Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department

Los Angeles Urban League Letter to The Editor – Another Police Killing

Michael A. Lawson President & CEO Los Angeles Urban LeagueSeptember 11, 2020

On Monday, August 31, 2020, two Los Angeles County Sherriff deputies shot and killed Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old African American man from Lancaster, CA, visiting friends and family in the Westmont neighborhood of Los Angeles. Shortly after Mr. Kizzee was pronounced dead, community activists gathered at the sight of the shooting. They marched to the local Sheriff’s station to protest the unnecessary murder of another Black man by those pledged to protect and serve. Protesters are rightfully outraged, and the family deserves answers and transparency.

Local News

Compton Mayor Aja Brown and City Council Call on the State for Investigation on Compton Sheriff’s Deputies

Jasmyne A. Cannick, Contributing WriterAugust 6, 2020

Call follows allegations of violent sheriff’s gang known as “The Executioners.” On Tuesday, Compton Mayor Aja Brown called on state Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Compton station have engaged in misconduct, excessive force, discriminatory policing and improper stops, searches or arrests. Standing in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. monument, Mayor Brown’s announcement followed allegations of a violent gang of sheriff’s deputies who call themselves “The Executioners” and control the Compton station through force, threats, work slowdowns and acts of revenge against those who

Religion

Thompson to Step Down as President of Baptist Ministers Conference

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion EditorMay 30, 2018

L.A. Pastor, BMC’s youngest-ever president, led group in successfully tackling spiritual and social justice issues After more than five years leading the Baptist Ministers Conference of Los Angeles and Southern California (BMC), the Rev. Xavier L. Thompson will step down as president. Fortunately, his move is not due to scandal or disgrace, but rather his choice in light of his growing ministry and increasing involvement in the civic arena. Elected as the youngest president in BMC’s history, Thompson is the pastor of Southern Baptist Church in Los Angeles. His charge has expanded to include spiritual leadership of St. Paul Baptist