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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva admitted Monday he has known for weeks that deputies took photos of the crash site where Kobe Bryant and eight others were killed, and said he ordered department personnel to delete the images from their personal devices. “That was my number one priority, to make sure those…

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement saying Sheriff Alex Villanueva is “deeply disturbed” by news reports that deputies snapped and passed around photos from last month’s helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others. “The Sheriff’s Department is aware of recent media reports…

Updated at 7:45 p.m. with details on arrests: Four people were arrested Monday following an Earth Day protest at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told Deadline. During the demonstration, two protesters were shown on local television scaling the iconic…