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In effort to 'regain public trust,' LA County announces 66 probation officers put on leave

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Probation Department has announced that 66 officers have been put on administrative leave this year in a series of cases that include allegations of sexual misconduct and the use of excessive force. The announcement was billed as an effort to "regain public trust" in an agency roiled by scandal in recent years amid staffing shortages and the intense ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Probation Department has announced that 66 officers have been put on administrative leave this year in a series of cases that include allegations of sexual misconduct and the use of excessive force.

The announcement

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