News Releases & Advisories

December 5, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Marks First Year in Office With Restored Accountability and Rebuilding Trust

LOS ANGELES – One year after taking office and restoring prosecutorial discretion and criminal accountability, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman is marking his first 365 days with an increase in public safety efforts, major takedowns of organized crime and burglary crews, busting the largest illegal cannabis operation in Los Angeles County history, aggressive prosecution of human traffickers, exonerating factually innocent convicted individuals, and filing thousands of Proposition 36 charges against repeat retail thieves. Those are just a few of the initiatives Hochman has successfully spearheaded since taking his oath of office last Dec. 3.

December 5, 2025: LADA Charges 11 Additional Los Angeles County Employees with Pandemic Unemployment Benefit Fraud

LOS ANGELES – Eleven additional Los Angeles County employees have been charged with felony grand theft for fraudulently claiming unemployment benefits while they were still working full-time between 2020 and 2023.

December 2, 2025: Father, Stepmother Charged with Torture, Murder of 14-Month-Old Girl

LONG BEACH – A Long Beach man and his wife were charged yesterday with torturing and killing his 14-month-old daughter last month. 

November 26, 2025: Los Angeles Man Charged with 110 Freeway Takeover

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles man has been charged with shutting down the 110 Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles in 2023 to record a music video.

November 26, 2025: Three Men Charged With Murder in Fatal Ambush of Music Artist DELAROSA

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Murder charges have been filed against three men accused of fatally shooting rising Latino music artist DELAROSA during an ambush-style attack in Northridge on Nov. 22.

November 25, 2025: West Covina Police Officer Charged With Stealing Cash During Traffic Stops

WEST COVINA, Calif. – Felony charges have been filed against West Covina Police Officer Jose Garcia for allegedly stealing cash from motorists during traffic stops beginning in 2024.

November 25, 2025: Man Charged in Murder of Alhambra Police Officer, Woman During Vehicle Pursuit

ALHAMBRA, Calif. – A 27-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Alhambra Police Officer Alec Sanders who was killed in a traffic collision during a vehicle pursuit last week. A woman was also killed during the crash.

November 21, 2025: Motion Filed to Dismiss Case Against Torrance Police Officers Charged With Killing Man Who Possessed Altered Airsoft Rifle

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LOS ANGELES – A judge today was scheduled to hear a prosecution’s motion seeking to dismiss an indictment charging two Torrance police officers with voluntary manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of 23-year-old Christopher Deandre Mitchell, who was sitting in a suspected stolen car with an altered air rifle between his legs. The hearing was postponed, however, pending a writ by the defendants asking the state Supreme Court to dismiss.

November 20, 2025: Ex-Sheriff’s Custodian Charged With Stealing, Destroying Evidence From His DUI Arrest

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s custodian has been charged with taking and tampering with evidence stemming from his own DUI arrest in 2024.

November 19, 2025: Man Charged in 36-Count Burglary Spree Targeting North Hollywood Eateries

VAN NUYS, Calif. – A 26-year-old man has been charged with 36 felony counts in connection with a month-long string of commercial burglaries at eateries in and around North Hollywood beginning in October.

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