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Lancaster deputy “fabricated” claim that he was shot [updated]

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[Left] Dozens of SWAT deputies descended on the scene via helicopter on Wednesday, Aug. 21. [Right] Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris held a press conference shortly after the shooting and said it was “insanity” to house mentally ill people so close to the sheriff’s station.
LOS ANGELES – In a rare Saturday night press conference, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials revealed that the rookie deputy who claimed he was shot in the shoulder at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station “completely fabricated” the incident and would be relieved of his duties.

Investigators who met with 21-year-old Deputy Angel Reinosa “saw no visible injury to Reinosa’s shoulder,” department officials said.

After getting interrogated due to doubts raised from his testimony, Reinosa admitted that he was not shot at from an apartment complex near the station as he previously claimed, sheriff’s Capt. Ken Wegener said.

“He also told investigators that he had caused the holes in his uniform shirt by cutting it with a knife,” Wegener said. “There was no sniper, no shots fired and no gunshot injury sustained to his shoulder. “(It was) completely fabricated.”

Reinosa has failed to provide information concerning his motivation, according to Wegener.

The investigation is ongoing and the sheriff’s department plans to present the case to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office for consideration of charges that could include false reporting of an emergency, the captain said.

A criminal investigation has been launched, Assistant Sheriff Robin Limon said.

“We intend on relieving Deputy Reinosa of his duties,” Limon said.

Officials told reporters several things did not add up: No bullets were recovered in the parking lot, no cars were struck by gunfire and many people in the vicinity did not hear any gunshots.

The alleged ambush was reported by Reinosa at 2:48 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, leading to a containment perimeter and an hours-long search of the four-story apartment complex from which Reinosa claimed the shots were fired toward the station parking lot in the 500 block of West Lancaster Boulevard.

The apartment building was locked down, as was a nearby school, sheriff’s officials said.

Dozens of SWAT deputies descended on the scene via helicopter and armored vehicles. Tactical teams checked each apartment, officials said.

The search of the apartment building and surrounding area wasn’t concluded until 5:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug, 22, according to the department.

The shooting report prompted Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris to express concern about the location of the apartment complex that houses mentally ill people to be so close to the sheriff’s station.

“Of course it’s insanity,” Parris said. “It’s outrageous to have that population in that location. Thank God we don’t have a funeral.”

Southland activist Najee Ali called for Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva to order Reinosa’s immediate arrest.

“There shouldn’t be a double standard of justice,” Ali, director of Project Islamic Hope, told City News Service. “Reinosa should be arrested and prosecuted immediately. There were several people who were detained by the deputies while they were investigating a fabricated shooting. He endangered the lives of everyone in that building. The waste of taxpayers dollars and manpower hours  are inexcusable.”

Lancaster Sheriff’s Station Community Advisory Committee Chair, Dr. Miguel S. Coronado, said he was proud of the sheriff’s department for handling “this unfortunate situation with intelligent, tactical, and methodical precision.”

“If this was a real, active shooter, our deputies are properly trained, and ready to respond accordingly,” Coronado said.

LASD Press conference Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019:

UPDATE: Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris’ Statement Regarding False Report of a Sniper:

We are all shocked to learn that this past week’s deputy shooting incident at the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station was fabricated. We are grateful there is not a sniper in our community targeting our deputies or anyone else.

“We are certainly concerned about the upheaval caused to those involved. We hope the young deputy gets the appropriate help he needs and realizes that crying wolf is not okay. Severe consequences can result. And, while we are aware that false claims can happen, until we know for certain, we will respond with the appropriate resources until we know the community is safe. We will always act to protect our city, and our local emergency responders did just that.

“I want to commend our Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department – Lancaster Station for not only responding quickly to the perceived threat but also owning the discovery that the story was a fabrication without any delay. I know they are doing everything in their power to resolve this issue and prevent future occurrences.”

