Compton officials -- joined by an array of community activists and religious leaders -- announced Thursday that they plan to seek gang injunctions and start offering rewards of $500 or more for ...

COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A double murder suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal Compton-area shooting of a 25-year-old father and his 2-year-old daughter in 2001, authorities said ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- For more than 20 years, they have searched for answers. Now, the family of a young father and his daughter who were killed by gang violence in 2001 is one step closer to justice.

The parents of a California teenager who was gunned down outside of a Compton car shop by two deputies believed to be prospective members of a violent gang operating inside law enforcement circles ...

LEE BACA is sheriff of Los Angeles County. THE CITY of Compton, incorporated in 1888 (the seventh city to do so in Los Angeles County), is a smallish community mostly made up of blue-collar and ...

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A shocking claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department is rocking Compton. Austreberto Gonzalez, a deputy for the LA County’s sheriff department has filed a claim — a precursor to a ...

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