News Releases & Advisories

February 20, 2026: Los Angeles Sex Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 28 Years in State Prison for Trafficking Multiple Victims on the Figueroa Corridor

LOS ANGELES — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 28 years and eight months in state prison for sex trafficking a 17-year-old minor and a 19-year-old adult along the Figueroa Corridor.

February 20, 2026: Credit One Bank to Pay $10.2M to Settle Consumer Protection Lawsuit Alleging Unlawful Debt Collection Calls

LOS ANGELES — Credit One Bank will pay $10.2 million to resolve a civil lawsuit filed by the District Attorneys’ Offices of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and Santa Clara counties alleging that the company or its vendors made repeated, intrusive and harassing debt collection calls in violation of California’s consumer protection laws and the state constitutional right to privacy.

February 9, 2026: Pasadena Fire Captain Faces Nine Felony Sex Abuse Charges Involving Three Children

VAN NUYS, Calif. — A Pasadena Fire Department captain has been charged with nine felony counts for allegedly sexually abusing three children under the age of 14 over a period spanning more than two decades in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

February 9, 2026: Man Charged With Decades-Old Slaying of 23-Year-Old Woman Whose Body Was Found in Azusa Drainage Ditch

LOS ANGELES – A 63-year-old man was charged today with the 1996 fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old woman who was reported missing by her older brother and had last been seen at a bus stop in El Monte.

February 9, 2026: District Attorney Hochman and Law Enforcement Officials Urge Public to Stay Vigilant at Banks and ATMs Around the Lunar New Year and Other Holidays

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman and law enforcement officials from across the county urge the public to stay vigilant, especially when withdrawing and depositing money at banks and ATMs.