{"id":110984,"date":"2022-09-26T11:59:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T18:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=110984"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:46:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T20:46:38","slug":"woman-found-dead-in-lancaster-was-a-probation-officer-investigation-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2022\/09\/26\/woman-found-dead-in-lancaster-was-a-probation-officer-investigation-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman found dead in Lancaster was a probation officer; investigation continues [UPDATED: Victim ID&#8217;d]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_110986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110986\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110986\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-2-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-2-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The incident occurred on the 45500 block of Barrymore Avenue in Lancaster. [Image by BRYAN HALL]<\/figcaption><\/figure>LANCASTER &#8211; A woman found apparently beaten to death inside her Lancaster home Sunday morning was a Los Angeles County probation officer, according to authorities, and the investigation into the killing continues.<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported around 12:05 a .m. Sunday, Sept. 25, on the 45500 block of Barrymore Avenue, where deputies responded to a &#8220;burglary\/home invasion call,&#8221; according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/local.nixle.com\/alert\/9672060\/?sub_id=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release from the Sheriff&#8217;s Information Bureau<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-1186352231\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When deputies arrived, they found the victim, a Black female, 50-55 years of age, unresponsive and suffering from blunt head trauma. The victim was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene,&#8221; the news release states. Her name has not yet been released pending next of kin notification.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A male who was discovered in the house has been currently detained,&#8221; the sheriff&#8217;s news release states. No further information from the sheriff&#8217;s department was released.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Facebook post on Sunday by AFSCME Local 685, the union representing deputy probation officers, the victim was one of the union&#8217;s members.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One of our DPO II was found deceased early this morning at her residence in Antelope Valley,&#8221; according to the union. &#8220;&#8230; The preliminary information is that she may be a victim of homicide. &#8230; Meanwhile, please pray for family during this tragic event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-09-26\/la-county-probation-officer-killed-lancaster-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a>, the woman was a veteran deputy probation officer assigned to Barry J. Nidorf juvenile hall in Sylmar. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told <em>The Times<\/em> that the woman had just come home from work when the attack happened.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call the Sheriff&#8217;s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">UPDATE<\/span>: According to the county Probation Department, Paula Lind was a 16-year veteran of the agency who &#8220;was a victim of a home invasion where she suffered fatal injuries.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The department sends our sincere condolences and prayers to her family and loved ones during their time of sorrow,&#8221; according to the agency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a statement issued Monday, Sept. 26, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger called Lind&#8217;s death &#8220;a tragic loss of life.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;She was a public servant that dedicated her life&#8217;s work to helping effect positive change in the lives of the probationers she supervised,&#8221; Barger said. &#8220;The perpetrator responsible for this brutal attack must be held accountable and brought to justice. I will continue to track the outcome of this investigation closely.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The coroner&#8217;s office had not formally identified the victim as of early Monday afternoon, saying only she was a woman about 50-55 years old.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_110987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110987\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110987\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-3.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[BRYAN HALL]<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure id=\"attachment_110985\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110985\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-110985\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Lancaster-homicide-9.25.22-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-110985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[BRYAN HALL]<\/figcaption><\/figure>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANCASTER &#8211; A woman found apparently beaten to death inside her Lancaster home Sunday morning was a Los Angeles County probation officer, according to authorities, and the investigation into the killing continues. The incident was reported around 12:05 a .m. Sunday, Sept. 25, on the 45500 block of Barrymore Avenue, where deputies responded to a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":110986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719,1499,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111002,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110984\/revisions\/111002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}