Keri Blakinger is a Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times. She covers the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has a strong focus on crime and justice, particularly within the judicial system and law enforcement. Blakinger has been featured in various prominent outlets including NBC News, the Associated Press, and the New York Times Magazine.
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Keri Blakinger's coverage predominantly focuses on crime and government & politics, with a specific focus on local issues in California and Los Angeles. Her articles often cover evolving stories, breaking news, legal policy regulation, and government announcements.
If you have expertise or insights related to ongoing legal cases, police misconduct, drug trafficking particularly involving Mexican pharmacies or lawsuits against the LA County Sheriff's Department that are relevant to her coverage area of Southern California and Los Angeles specifically, your input could be valuable for Keri's reporting.
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By: Alene Tchekmedyian, Keri Blakinger
The investigation of Lt. Garrido led to criminal accusations against a captain.
When L.A. County Sheriff's Sgt. William Morris was investigating a criminal case against a fellow lieutenant based on a rumor, he kept running into a glaring problem: No one could tell him where the rumor had started.
By: Keri Blakinger
The $7.5-million settlement comes months after Sean Essex was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
By: Keri Blakinger
Nearly two years after he was caught on camera beating a transgender man in a 7-Eleven parking lot, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has agreed
By: Keri Blakinger
LOS ANGELES — Nearly two years after he was caught on camera beating a transgender man in a 7-Eleven parking lot, a Los Angeles County sheriff's
By: Keri Blakinger
LOS ANGELES — Nearly two years after he was caught on camera beating a transgender man in a 7-Eleven parking lot, a Los Angeles County sheriff's
By: Keri Blakinger
Two lawmakers from California have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a violent incident at Men's Central Jail in 2022, when a Los
By: Keri Blakinger
A California appeals court is taking a closer look at the criminal prosecution of a former top district attorney's office advisor, asking state Atty.
By: Keri Blakinger
At least eight Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty amid a federal investigation into the beating of a transgender man
At least eight Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies have been relieved of duty amid a federal investigation into the beating of a transgender man
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