News Releases & Advisories

September 2, 2026: Lomita Man Held to Answer on Felony Hate Crimes for Allegedly Threatening to Shoot Up Jewish Community Center

LOS ANGELES — A 43-year-old Lomita man who previously faced a gun-related felony case and was ordered to complete an anti-bias program has been held to answer on felony hate crime charges for allegedly threatening to shoot up the Jewish Community Center in Redondo Beach, including hundreds of children.

September 2, 2026: Ex-Accounting Manager Charged With Stealing Over $2.5 Million From California Clothing Company Karen Kane

LOS ANGELES — A former credit and accounting manager of family-owned women’s clothing company Karen Kane has been charged with illegally funneling over $2.56 million in company funds into her personal bank accounts over a 10-year period.

August 31, 2026: Former LAPD Officer Charged in 2015 Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man in Venice

LOS ANGELES – Former Los Angeles Police Officer Clifford Proctor has been indicted for the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Brendon Glenn during an altercation in Venice more than a decade ago.

August 28, 2026: Diamond Bar Caretaker Found Guilty of Murdering Two Elderly Women in Assisted Living Facility

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — A Los Angeles County jury found caretaker Jianchun Li guilty of murdering two elderly women at an assisted living facility in Diamond Bar in June 2023 and also found that he was legally sane when he committed the crimes. Li faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

August 24, 2026: Man Convicted of 2023 Murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in Palmdale

LOS ANGELES – A 32-year-old man was found guilty today of fatally shooting Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in broad daylight three years ago in Palmdale.

August 20, 2026: To Encourage Whistleblowers to Come Forward, LAPD Officer’s Illegal Recording Charges Reduced to Misdemeanors

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has announced that, to encourage whistleblowers to come forward, charges filed against a Los Angeles police officer accused of illegally recording confidential conversations of his colleagues without their knowledge are being reduced to misdemeanors.

August 20, 2026: Los Angeles Man Charged With Murdering Three Men in Hollywood Apartment

LOS ANGELES — A 57-year-old Los Angeles man, who was previously convicted in 2005 of murder and released from prison in 2022, has now been charged with three counts of murder in connection with a triple homicide involving the shooting deaths of three men at a Hollywood apartment last month.

August 19, 2026: Two Courageous Women Honored for Helping Secure Convictions in Murder, Violent Stalking Cases

WESTCHESTER, Calif. — Mia Overstreet was 15 years old when she ran out into the street to save a stranger from being strangled to death by a stalker in Torrance; Melissa Par helped capture a man who randomly murdered a 17-year-old boy from Mexico visiting his family in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman presented these brave women with Courage Awards today at a ceremony in Westchester.  

August 18, 2026: Los Angeles Man Convicted of Murder for 2018 Fatal Shooting at Trader Joe’s in Silver Lake

LOS ANGELES – A 36-year-old man was found guilty today for murder in connection with the 2018 fatal shooting of a Trader Joe’s manager during a shootout with police where he held shoppers hostage inside the store for more than three hours.

August 14, 2026: Spurned Boyfriend Pleads Guilty to Fatally Shooting Four People, Setting Lancaster House Ablaze

LOS ANGELES – A 21-year-old man, angered by the end of a romantic relationship, has pleaded guilty to the 2024 murders of four people inside a Lancaster home and then setting the residence on fire.

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