News Releases & Advisories

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.

August 15, 2022: Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky Charged With Assaulting Former Friend

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today his office has filed charges against the artist known as A$AP Rocky for an alleged assault with a firearm against a former friend last November.

August 12, 2022: Man Charged With Attempted Murder of 5 Arcadia Police Officers

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that a man was charged today for the attempted murder of five Arcadia police officers, his elderly mother and for critically wounding an elderly neighbor. 

August 10, 2022: Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Sex Assault of Four Girls

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that an indictment was unsealed today charging a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy with sexually assaulting four girls between the ages of 7 and 13 at the time of the alleged crimes.

August 10, 2022: Man 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 Carlos Daniel Delcid for the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio who was killed while he was off-duty earlier this week.

August 8, 2022: Driver Charged With Six Counts of Murder in Fatal Windsor Hills Crash

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office today charged a Texas woman with six counts of murder for a deadly multi-car crash last week in Windsor Hills.

August 5, 2022: Woman Charged With Hate Crime Attack on Transgender Woman in Inglewood

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office today charged a woman with assaulting a 53-year-old transgender woman in Inglewood earlier this year.

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