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A search for justice after a mentally ill 17-year-old stabs janitor to death

LOS ANGELES — To Dora Molina, the teenager who took her husband’s life is a danger to the public and needs to spend up to 30 years behind bars, about the same amount of time she and José Tomás Mejía were together.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles DA Gascón declines to prosecute deputies in high-profile shootings of teens

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Friday he would not prosecute sheriff’s deputies who shot teenagers in two separate killings that drew widespread protests in South L.A. in recent years.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles DA files charges against 2 cops in 2020 shooting

Los Angeles prosecutors have charged two former police detectives in the 2020 shooting of an unarmed man that left him paralyzed from the waist down

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Cops charged with killing man who screamed 'I can't breathe' as police 'knelt on him'

WARNING, DISTRESSING FOOTAGE: Edward Bronstein was 38 and a father of five when he died at the hands of California Highway Patrol officers, just two months before the tragic death of George Floyd

Daily Mirror

Edward Bronstein: Seven California officers charged in death of suspect who cried ‘I can’t breathe’

Seven California Highway Patrol Officers have been charged in the March 2020 death of a suspect during a traffic stop after they pinned him to the ground while he screamed “I can’t breathe.”

Evening Standard

7 California Highway Patrol officers charged in death of LA motorist caught on video

LOS ANGELES — Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse were charged with manslaughter Wednesday in connection with the death of a man who screamed, “I can’t breathe!,” as they tried to draw blood from him, prosecutors said.

Los Angeles Times

7 California officers charged in death of man in custody

Prosecutors have charged seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2020 death of a man who screamed “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample

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Operators of upscale LA care facility charged in 14 COVID deaths

LOS ANGELES — The operators of an upscale Los Angeles care facility for dementia patients were charged Tuesday with felony elder abuse and other criminal counts related to the deaths of an employee and thirteen residents during the early days of the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

George Gascón loses retaliation case, a grim omen for the LA County district attorney

LOS ANGELES — An L.A. County prosecutor on Monday was awarded $1.5 million in a retaliation lawsuit against District Attorney George Gascón. It is a grim omen for the county's top prosecutor, who faces at least a dozen similar civil claims.

Los Angeles Times

Innocent man freed 38 years after imprisonment for murder as DNA test reveals another suspect

Maurice Hastings walked out of court a free man on Wednesday nearly four decades after being imprisoned for a murder he did not commit

The Independent UK

Man proved innocent after spending 38 years behind bars for murder he didn't commit

Maurice Hastings was released from prison after DNA was proven not to be his last year in Los Angeles, US. His request for a DNA test back in 2000 had been rejected

Daily Mirror

Maurice Hastings, who was wrongly imprisoned for decades over 1983 murder, declared 'factually innocent' by US judge

Having spent decades behind jail for a murder he did not commit, Maurice Hastings is declared innocent of murder by a Los Angeles judge.

ABC News

LA man imprisoned for decades declared factually innocent

A Los Angeles man who spent more than 38 years behind bars for a 1983 murder he did not commit has been declared factually innocent

The Independent UK

Suspect in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI's radar, LAPD chief says

LOS ANGELES — A man charged with the hate-motivated shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles was on the FBI’s radar before the attacks, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said.

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Prosecutor in controversial Hannah Tubbs case suspended for 'misgendering' defendant

LOS ANGELES — The outspoken prosecutor at the center of one of the most controversial cases of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón's first term in office has been suspended for remarks he made about the gender identity of a defendant.

Los Angeles Times

In grisly case that DA Gascón said he 'lost sleep' over, teen suspect won't be tried as adult

LOS ANGELES — A teenager accused of gunning down his 16-year-old girlfriend and her sister before setting their Westchester apartment on fire in 2018 will not be tried as an adult, bringing an end to one of the most controversial cases of the early part of Los Angeles County District…

Los Angeles Times

Handyman confesses to killing LA Bishop David G. O'Connell, district attorney says

LOS ANGELES — A 61-year-old man who prosecutors said has admitted that he killed Bishop David G. O'Connell was charged Wednesday with one count of murder in the shooting death of the much lauded religious leader.

The Independent UK

LA sheriff’s deputy charged with murder over high speed crash that killed boy, 12

Ricardo Castro’s bail has been set at more than $2m

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Several Torrance police officers linked to racist text scandal no longer employed by city

LOS ANGELES — Several Torrance police officers linked to a racist text messaging scandal — including two who shot and killed a Black man in a controversial 2018 incident — are no longer employed by the troubled law enforcement agency, records show.

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Study: US Inner Cities More Dangerous Than Afghanistan

Life in America's inner city are often fraught with violence.

The Independent UK

Tory Lanez found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion at party

Canadian rapper faces more than 20 years in prison after being convicted by Los Angeles jury

Ballotpedia

2022 sees second-highest level of recall activity since Ballotpedia began tracking

In 2022, Ballotpedia tracked 247 recall efforts against 414 officials. This is the second-highest number of recall efforts since Ballotpedia began tracking this statistic in 2014. Only 2021 had more recall activity—with 357 recall efforts against 545 officials.

Los Angeles Times

LAPD took highly unusual action after its handling of CBS sex scandal was questioned

LOS ANGELES — Days after an internal investigation was launched into whether a former Los Angeles police captain led a cover-up of sexual assault allegations against former CBS chief Leslie Moonves, the detective who handled the case years ago took an unusual step.

Los Angeles Times

Former chief of staff sues LA District Attorney George Gascón for retaliation

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón's former chief of staff has sued him for retaliation, alleging she was bumped from her post for an inexperienced replacement, the latest in a string of lawsuits filed by subordinates against the progressive prosecutor.

The Guardian - US

Fentanyl deaths in Los Angeles county rose 1,280% from 2016 to 2021 – report

Last year’s death toll also marks a 31% increase from 2020 in LA’s epidemic that mirrors disturbing trends across the country

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