News Releases & Advisories

July 31, 2020: Former Irvine Police Officer Pleads to Off Duty Assault

A 34-year-old man pleaded no contest today to assaulting his girlfriend’s friend two years ago in Torrance, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

July 30, 2020: MEDIA ADVISORY: Update on Harvey Weinstein Extradition

In continuing the extradition process, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey filed a Request for Temporary Custody on July 20 for defendant Harvey Weinstein’s return to Los Angeles County to face criminal prosecution. New York officials are expected to set a hearing date to consider the request.

July 29, 2020: Four Plead to Voter Fraud Scheme on Skid Row

Four men have admitted their role in a scheme where money and cigarettes were offered to homeless people on Skid Row in exchange for false and forged signatures on ballot petitions and voter registration forms, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

July 28, 2020: Texas Man Charged with Hollywood Fatal Shooting

A 33-year-old man was charged today with killing a 17-year-old girl and injuring a man in a shooting on Hollywood and Highland, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

July 28, 2020: Corruption Charges Refiled Against Former Los Angeles County Assessor, Two Others

A total of 78 felony charges have been refiled against former Los Angeles County Assessor John Noguez, his chief appraiser and an Arizona tax consultant alleging they engaged in a public corruption scheme where Noguez was bribed in return for favorable property assessments and unprecedented access to high-level executives, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

July 24, 2020: Man Charged With DUI Crash in Palmdale

A man has been charged with driving under the influence and crashing his car into a parked vehicle, injuring two people in April 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

July 21, 2020: Man Charged With Over a Dozen Car Thefts During COVID-19 Pandemic

A Huntington Park man has been charged in four separate felony cases with stealing more than a dozen cars in Los Angeles and surrounding areas between March and June after getting re-arrested and released, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

July 21, 2020: Whittier Man Pleads to Driving Vehicle into Gym

A 34-year old man has entered a no contest plea for purposely driving a vehicle into a La Mirada gym, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

July 15, 2020: Lancaster Man Charged with Attempted Murder of 80-Year-Old

A Lancaster man was charged today with severely beating an 80-year-old man last week, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

July 15, 2020: MEDIA ADVISORY: Case Against Social Workers to be Dismissed

A case is expected to be dismissed tomorrow against four Los Angeles County social workers who were accused of child abuse and falsifying public records in the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez.

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