CALWIRE Crime Watch (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)

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Today's top story: Chabria: Sheriff Chad Bianco can't catch a break. That's a good thing. This roundup covers 9 stories from LA Times, CalMatters.

Chabria: Sheriff Chad Bianco can't catch a break. That's a good thing
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco confiscated ballots, claiming he was investigating election fraud. California's Supreme Court... — LA Times

Man found guilty in ambush-style slaying of newly engaged sheriff's deputy in Palmdale
A guilty verdict was reached against the man accused of killing Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in an ambush-style shooting i... — LA Times

California justices seem skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s defense in ballot seizure case
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco was at the California Supreme Court Monday as his attorney argued he acted within his authori... — CalMatters

California Supreme Court appears skeptical of sheriff's authority to seize ballots
The state's high court heard arguments Monday in the dispute over whether Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco had the authority t... — LA Times

'Consumed with revenge': Trial underway for Grammy winner Lil Durk, accused of murder-for-hire
In rapper Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial, prosecutors painted him as a man "consumed with revenge," after the death of his close... — LA Times

San Francisco 49ers owner arrested in Ohio, pleads no contest to two misdemeanors
John "Jed" York was arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution by a task force focused on human trafficking, but he pleaded... — LA Times

Robbery turns into shooting near Santa Monica Pier
An attempted robbery turned violent when one of the would-be robbers pulled out a gun and shot the victim, police said. — LA Times

Fighters, survivors of deadly Compton gang wars relive the dark past at Tupac Shakur murder trial
More than three decades ago, they were young men at the center of a violent gang war that took many lives, notably that of rapper... — LA Times

California teen killed in shooting at high school football game; suspect in custody
A suspect was arrested after Levi Brown, 17, was fatally shot during a game in Bakersfield.

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