A state investigation has found that the deaths of three Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in a grenade explosion at the parking lot of a training facility last year involved “willful” and serious safety violations in the department, including failing to provide effective training and leaving explosives unattended. California’s Occupational Safety and Health Division issued eight citations resulting in about $350,000 in fines in the report issued in January. The sheriff’s department is appealing the citations. The explosion in July 2025 involved a grenade recovered the previous day from a Santa Monica apartment complex.
