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Nathan Hochman sworn in by Arnold Schwarzenegger as Los Angeles County D.A.
1 month, 1 week ago

Nathan Hochman sworn in by Arnold Schwarzenegger as Los Angeles County D.A.

LA Times  

Nathan Hochman, center, is sworn in by former Gov. Flanked by one of the city’s most famous action heroes, Nathan Hochman began his term as Los Angeles County district attorney Tuesday by promising to restore justice and balance to a prosecutor’s office he believes lost its way over the last four years. Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers an impassioned speech moments before …

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Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff
10 months ago

Progressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — One of the country’s most progressive prosecutors, George Gascón, has advanced to a runoff in his reelection bid for Los Angeles County’s district attorney, surviving a primary race that pit him against 11 challengers. Gascón will compete in November against the second highest vote-getter from Tuesday’s primary in the race to lead an agency that prosecutes cases …

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L.A. County D.A. to pay $5 million in civil rights case over bungled election conspiracy prosecution
11 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. County D.A. to pay $5 million in civil rights case over bungled election conspiracy prosecution

LA Times  

The L.A. County district attorney’s office will pay $5 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought by the head of a tiny Michigan software company that became the focus of a bungled 2022 prosecution based largely on the word of conspiracy theorists. George Gascón last September alleging civil rights violations and negligence stemming from an October 2022 indictment on …

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Suspect in rape of 12-year-old Culver City girl faces life in prison
1 year ago

Suspect in rape of 12-year-old Culver City girl faces life in prison

LA Times  

Marcos Maldonado faces life in prison after he allegedly broke into a Culver City home and sexually assaulted a child last month. A 35-year-old Kern County resident accused of breaking into a Culver City home last month and raping a 12-year-old girl could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted, Los Angeles County Dist. Culver City Police …

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An L.A. County D.A.’s union leader, veteran judge latest to challenge Gascón’s reelection
1 year, 4 months ago

An L.A. County D.A.’s union leader, veteran judge latest to challenge Gascón’s reelection

LA Times  

Two more challengers joined the crowded field looking to unseat Los Angeles County Dist. “We’re not these old-school prosecutors who are hellbent on getting the maximum sentence on every single person.” Shortly after Siddall’s email announcement, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell declared his candidacy outside the downtown Hall of Justice, while flanked by people he’s aided through a …

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L.A. County D.A. George Gascón’s chief of staff settles lawsuit with Azusa police after arrest
1 year, 5 months ago

L.A. County D.A. George Gascón’s chief of staff settles lawsuit with Azusa police after arrest

LA Times  

One of Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón’s top aides settled a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Azusa Police Department this week, following his arrest there on suspicion of public intoxication. The arresting officer said he was trying to investigate whether or not Iniguez’s partner was driving impaired, but then accused Iniguez of repeatedly interfering with him, according to …

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Gascón loses retaliation case, a grim omen for the L.A. County D.A.
1 year, 10 months ago

Gascón loses retaliation case, a grim omen for the L.A. County D.A.

LA Times  

An L.A. County prosecutor on Monday was awarded $1.5 million in a retaliation lawsuit against Dist. Shawn Randolph, the former head of the juvenile division of the district attorney’s office, claimed she was shuttled off to the parole division for pushing back against some of Gascón’s shifts to the handling of criminal cases involving minors, including his blanket ban on …

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L.A. County deputy charged with murder in high-speed crash that killed 12-year-old boy
1 year, 10 months ago

L.A. County deputy charged with murder in high-speed crash that killed 12-year-old boy

LA Times  

Family members on Wednesday carry a picture of Isaiah Rodriguez, 12, who was killed in 2021 when an off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy crashed into the car he was riding in. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested and charged with murder and vehicular manslaughter after an off-duty high-speed crash that killed a 12-year-old boy more than …

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Former chief of staff sues L.A. D.A. George Gascón for retaliation
2 years, 1 month ago

Former chief of staff sues L.A. D.A. George Gascón for retaliation

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. Victoria Adams, an assistant district attorney who has spent more than 35 years working for the office, filed the complaint Thursday, accusing Gascón of demoting her after she questioned a number of his policies and decisions, including the handling of the controversial Hannah Tubbs case. Adams alleged she was replaced as chief of staff by Joseph …

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L.A. prosecutor put on leave over questionable case sparked by election conspiracy theories
2 years, 1 month ago

L.A. prosecutor put on leave over questionable case sparked by election conspiracy theories