UPDATE: On Sunday, Aug. 25, Lancaster Sheriff’s Station made the following post on Facebook:

Angry. Embarrassed. Furious. Unbelievable. Ashamed. These are some of the words circulating our station’s hallways since last night as our deputies try to wrap their minds around last night’s press conference surrounding the incident that occurred in our parking lot on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

“Our deputies responded to a cry for help and did exactly what they have been trained to do to protect our civilian staff, residents and community. Our community and other first responder partners worked side by side with us to move quickly, effectively and efficiently. There is no shame in that.

“We are saddened by the outcome of the investigation, but are so grateful to our community for their cooperation on Wednesday and your ongoing support everyday.

The actions of one individual are not indicative of who Lancaster Sheriff’s Station Deputies are. And we know most people know that. But just in case some of our incredible men and women in tan and green are feeling “embarrassed/angry/ashamed” Sunday, let us remind you of who you really are. One moment does not leave your legacy, the work you do, day in, day out does.

“My hero wears a badge.

#LASD #AV411 #LancasterSheriffsStation #AntelopeValleyStrong #myherowearsabadge”

UPDATE: Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris is “unrepentant” about comments regarding MHA facility in Lancaster

Several residents expressed concern over comments made by Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris in the aftermath of this incident, and the negative impact those comments might have on the local mentally ill population. However, Parris apparently doubled down on his comments Sunday, Aug. 25, telling one resident via Facebook that he was “unrepentant.”

UPDATE: Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s statement regarding the incident:

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

When the news broke on Wednesday, I dropped everything I was doing to be at Lancaster and check on the welfare of Deputy Reinosa. Like many responding personnel, I spent needless time and energy on something that did not happen. Rather than delay reporting what we learned for another day, I felt that it was urgent that we share the truth with the public. As Sheriff, I am responsible for my deputies and am embarrassed & incredibly disappointed at what this Deputy did.

“I apologize to our community and our elected officials who rallied in our support.

“During the investigation we had suspicions concerning the validity of the claimed assault but had to exercise care before accusing an employee of making false statements. After investigators were able to establish the facts, we were compelled to share the disappointing truth in our wish to be transparent with the public. I will not tolerate any willful misconduct by any one of our employees.

“Deputy Angel Reinosa’s actions violated the public’s trust. Every day, the men and women of this department work hard around the clock to ensure the public’s safety. I do not want the actions of one individual to tarnish our tradition of service. Like any subject of an internal investigation, Deputy Reinosa is entitled to due process. I will not tolerate anyone who willfully violates their oath of office, makes a false police report, wastes valuable public safety resources, and causes fear in the community.

“Those who choose to violate the public’s trust will face at minimum termination and a potential criminal prosecution.”

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Previous related stories:

Deputies recover pellet rifle during search for Lancaster shooting suspect

Deputy wounded in ambush outside Lancaster Sheriff’s Station

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78 comments for "Lancaster deputy “fabricated” claim that he was shot [updated]"

  1. A beautifully written letter that addresses Wrecks’ blunder and his lack of compassion or understanding.

    To the editor: The fabricated story of a shooting by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy in Lancaster was about much more than one rookie officer gone awry.

    The deputy alleged that he was wounded when shots were fired from an apartment complex near the sheriff’s station. Within hours, a leader in the Lancaster community claimed that the apartment building was filled with mentally ill people who should not be allowed to live near a sheriff’s station.

    Our agency, Mental Health America of Los Angeles, runs the Lancaster Enrichment Center, located across the parking lot from this apartment complex. What our clients have in common is a lack of financial resources and a need for services.

    Our agency provides services to 35 of the 100 units in the apartment complex that are allocated to individuals with a variety of disabilities, including mental health needs. The building, which is run by another company, has other units that are set aside for low-income individuals and families. A key component of the permanent supportive housing model used across the country today is the integration of people with disabilities into larger communities.

    Comments about getting people with mental illness away from everyone else are more about class than mental health. No one talks about moving wealthier individuals who are dealing with mental health challenges away from nicer areas.

    This incident should serve as a learning opportunity. Recognizing this stigma and the blanket judgment that it can carry is an important step in addressing the need for education and awareness. Mental health issues affect our entire community.

    Christina Miller, Los Angeles

    The writer, a psychologist, is president and chief executive of Mental Health America of Los Angeles.

