Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. She and her colleagues exposed the cover-up of misconduct by deputies who shared photos of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash as well as the practice by sheriff’s deputies of pulling over bicyclists for minor violations and searching them, which disproportionately impacted Latino riders. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader.
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Under former Sheriff Alex Villanueva, detectives secretly investigated and urged the state attorney general to prosecute a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote on a leaked list of problem deputies.
July 20, 2024
A look inside former Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s multi-year investigation shows investigators relentlessly pursued a probe focused on supposedly stolen records and document leaks.
July 19, 2024
Tensions boiled over when findings of misconduct against a top California guard officer were overruled by Washington brass.
June 30, 2024
California alberga tres de las 10 playas más contaminadas que figuran en el último informe de la Surfrider Foundation.
June 15, 2024
A couple hiking near Joshua Tree was rescued from a rugged trail over the weekend, prompting warnings from officials about extreme heat.
June 14, 2024
During a graduation ceremony held at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Thursday evening, violence broke out inside as well as outside the concert venue.
June 13, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters took over the student services building at Cal State L.A. on Wednesday afternoon with the president and other administrators inside.
June 13, 2024
California is home to three of the 10 most polluted beaches listed in the latest Surfrider Foundation report.
June 12, 2024
After several hours of a mostly peaceful pro-Palestinian demonstration at UCLA, the situation turned chaotic as authorities confronted protesters.
June 11, 2024
Brothers Ricardo and Sergio Rios were shot and killed while sitting in their car outside their home near Exposition Park.
June 10, 2024