News Releases & Advisories

July 8, 2025: San Marino Man Charged With Murder, Arson in Wife’s Death

LOS ANGELES — A husband has been charged with murder and arson in connection with the death of his wife, whose body was found in their burning San Marino home in January.

July 3, 2025: International Burglary Ring Charged in Jewelry Store Heists

LOS ANGELES – Seven members of a South American crime ring were charged with burglarizing two jewelry stores, stealing over $1 million in jewelry from a Glendale shop and disabling 911 and internet service to more than a million homes and hospitals during a La Verne break-in.

July 3, 2025: Tutor and Young Adult Ward Charged in Plot to Smuggle Xanax into Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

DOWNEY, CA — A civilian contract tutor for incarcerated youth has been charged with multiple felonies for allegedly working with a young adult ward to smuggle a controlled substance into Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey. The ward has also been charged with a felony in connection with the case.

July 3, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Guilty Verdict in Murder of 7-Year-Old Girl by Her Mother, Boyfriend in Hawthorne

LOS ANGELES – A jury convicted Ida Helen Brockman and her boyfriend, Malachi Xavier Whalen, of the torture and murder of Brockman’s 7-year-old daughter, A’Miya D., at their Hawthorne residence in September 2021.

July 1, 2025: Additional Charges Filed in Connection to Immigration Protests

LOS ANGELES – More than 40 people have been charged in connection with the immigration protests last month, including a 17-year-old juvenile accused of attempted murder, a man accused of assaulting an officer with a flagpole and two people who allegedly assaulted Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department horses in separate incidents, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

June 30, 2025: District Attorney Hochman Issues Stern Warning Ahead of July Fourth: Illegal Fireworks Will Be Prosecuted to the Fullest

INGLEWOOD, CA — As Independence Day approaches, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman is warning residents not to engage in the use, possession or sale of illegal fireworks, citing a recent case in which powerful explosives injured a woman and caused destruction in an Inglewood residential neighborhood.

June 27, 2025: DA Hochman Announces Charges in the Attempted Murders of a Santa Monica Police Officer and Two Minors

SANTA MONICA, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced today that David John Hairston is charged with attempting to murder Santa Monica police officer Lucas Palmeira during a shooting on June 25 near the Santa Monica Place mall.

June 27, 2025: Duo Charged With Stealing $1 Million from 30 Victims in Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Investment Scheme

BELLFLOWER, CA — The operator and employee of a financial services company in Bellflower have been charged with stealing more than $1 million from 30 victims through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme, preying on low-income, primarily Spanish-speaking community members who sought loans and high-limit credit lines, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today.

June 23, 2025: Monica Sementilli Sentenced to Life in Prison for Husband’s Murder

LOS ANGELES — Monica Sementilli was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for orchestrating the 2017 murder of her husband, renowned hairdresser Fabio Sementilli. The sentencing took place in Department 101 of the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.

June 20, 2025: Palmdale Man Serving 57-Year Sentence for Killing Rival Resentenced After 23 Years in Prison

LANCASTER, CA – A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge today resentenced Tommy Lee Wickerd to 25 years in prison, having previously granted a petition for resentencing based on an exceptional conduct recommendation from the Secretary of California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), on Wickerd’s behalf. 

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