  2. Mayor R. Rex Parris, May, 2019. From Lancaster’s City News & Updates:
    On Friday, May 15, 2009, Mental Health America of Los Angeles (MHA) will host the Grand Opening Celebration of its new Antelope Valley facility. The Antelope Valley MHA provides a rehabilitative program, as well as adjacent housing. Offering enrichment services which promote mental wellness, MHA is instrumental in helping people cope with daily life and the challenges it brings.

    “As part of the Lancaster Downtown Revitalization Project, this facility is an example of the projects we want to incorporate into our community. Programs and services which serve the citizens and improve their quality of life are essential to the growth of Lancaster,” commented Lancaster Mayer R. Rex Parris.

    Fast forward – Mayor R. Rex Parris, August, 2019 — The shooting report prompted Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris to express concern about the location of the apartment complex that houses mentally ill people to be so close to the sheriff’s station.

    “Of course it’s insanity,” Parris said. “It’s outrageous to have that population in that location. Thank God we don’t have a funeral.”

    Rex has vehemently denied having anything to do with bringing Mental Health America to Lancaster despite what the facts say. Ironically, the building is owned by In Site, Scott Ehrlich’s group. They are the ones who made $10 million on the BLVD, and have a no-bid contract for $25 million for the Kensington development.

    Nepotism at its finest.

    • One year ago you were 35 years old. fast forward a year later, now its 36? which one is it? funny how times change.

    • #RecallMayorRex

      I hope you succeed with the recall of Rex. Rex has done almost nothing noteworthy for Lancaster and/or the Antelope Valley that doesn’t have his name on it. He went from R. Rex Parris to just Parris a la Trump. Separated at birth they were.

      I moved to Palmdale 30 years ago after looking all over the AV for a home. There was something odd even back then about Lancaster and it only became worse with Rex’s misguided leadership.
      A litigious attorney doesn’t provide the best job skills to be a mayor of a medium size city just like being a real estate/tv personality doesn’t.

      He’s made enemies with the surrounding cities and towns, e.g. Quartz Hill and Palmdale. Again, like a real estate president who has unfriended Canada and Mexico and all our European allies.
      He’s left the eastside of Lancaster to the Mojave Desert.
      All his big plans like the BLVD have been failures almost from the start. The list of bad ideas goes on and on and on.

      He has done well for himself, McMahon’s old store in a redevelopment zone, and the Good ol’ Boys and gives nepotism a bad name.

      What is so curious is that residents are seemingly okay with all the problems and lack of basic services such as roadwork maintenance as represented by such low voter turnout.

      Do you ever speak with Lancaster residents about all that, especially ones that don’t vote? What do they say? It’s been a mystery all these years.

      • Thank you for articulating all that is wrong with Mayor Parris. Join us on Facebook at Recall Mayor Rex. If you are able, join us at the September 10 Lancaster City Council meeting at 5 pm. We are going to address the recent, and not so recent, statements and behaviors of the Mayor.

        • Well, he articulated a good bit, but I don’t think the internet is big enough to hold ALL that is wrong with Mayor Parris.

          • It only affects Palmdale because Rex, Marv, Drew, and the rest of the Lancaster political machine have injected themselves into Palmdale’s business. They sued for voting districts, among other things, spent tens of thousands of dollars to support pro Lancaster candidates, and continue to run the Eye on Palmdale, which is financially supported by Lancaster and pro Lancaster people.

  3. I’m suspecting that this guy got in through some sort of affirmative action type of program for increasing the numbers of something or other, because the LA Sherifs Dept have a great screening process. How someone this stupid could get through that can only be by them not having to qualify through the rigors and standards they put the average deputy.

  4. Aside from my utmost discontent and disrespect for lancaster cops, I agree that these “”non-profit” facilities” are politicked by druggies and low-lives that just want a free ride and they turn this town into garbage with whatever scumbag agenda they’re going about. The new replacements for these lancaster cop bums shouldnt deal with hobos looking into their backyard the same reason why hobos or current undercover lancaster cops(same thing) shouldnt be looking into my backyard or anyone elses. A Sheriffs station isnt an automotive shop or a swapmeet or an industrial pig factory. It dont need mentals looking back there. Hell, I’ll probably go mental if I was always looking back there. But after all these opinions and debatings, I think that its fair to ask, which building was built first? If it was the mental building, was it converted to a mental house after the station was built or was it always mental? Do my questions sound mental? A smart answer is appreciated please… by a lancaster civilian etc.

