A top official from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is asking a judge to toss out 11 felony charges filed against her by state prosecutors, with her attorney arguing in a court filing that the allegedly confidential files she’s accused of misusing were actually public records. The 11 felony charges reflected the 11 of those 33 deputies whose …
L.A. County’s former top prosecutor, Jackie Lacey, announced her support Monday for Nathan Hochman in the 2024 district attorney’s race, telling voters it was time to oust the man who booted her from office four years ago, George Gascón. Standing next to Hochman on her mother’s lawn at the edge of the Crenshaw district, Lacey said it was time to …
More than 40 local law enforcement agencies have yet to provide the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office with names of officers who have histories of dishonesty and other misconduct that could affect their credibility in court. The request from the district attorney’s office included “a broad range of information,” and the department “has responded within the legal parameters” after …
George Gascón has requested that law enforcement agencies across Los Angeles County provide his office with the names of deputies and officers who have histories of misconduct that might affect their credibility in court. The letter cites an August 2019 decision in which the California Supreme Court ruled that the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, as well as other law enforcement …
