News Releases & Advisories

September 6, 2023: Three Charged in Murder, Robbery on Angeles Crest Highway in Pasadena in July

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Luis Ventura, aka Adonite Diamond; Marco Antonio Hernandez, aka Clandestino; and Abraham Ernesto Alvarenga Cortez, aka Malingo have been charged in connection with the robbery and murder of Jessie Enrique Munoz and the robbery of his female companion on Angeles Crest Highway in Pasadena.

September 6, 2023: District Attorney Gascón Announces Creation of New Labor Justice Unit, Historic Charges Filed in Wage Theft Case in South Los Angeles

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced the creation of the office’s first Labor Justice Unit (LJU) today at a news conference. The District Attorney was also joined by State Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower to announce the filing of charges by the newly formed LJU in a seven-count felony complaint against owners of two garment industry businesses in South Los Angeles.

September 1, 2023: Four Charged in Organized Retail Theft at Two Ross Dress for Less Store Locations

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that four men have been charged in connection with organized retail thefts at two Ross Dress for Less stores on two dates in late August.

August 29, 2023: David Bloom Charged with Defrauding Nine Victims out of Nearly $250,000 in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that David Bloom, once known as the “Wall Street Whiz Kid,” has been charged with stealing close to a quarter of a million dollars in an investment scam.

August 25, 2023: D.A. Gascón Announces Charges Against Six People in Organized Retail Theft at WSS Store in Highland Park

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that six people have been charged in connection with two different incidents of organized retail theft at a Warehouse Shoe Store (WSS) in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

August 23, 2023: Gabriel Esparza Charged with Kidnapping, Murder of Andrea Vasquez, and Attempted Murder of Man in Whittier

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Gabriel Sean Esparza has been charged in the kidnapping, attempted rape and murder of 19-year-old Andrea Vasquez, and the attempted murder of her boyfriend in Whittier.

August 23, 2023: Deputy Charged With Conspiracy, Giving False Information and Obstructing DUI Crash Investigation of Another Deputy

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that an off-duty deputy from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) has been charged with attempting to cover up a patrol vehicle crash of a fellow off-duty SEB deputy, who was allegedly driving under the influence and was separately charged with that crime earlier this year. (People v. Carlos Lopez, Case No. 3ES00962.)

August 21, 2023: Man Charged in Robberies of L.A. Street Vendors at Six Locations

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a man has been charged in connection with a series of violent robberies of street vendors at six locations in Los Angeles within a 2-hour period on August 16.

August 18, 2023: Two Men Charged in Connection to Multiple Robberies, Assaults in the San Gabriel Valley, Including Hacienda Heights

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Russell Hardy, Jr. and Cameron DeShawn Perry have been charged with robbing and assaulting multiple people, some who are elderly, in the cities of Industry, Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights. One of the incidents in Hacienda Heights included a viral video of an elderly woman being attacked.

August 11, 2023: Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting, Drugging Multiple Women in Los Angeles, West Hollywood

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and Sheriff Robert Luna announced today that Andrey Thanh Nguyen aka “Cosmo” has been charged with sexually assaulting and drugging five women between the ages of 18 to 21 in 2021 and 2023 in Los Angelesand West Hollywood.

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