    • 1996 was when the station opened, so the solution is simple. Replace all the bimbos in both buildings so that trust, respect and cooperation will be restored for people like me. Untill then, they can take an ocean tempature challenge for all I care.

  5. Typical overreaction. The deputy went to the hospital. A doctor could not tell that the deputy had no injuries. I always knew that the hospital was just as bad as the rest of Lancaster but this proves it. Who is going to have to pay for the response to this charade? The taxpayers.

    • I thought it was the hospital that pulled the covers on this nonsense. When the guy got to the hospital and took off his vest the doctors could see the lack of bruising and started asking WTF was going on.

  6. What is surprising is that no one at the Sheriff’s station with a little bit of experience looked at this rookie and said “You are full of ***. That is not a gunshot wound.
    Just maybe then a whole lot of things would not have happened.

    • Even the experienced deputies aren’t familiar with what a hit on a vest looks like. The unarmed citizens that they shoot aren’t wearing such vests.

    • They have certain protocol when there is a report of a deputy being shot or shot at. They don’t just go,”oh I think maybe no one shot at him”. By then it might be too late and other deputies or people would be shot.

      • Granted there is protocol but there is also threat assessment. Where they are supposed to assess the situation and determine the threat level. They are supposed to do that quickly so they know what the appropriate response is. At 6 pm, 3 hours after the supposed event , I witnessed large convoys in Santa Clarita of sheriff vehicles headed north on the 14 with lights and sirens. That indicates an over reaction and no assessment in a timely manner.

  7. “The actions of one individual isn’t indicative of who the Lancaster Sheriffs Department is” …….Now why cant we understand that it is the same for people. One black person isnt indicative of every black person in Palmdale/Lancaster. Maybe we should prosecute all of you there at the Sheriffs office because surely all of you are just as guilty and had something to do with this and could’ve/should’ve known. Right? Right?

    • Recall Mayor R. Rex Parris. Join the movement on Facebook at Recall Mayor Rex.

      Let us rid the AV of this meglomaniac once and for all.

      • Its not Rex. Its the damn lancaster police gangs and their stupid goons. I get the feeling sometimes that Rex is ready to pack his bags and say, “to hell with all these lancaster idiots. I done more than enough for a town thats $h!tting on itself.” I feel like that sometimes with the little I’ve tried to do. I still love my town. It aint worth leaving for me to deal with the same crap somewhere else that I could have dealt with right here. If anything, recall all the dumb lancaster cop dummys and let State officials and L.A. county replace them with better people thats worth respect and common courtesy… People with common sense. People that favor all of lancaster and not just their stupid tweaker relatives that these pigs unofficially use as goons to suffocate the law abiding, tax paying consumers that try to stand tall and proud and independant. Do a major recall.

      • I think that the lancaster gangster pigs(whom I have no respect for) have Rex by the short and curlys because of something that happened in the past. I am not perfect and have made mistakes that I have fully paid for legally ect. but I think because of his financial status, they decided to use him for their twisted two faced agenda. I hope the FBI or whomever flushes them all out completely and replace every single one of them with the better angels whom I can acknowlege as authority.

  9. Paraphrasing RX Parris:

    “You see those ill people doing nothing overlooking the sheriff station? Well, they could be doing something, but they’re doing nothing right now. People who are ill should not be overlooking the sheriff station because they could be doing something. They’re doing nothing now, but that could change. They’re up to something, because that’s what ill people do. Re-elect me.”

  10. Of course it is crazy to have this facility with windows overlooking buildings that house dozens of armed and trained officers. It should overlook defense-less untrained residents.
    Or maybe the mayor is implying the we need to lock up mental health patients in little rooms with no windows?
    I MUST have missed something….

