NEW: San Bernardino County paid a $1.1 million ransom to hackers who infiltrated the Sheriff's Department computers, officials acknowledged Friday.

Last month, the department admitted a hack encrypted many of its files, disrupting systems and blocking access to data.

County officials told ABC News on Friday that the county carries insurance for such attacks and its share of the ransom came out to just over $511,000.

After negotiating with the hackers, the insurance company and county agreed to pay to restore the system to its full functionality and secure data.

More: https://abc7.la/42aQm1i

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HIGH CRIMES: Sheriff details what California drug laws are doing to state.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco blames substance abuse for rising crime in California and says lawmakers are adding fuel to the fire with permissive drug laws. 

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6326857912112

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Policies are more than words on a page. They have real-world consequences. The family of murdered El Monte officer Joseph Santana is asking the courts to recognize the impacts of Gascon’s revolving door criminal justice policies.

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A protester was arrested during an L.A. City Council meeting Friday morning and charged with suspicion of battery against a police officer.

At around 10:30 a.m., a protester disrupted a Cinco de Mayo presentation given by embattled Councilmember Kevin de León, calling the councilmember a racist. Council President Paul Krekorian ordered the disruptor to be removed from the council chamber.

More: https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/local/la-city-council-meeting-protester-faces-battery-charge

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About 200-300 BLM members have entered traffic on the streets in NYC.

Protesters chant for the stopping of killing black people & “Fuck Eric Adams!”

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BREAKING! San Diego, California: San Diego Police are on the scene of a drive-by shooting in Otay Mesa West where a person is dead and three others are wounded by gunfire at a park Friday evening.

According to the San Diego Police Department, officers received a call at 7:09 p.m. about shots being fired in the 3000 block of Coronado Avenue.

When authorities arrived at the Montgomery-Waller Community Park, they found four victims suffering from gunshot wounds.

There is no word on the condition of the other victims at this time.

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In January 2021, two suspects were seen smashing a window, lighting an object and throwing it inside the First Works Baptist Church in El Monte where it exploded. If you have information about this attack, please call us at 3104776565

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/seeking-info/el-monte-church-bombing

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Happy 5 de Mayo 🤬

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Tonight’s #CrimeOfTheNight is a wild high-speed pursuit that takes place in Brevard County, Florida.

🔗 REELZ

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Inside Safe Operation is on it!

Karen Bass says city is ‘operating with utmost urgency’ to address Beverly Grove homeless encampment!

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Longtime FOX 11 reporter Tony Valdez passed away at the age of 78. #RIP

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