News Releases & Advisories

July 31, 2025: Woman Charged with Attempting to Sneak Fentanyl into a Youth Facility

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Probation Department today announced the arrest of a woman who in 2023, attempted to bring narcotics into the Barry J. Nidorf Youth Facility. 

July 31, 2025: Long Beach Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Teen, Attempted Murder of Four Others

LONG BEACH, CA – A 34-year-old man was sentenced today to 358 years to life, essentially life in prison, for the murder of 17-year-old Briana Soto, a high school senior who was fatally shot just steps from her Long Beach home in March 2024. He was also sentenced for the attempted murder of four teenagers in a separate shooting weeks later.

July 30, 2025: Fiscal de Distrito Hochman Honra a Cuatro con Premios por Valentía

LONG BEACH, CA – El Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles, Nathan J. Hochman, honró hoy a cuatro personas con Premios por Valentía, por su heroísmo en momentos de crisis extraordinarios.

July 30, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Honors Four at Courage Awards

LONG BEACH, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman today honored four people for their heroism in extraordinary moments of crisis at the Courage Awards.

July 29, 2025: Entrenador de Béisbol en Escuela Secundaria Acusado de Crimen Sexual en Contra de Estudiante

LONG BEACH, CA — Un entrenador de béisbol de una escuela secundaria en Long Beach, de 34 años, ha sido acusado de múltiples delitos sexuales en contra de una menor y las autoridades creen que puede haber víctimas adicionales, anunció la Fiscalía de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles.

July 29, 2025: High School Baseball Coach Charged with Sex Crimes Against Female Student

LONG BEACH, CA — A 34-year-old Long Beach high school baseball coach has been charged with multiple sex crimes against a minor, and authorities believe there may be additional victims, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

July 24, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Swears in Office’s Second-Generation Victim Services K-9 Teams

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman welcomed three new employees today — a Labrador retriever, standard poodle, and border collie/poodle mix professionally trained to support victims of sexual and physical abuse, domestic violence, and human trafficking; people with disabilities; and family members of homicide victims. 

July 22, 2025: Motorist Charged With 74 Felony Counts for Driving into Crowd Outside East Hollywood Nightclub

LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old man was charged today in a 74-count complaint, including 37 counts of attempted murder and 37 counts of assault with a deadly weapon — one count for each of the 37 victims, after allegedly driving his vehicle into a crowd of people outside an East Hollywood nightclub, injuring dozens, some critically.

July 18, 2025: Couple Charged in Shooting Death of 13-Year-Old Boy in Pasadena

PASADENA, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced that Muhammad Abdul-Malik, 38, and Teraeja Flemmings, 31, were charged today in the death of 13-year-old Iran Moreno, who was shot and killed while playing video games in his Pasadena home in November 2021.

July 18, 2025: Man Charged with Murder of 5-Year-Old Boy Found in Panorama City Dumpster

PANORAMA CITY, CA — A Panorama City man was charged today with killing his girlfriend’s 5-year-old son whose body was found in a dumpster last week, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced

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