  11. So, just curious….will all of the Republicans and right-wingers on here and on the AV Scanner LACSD facebook page be apologizing for the atrocious things they said about our Antelope Valley community now that the truth has been revealed?

    I saw words like “ghetto”, “sh**hole”, “trash”, “piece of sh** town”, etc., etc., posted wildly all over. Local Republicans are so trigger-happy to trash the community we all live in, that they couldn’t get their words out fast enough. They hate that Lancaster and Palmdale are no longer all-white, rural farm towns.

    When the AV Scanner LACSD facebook page was started, I knew it was going to end up being used against our local community and become a public-relations nightmare. And, it has. To the tee!

    First, it was the Highland High School incident that was blown out of proportion and made into national headlines, and now this.

    I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if this young deputy doesn’t reveal that he was motivated to lie and commit the crime so he could get some “air time” on that awful page.

    • your an idiot ignorant Democrat..
      Matter of fact this rookie was probably a Democrat he’s got the Criminal Mind of the clintons it wasn’t us it was someone else

    • I’m not Republican or right wing. But I’ve lived here for over 40 years and it has become all the things you’re saying that these people say. Are you sayin they’re lying for some reason. We’ll their being honest and it sounds like you ant’t being honest.

      • I’ve lived here in the AV for over 60 years. When we first moved here, you could walk the streets and not sorry about being assaulted. I was sent to the grocery store across the then two lane Palmdale Blve at 20th Street East from Q-9 at the tender age of 8 and my parents had no worries about me being kidnapped. I have grand kids now and I wouldn’t send them across the street today.
        Today the streets are full of thugs. Not back then. So definitely things have changed. It is no longer safe here in the AV.
        Those who claim Lancaster and Palmdale are safe and we are exaggerating the problems are obviously new comers.

  12. Villanueva should have many reasons to be embarassed and disappointed at the lancaster sherriffs department. I love my city where I was born and I refuse to let these badge wearing failures ruin it for me. Its positively clear that lancaster police are gangster hobos and failures. I have no reason to cooperate with a lancaster cop anymore. Only state police, CHP and other city police deserve my cooperation and common courtesy. I fear that I might get hurt or worse by them or their undercover cronies for sticking to what I said. Nevertheless, ITS POSITIVELY CLEAR THAT LANCASTER COPS ARE FAILURES AND NOT WORTHY OF BEING SEEN AS FACSISTS.

    • This top sheriff is . Incompetent to be the head Sheriff you watch this 21 year old that fake the shooting he’ll be fired and rehired by the top Sheriff just like the domestic violence deputy to hell with the top Sheriff have him replaced now

    • All of them, huh Alby? They all deserve to suffer the repercussions of choices made by the one single idiot that caused this mess? And good luck not cooperating with a law enforcement entity, let’s see how far that gets ya.

      • Re read my comment and then post a smarter reply. You must be a lancaster pig. You,re probably that ugly one whos kids brag about their mommas .357 repeater. I answer only to State police and any other police entity. I’ll answer to a lancaster marshall respectfully before I answer to a lancaster law whore rudely. The law is the law and you lancaster turds are bound to find out your real place in this world by the real LA county law people that deserve my cooperation and common courtesy. That probably bothers you to the point where you want to find out who I am where I go and what I do. Too bad the law prevents you baton fluffers from monitoring people who do not consent to it. Oh yeah and, YOU LANCASTER PIGS ARE FAILURES! Go home to your tweaker relatives whom you protect and let off the hook at good peoples expense, and just let marshall law do a better job. Anybody except you dangerously phony morons.

        • Hmmm. Where to begin. Well, my mom has no .357, I have no tweeker relatives, and last my wife told me, I’m not too terribly ugly. Cute post you have there, though. And no, your post doesn’t “bother” me. I don’t spend my day angry about your idiotic choice of words. Toodles.

          • Nevertheless, you and your Lancaster PIG friends are not respected nor acknowleged as an entity of Authority. You’re all too shady, phony, and way more idiotic. Nope, not the authority I acknowlege nor respect. But its bound to change once all of you baton fluffers get replaced by real cops. by the way, there has been a pending internal investigation of you idiots. Until its complete, you hobos will continue to be seen as gangsters and a potential threat. toodles to you feckless pervs.

