ strategy in Venice. I'll be livetweeting the conference here, and you can tune in here: facebook.com/LosAngelesCoun… .@LACoSheriff kicks off the press conference by calling out people on social media making fun of his "cowboy hat", saying he wears it because of his fight with skin cancer.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva began today's live video by calling @PplsCityCouncil "White Billionaires City Council". He then says Mike Bonin had a breakdown on social media, and that he and the City Council have "failed", forcing him to intervene. He says that unhoused people "do not belong in LA...you need to pack up your bags and go back to the state you came from."

The LA County Democratic Party is now discussing the resolution to ask Sheriff Alex Villanueva to resign. I’ll be updating here. Speakers in favor include Julia Martinez, who’s son was killed by alleged Banditos members and Franky Carrillo, who was framed for a murder by deputy gang members. knock-la.com/lasd-franky-ca…

The @LACountyCOC is meeting now. The agenda includes body worn cameras, deputy “cliques”, and COVID-19 in jails. Sheriff Alex Villanueva is expected to join at 12pm. I’ll be live tweeting here. Family impact statements have been moved up to the top of the meeting. We are hearing now from Hilda Pedroza, the sister of David Ordaz Jr., and their father. Ordaz was killed by LASD deputies in the midst of a mental health crisis earlier this year.

After about a 30 minute delay, the @LASDHQ 2021 Hate Crime Summit is now underway. I’ll be live tweeting here. Not a lot of masks in attendance. I’m watching virtually so it’s difficult to give an estimate. I’ve seen at least 10 bare faces, including several panelists.

The Citizen app is currently encouraging users in Los Angeles to hunt down a person suspected of setting the Pacific Palisades brush fire. They are offering $30,000 to anyone who catches them. Hosts of the broadcast are repeating unsubstantiated “tips” as facts and asking people to “hunt this guy down”. One of the tips just played out in air as being a lie. The hosts are flummoxed but continue the broadcast.

Currently in the Community Conversation hosted by @LASDHQ and @LAPDHQ. Sheriff Villanueva and Chief Moore are answering questions from county and city residents. Some families who have lost relatives to both of these departments have attempted to ask questions in these virtual forums and been ignored. It’s happened to me, too, as a member of the press. Lets see if that is any different today.

KCRW is moving forward with denying any of the things I and other employees of color experienced at the station.

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KCRW was aware of what I was going through for months. It’s heartbreaking to see them choose to deny my and other’s experiences. Here is my resignation letter from the station, which details more of them.

Here in El Sereno where activists are trying to prevent the eviction of families from vacant homes owned by CalTrans. CHP is stationed outside ~15 properties. Minutes after the activists wrapped up a press conference at least 50+ CHP officers in riot gear descend on the homes. You can hear the officer try to stop me filming

Here at LA Mayor Eric Garcetti’s house where activists have gathered to protest his being vetted for a position in the Biden cabinet. About 10 police officers have arrived on scene, just a few minutes after activists arrived.

BREAKING: @LASheriffDept is having a party at @SassafrasHW on Vine in Hollywood. Acting on a tip, I went to the scene and captured photos of deputies drinking on the street, littering, and no one had on a mask. Bars have been closed under guidance from Gov. Newsom since 7/13

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These guys said their names were Chris and Daniel Moreno. They enjoyed some White Claw before littering and heading into the bar.