News Releases & Advisories

August 26, 2022: Father Charged in Assault of Son That Caused Severe Injuries

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a North Hollywood man has been charged with assaulting his young son and causing severe injuries.

August 26, 2022: Sheriff’s Custody Assistant Pleads No Contest to Trying to Bring Drugs Into Men’s Central Jail

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Los Angeles County sheriff’s custody assistant Jose Flores pleaded no contest today for attempting to bring methamphetamine into the Men’s Central Jail four years ago.

August 23, 2022: School Superintendent, Consulting Firm CEO Charged With Money Laundering, Bribery While Serving in Their Official Positions

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that then-Bassett Unified School District Superintendent Alejandro Rojas and Del Terra Chief Executive Officer Luis Rojas have been charged for their roles in a scheme to bilk more than $1.4 million in public funds for their own personal gain.

August 23, 2022: A Man and Woman Charged in Attempted Kidnapping of 1-Year-Old in Long Beach

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that charges were filed today against a man and a woman who attempted to kidnap a 1-year-old child as her mother walked her in a stroller in Long Beach last week.

August 19, 2022: Man Charged in Beverly Grove Home Invasion Robbery

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Dillon Klincke (dob 6/15/91) was charged today for a daylight home-invasion robbery of a 71-year-old woman in Beverly Grove earlier this week.

August 18, 2022: Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole for 2014 Murder Spree

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Alexander Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 2014 shooting spree that left five people dead.

August 18, 2022: Man Convicted of Decades-Old Murders Using Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Horace Van Vaultz Jr. (dob 5/21/55) was convicted today of murdering two women in the first case in Los Angeles County that used investigative genetic genealogy.

August 18, 2022: LAPD Officer Pleads No Contest to On-Duty Assault of Man in Boyle Heights

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Los Angeles police officer Frank Hernandez (dob 5/8/71) pleaded no contest today for an on-duty assault of a 28-year-old man two years ago.

August 16, 2022: Long Beach Woman Charged With Criminal Threats, Hate Crime Against Neighbors

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today his office has filed charges against a woman alleged to have made racially charged threats against her neighbors.

August 16, 2022: Third Person Charged With Murder of Off-Duty Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that his office has filed murder charges against Gerardo Magallanes for his alleged role in the murder of off-duty Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio last week.

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