      • At this point of my semi-blessed life that I love that has been tainted by depression and anxiety from you pigs, lets see how far you pigs get trying to bother me for no reason. Lets see wut happens if you try to man handle me for no reason like you pigs have before. I wish I could curse you guys to pee your pants regularly. It would fit your unconstitutional piss-ass personality. whatever your real name is, this is not a joke. Open your eyes and mind. The same measure you use and have used before on others as well as myself will be used on you worse and I guarentee that I’m gonna be a happy spectator with popcorn in one hand and a soda in the other. And maybe my anxiety and depression will no longer need to be medicated. In conclusion to what I said, good luck trying to [removed] with me. I dare you, you foolish pig.

  14. Why is Rex attacking Mental Health America? This organization is one of a few nonprofit organizations in the AV that is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable members of our community. An organization that is actually taking steps towards fixing the homeless issue. Shouldn’t he be focusing his attention on the issue at hand which is a falsified statement by a sworn in peace officer? Shame on you Rex for taking an incident that has garnered national attention and pushing your own personal agenda. I think it’s time that the citizens of Lancaster stand up against this bully and show up to the voting polls.

  15. Angel Reinosa does reflect who the deputy/gangs of the lancaster sherriffs department really are. And that illusion of their bible-belt is really just a strap-on for hypocrytical cowards that desperately want respect and glorification. This was just an excuse for them to flex their badge muscles. The hypocracy makes me wanna vommit. If a person like myself reports being harassed, flashed by a cap gun or shot by a b.b. gun, the lancaster cops will act like I’m whining and taddle taling. But If it happens to one of them, watch out folks! The SWAT team and helicopters will be swarming the city block. Maybe Reinosa should have got shot in the left hind cheek multiple times by a pellet gun. If I was to point my finger at them as I was coincidently passing by and making child-like noises of a gun shot, they would probably get on the radio and yell “shots fired! send backup!” And there probably would be shots fired… from them.

  17. “Angry. Embarrassed. Furious. Unbelievable. Ashamed.”

    Send pocho the bill for all operational costs relating to the hoax.

  18. Rex Paris has had a vendetta against Mental Health America for years. Makes sense, since this is one of the few organizations in Lancaster that actually helps the down and out and Rex has let it be known that he just wants the homeless to go away. Why doesn’t the community of Lancaster show up on Election Day and VOTE HIM OUT???

    • Time to Vote Ole Rex OUT! #RecallRex . Go to Get Parris Out of Lancaster on Face Book to start the Process. We’s Sick an Tired a Ole Rex an his Lies an Hate for the Peoples

  20. I read the statement from Rex Parris. If only you would speak with more compassion for the mentally ill that are not law enforcement. Statement from Rex Parris before: “Why do you put mentally ill people in a four-story building across from the Sheriff’s Department? It’s indefensible and something has to be done about it.” Are you Bipolar Rex? Seems to me the mentally ill need to be protected from you and your unstable officers. Thankful no one was killed in all this nonsense, but I suspect you all knew what happened early on but didn’t have time to falsify too much.

    • I was trying to get into the Sheriffs Department years ago but I must have not fit the mold… Lol! It is sad that these incidents taint the good deputies out there. People need to understand that just because someone holds a position of power does not make them a good person. The question is how did he slip through the hiring process of polygraph, psych test, background check, and a 6 month long academy, oh and the panel they have now that review all candidates? They like to hire easily controllable minds that will do exactly what they say without question. Why are they quick to shoot? No common sense or street smarts. Some have never been in a fight in their life except controlled fights in the academy. Remember that deputies for the most part are not dealing with upstanding citizens and want to go home at the end of the day. Trigger happy? Probably just scared and shouldnt have got hired to begin with. This guy was probably trying to get accolades or trying to go out on medical leave and get paid. I smell lawsuits for unlawful entry for the people that had their homes raided by the sheriffs. Another bill that gets passed along to taxpayers. People should go to the city and demand change. Policing as a whole needs reform from the top. When you just keep electing long term sheriffs into the higher positions you get the same results. Society is different these days and there needs to be a different approach to upholding peace and safety. The world is changing but the way we do things are staying the same and that is a problem.

