Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell is back for his quarterly AirTalk visit. Today, we check in with him on the latest, including:

• The arrest of a suspect in connection to a series of burglaries in Calabasas, who could be tied to the murder of a June murder of a father at Malibu Creek State Park

• The Los Angeles County inspector general is doing an investigation into whether the Sheriff’s Department racially profiled Latino drivers when their enforcement team was searching for narcotics on the 5 Freeway. This comes after an L.A. Times report that about 70 percent of the drivers stopped from 2012 to 2017 were Latino

• The Board of Supervisors approved a 2020 ballot measure which would give expanded authority to the civilian oversight commission, including the power to issue subpoenas in certain cases

• The L.A. County Sheriff has announced a new policy of maximum jail time for those convicted of gun violence

• Nearly a year after the legalization of pot in California, how is the Sheriff’s department dealing with illegal cannabis dispensaries?   

• The Sheriff’s Department is collaborating with civilians on an initiative that will educate drivers about how to interact with police during traffic stops

• In light of a recently formed crime impact team of civilians who work field assignments, we discuss the reserve system

Have a question for Sheriff Jim McDonnell? Call us at 866-893-5722.

Guest:

Jim McDonnell, Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; he tweets @LACoSheriff