LA Times  

Eric Neff is on leave following Dist. Former President Trump praised Gascón and called on him to dig further into the 2020 election, while far-right commentator Charlie Kirk said Yu’s arrest was confirmation of “another election integrity ‘conspiracy theory.’” True the Vote was integral to the debunked documentary “2,000 Mules,” which claimed to prove that Joe Biden and the Democratic …

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Arrest made in breach of L.A. County election worker data
2 years, 3 months ago

Arrest made in breach of L.A. County election worker data

LA Times  

Los Angeles County prosecutors have accused the chief executive of a small Michigan software company of compromising the personal information of hundreds of county elections employees. Eugene Yu, 51, was arrested early Tuesday just outside Lansing, Mich., after prosecutors alleged he improperly stored the information on servers in China, according to Los Angeles County Dist. Los Angeles County awarded Konnech …

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2 arrested, 1 charged with murder of off-duty rookie police officer in robbery attempt in Downey
2 years, 5 months ago

2 arrested, 1 charged with murder of off-duty rookie police officer in robbery attempt in Downey

LA Times  

Monterey Park police Officer Gardiel Solorio, 26, was off duty when he was shot near an LA Fitness gym in a Downey parking lot Monday afternoon. A man and a 17-year-old have been booked on suspicion of murder in Monday’s fatal shooting of an off-duty Monterey Park police officer in Downey during an apparent robbery gone wrong, Los Angeles County …

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Slain El Monte police officers memorialized by family, colleagues: ‘Two of the best of us’
2 years, 6 months ago

Slain El Monte police officers memorialized by family, colleagues: ‘Two of the best of us’

LA Times  

El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry leads officers into a memorial service at the Toyota Arena in Ontario for Police Sgt. Firetrucks formed arches at overpasses as the procession made its way from El Monte police headquarters to Ontario’s Toyota Arena, a stone’s throw away from Upland, where the two family men lived. “Today, we’re here to honor Mike and …

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Gascón's chief of staff arrested for public intoxication
3 years ago

Gascón's chief of staff arrested for public intoxication

LA Times  

Los Angeles County Dist. George Gascón’s chief of staff was arrested by Azusa police on suspicion of public intoxication this month, authorities said Tuesday. The grounds for the release, according to the records, cited a section of the state’s penal code that allows an officer to release a suspect if they were “arrested for intoxication only, and no further proceedings …

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LA authorities announce arrests in smash-and-grab robberies
3 years, 1 month ago

LA authorities announce arrests in smash-and-grab robberies

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Authorities in Los Angeles on Thursday announced more than a dozen arrests in recent smash-and-grab thefts at stores where nearly $340,000 worth of merchandise was stolen, part of a rash of organized retail crime in California. At a joint news conference, both Moore and Mayor Eric Garcetti called for an end to a no-bail policy for some …

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Newsom, Elder sharpen their attacks after poll shows support for recall effort waning
3 years, 4 months ago

Newsom, Elder sharpen their attacks after poll shows support for recall effort waning

LA Times  

Republican gubernatorial candidate Larry Elder addresses a news conference in front of the Hall of Justice on Thursday in Los Angeles. Gavin Newsom and Republican Larry Elder, the leading candidate trying to replace him in the upcoming recall election, on Thursday accused each other of putting the lives of Californians at risk, an increase in campaign hostilities that comes a …

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Suspect’s plea deal in child-murder case marks latest battle over L.A. County D.A.’s policies
3 years, 10 months ago

Suspect’s plea deal in child-murder case marks latest battle over L.A. County D.A.’s policies

LA Times  

George Gascón, right, speaks to the media in March, when he was a candidate for Los Angeles County district attorney. A convicted child rapist who sexually abused and murdered two young boys in Southern California in the 1980s will spend the rest of his life in prison under a plea deal reached in a Pomona courtroom Monday, ending a case …

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New Los Angeles prosecutor ends cash bail for many offenses
4 years, 1 month ago

New Los Angeles prosecutor ends cash bail for many offenses

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, seeking to revamp the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office with progressive policies, said Monday after taking office that cash bail will be ended for many offenses and sentences in thousands of cases will be reevaluated. Gascón, in remarks after taking his oath of office, took aim at his predecessors in …

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New Los Angeles prosecutor ends cash bail for many offenses
4 years, 1 month ago

New Los Angeles prosecutor ends cash bail for many offenses

The Independent  

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