News Releases & Advisories

November 20, 2024: DA Gascón Announces Charges Against Two Men in Residential Burglary, Murder of Woman in South Pasadena

SOUTH PASADENA, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Josh Edward Atkins and Bikramjot Singh Padda are charged with burglarizing and killing Susan Miller at her South Pasadena home in June. According to prosecutors, Padda is Miller’s grandson.

November 18, 2024: Man Charged in Attempted Carjackings Targeting Three Women

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Maurice Latorre has been charged in three counts of attempted carjacking in Lincoln Heights and Boyle Heights, allegedly committed on the same day, Nov. 9.

November 15, 2024: DA Gascón Announces Charges Against Woman Who Impersonated a Nurse, Treated Dozens of Patients in Burbank

BURBANK, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Amanda Leeann Porter is charged with stealing the identity of and impersonating an out-of-state nurse at a Burbank medical center beginning in March 2024. Porter also is accused of collecting wages during this time.

November 12, 2024: Construction Worker Convicted in Capital Murder of 76-Year-Old Woman During 2019 Burglary

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a jury has convicted a construction worker in the killing of a 76-year-old woman during the 2019 burglary of her Arcadia home where he had previously worked.

November 8, 2024: DA Gascón Announces Charges Against Middle School Teacher in Inappropriate Relationship with Minor

LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a middle school teacher, Colleen Jo Matarico, is charged with sexually abusing a male student who was between the ages of 13 and 14 years old from 2023 to 2024.

October 31, 2024: DA Gascón Announces Cannabis Youth Prevention Campaign

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office today announced a public service campaign to educate youth and caregivers on the risks associated with newer generations of cannabis products—which are up to 23 times stronger than they were 50 years ago—to promote healthy communities.

October 30, 2024: DA Gascón Announces Charges Against Man in Temple City House Fire that Killed Three People

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Xuanhan Zhang is charged with killing three people after he intentionally started a house fire in Temple City on October 27.

October 30, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Supports Request for Clemency from Governor Gavin Newsom for Erik and Lyle Menendez

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that he supports the Menendez brothers’ request for clemency from Governor Gavin Newsom.

October 29, 2024: District Attorney Gascón Establishes First Women’s Advisory Board in LADA History

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the creation of the office’s first-ever Women’s Advisory Board, the seventh advisory boards established to foster open dialogue and build more inclusive, trusted, and secure relationships with communities across the county.

October 28, 2024: Man Sentenced to Life in Prison Without Parole for Killing Three People and Injuring Two Others in Gardena and Lynwood in 2018

TORRANCE – Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón today announced that Selvin Fabian Salazar was sentenced by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott T. Millington to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering Dolores Sanchez and Francisco Montes, and attempting to murder two others on July 31, 2018, in the cities of Gardena and Lynwood. A fifth victim, Saith Pedraza, was shot by Salazar that same day and died two years later from his injuries.

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