News Releases & Advisories

August 10, 2026: Curren Price Ordered by a Second L.A. County Superior Court Judge to Stand Trial on 12 Public Corruption Felonies

LOS ANGELES — For the second time this year, sitting Los Angeles City Councilmember Curren Price has been ordered by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge to stand trial on 12 felony public corruption charges including embezzlement of public funds, perjury and financial conflicts of interest.

August 7, 2026: Man Charged in Sexual Assault of Woman in North Hollywood, Additional Victims Sought

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - A 27-year-old man is charged with sexually assaulting a woman after she left a North Hollywood gym on July 19. Investigators believe there are more victims.

August 7, 2026: Prosecutors File Brief Detailing Case Against LAPD Officer Charged With Illegally Recording Colleagues

LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors today filed a 26-page preliminary hearing brief that provides additional details and context about a Los Angeles police officer who has been charged with illegally recording portions of confidential conversations with 16 colleagues without their permission instead of going through the proper administrative channels when he heard racist, sexist or homophobic comments.

August 6, 2026: Man Sentenced to Life Plus Seven Years in Prison for Attempted Murder Hate Crime on Metro Bus

LOS ANGELES — Gerald Pitts today was sentenced to life plus seven years in state prison with the possibility of parole for the attempted murder of Santos Tejas Gonzalez during a brutal, unprovoked hate crime attack aboard a Metro bus in March 2023.

August 6, 2026: Son of Grammy-Nominated Opera Singer Jubilant Sykes Arraigned for Singer’s Murder

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The 31-year-old son of Grammy-nominated opera singer Jubilant Sykes was arraigned today in the fatal stabbing of his 71-year-old father at the family’s Santa Monica home in December 2025.

August 5, 2026: Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder of Off-Duty Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio

NORWALK, Calif. - A 24-year-old man was sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting Monterey Park Police Officer Gardiel Solorio, who was killed while he was off-duty in a gym parking lot in 2022.

August 3, 2026: Bell Police Officer Charged With Illegally Accessing DMV Information, Placing GPS Tracking Device on Ex-Girlfriend’s Car

LOS ANGELES – A Bell police officer has been charged with illegally accessing a California Department of Motor Vehicles database to get information about his ex-girlfriend’s former boyfriend and illegally placing a GPS tracking device on the ex-girlfriend’s vehicle.