      • If people like Matt replaced all the stupid officials at the lancaster sheriffs station, I’ll gladly be respectfull and stop refering to them as pigs and whores. I’ll accept their authority while crackin a smile of happiness in this hot desert as I endevour in this great consumer nation with the only one life I’ve got to live.

  21. I need to see the video for myself I don’t believe anything anymore. You would think the station is under high surveillance.

  22. Those poor residents not only got blamed for it, apparently some of them were rousted out of their homes until 5:30 AM. Also, think how many unreasonable search and seizures took place.

    But could LASD act differently? All blame to Angel the a$$h0le. He should pay restitution.

    • Mentally I’ll people are imported from L.A.? That’s an interesting theory Rex , I will presume, posted on the net AFTER it was determined to be a hoax.

      • Rex and Marv Crist have perpetuated the lie that 67 people a day are being ‘sent’ from LA to Lancaster on Metrolink. It makes perfect sense, right? You’re homeless and you are in a huge city with lots of opportunities to get services or ask for help, and you have great weather, but you’ll get on a train to go to a desert town like Lancaster.

        The dynamic duo of Rex and Marv have set Lancaster back so far it may never recover.

        • The dynamic duo indeed! they are both the same and cover for each other whenever challanged. Two bullies in a medium sized town.

  24. Well, Rex Parris, Lancaster made the national news for ALL the wrong reasons. You just couldn’t wait for the facts to be presented before you decided to cover your back end first, on the news. I, also, see right through your motives Dr. Coronado. What you don’t say, says everything.

    • Coronado is a media whoree. He’s one of Rex’s hand picked commissioners. Birds of a feather flock together.

      • I would like to know more about Corondo’s title of Dr. as well! I’m pretty sure his PhD stands for Public HighSchool Diploma

        • He’s basically a turd that wants to make every other brown person seen as just like him. But alot of them aren’t dumb enough. It dont take a phd to learn how to avoid him and those that think like him. fake nooses to him are what gun shaped donuts are to Lancaster cops… threatening.

    • I’m pretty sure he funded the reason this whole ordeal happened. All they gotta do is follow the money from that cop or anyone involved to Rex and *poof* corruption central

    • Every time I see Coronado’s name I instantly know the story being reported on is a dumpster fire reaching for attention and trying to be bigger than it is. What a fraud that guy is.

  25. What a shocker! Lies coming from the lips of Mayor R. Rex Parris. He has a personal vendetta against Mental Health America, a group that helps people, unlike Rex who only helps himself.

    Haven’t we had enough of the lies and bizarre behavior? Bird sounds to lower crime. The $10 million dollar Eye in the Sky fiasco. Falsely accusing Raymond Lee Jennings of murder and costing him 10 years of his life. Wasted tax money on failed Ecolution. Trying to sneak in Chinese birth tourism. Trying to pass off Traction Seal as fixing our roads. Telling citizens to carry guns and shoot the homeless who try to rob you. Now this.

    It’s time for Parris to resign and go away.

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  27. I don’t sue people, and never will, but isn’t there a lawsuit in all of this, against Rex Parris?

    • If enough evidence can be provided that Rex is abusing power he can be recalled which baffles how or why that hasn’t happened yet.

  28. This incident causes me to wonder just how careful the Department is when conducting background investigations and the psych evaluation. They really fell short in this case.

  29. False report yet look who stands to gain from the smear campaign? damn corruption reaks of Rex Perris. He knew the truth and still manipulated it for his smear campaign against MHA. Wake the F*** up Lancaster! Is this what y’all truly want? A local government y’all can’t trust?

    • Weird way to get out of your new job. Maybe he should have attempted ghosting his new position. It’s not going to be easy explaining this at his new job as a dishwasher.

    • If you go back and read my post on the very first day this happened I said this whole story was fake and the officer was a rookie and probably did this to himself for attention now I prove myself right I hope they give him the bill for would it cost the taxpayers and lock his ass up also