News Releases & Advisories

October 13, 2022: District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges in Sexual Assault, Kidnapping of Boy in El Sereno

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a 27-year-old Los Angeles man has been charged in the alleged abduction and sexual assault of a 14-year-old boy in El Sereno.

October 5, 2022: Two 17-Year-Olds Charged in Murder of Fashion District Vendor

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that two 17-year-olds have been charged with murder in the Oct. 1 stabbing death of 56-year-old Fashion District vendor Du Young Lee.

October 5, 2022: TV Producer Eric Weinberg Charged With Forcible Rape, Assault

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that television producer Eric Weinberg has been charged in an 18-count complaint for sexually assaulting five women at different times between 2014 and 2019.

October 4, 2022: Head of Election Worker Management Company Arrested in Connection with Theft of Personal Data

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that an executive with a Michigan-based company responsible for the software used in managing Los Angeles County election poll workers has been arrested as part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information of those workers

September 29, 2022: Trio Charged in Murder of Rakim Allen, Also Known As Rap Artist PnB Rock

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a father and his 17-year-old son have been charged with killing rapper PnB Rock at a South Los Angeles restaurant earlier this month.

September 27, 2022: Charges Filed Against Athletic Trainer at Los Angeles Schools

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Richard Turner was charged today for sexually assaulting 10 girls while he worked at two schools in Los Angeles.

September 27, 2022: Man Charged in Murder of Los Angeles County Probation Officer Paula Lind

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that a man was charged today with murdering Los Angeles County Probation Officer Paula Lind at her Lancaster home last weekend.

September 26, 2022: MCTF, Labor Commissioner, LADA, Dept. of Insurance Celebrate Return of Hundreds of Thousands In Stolen Wages to LA Janitors

On Monday, janitorial industry watchdog group and advocates from the Maintenance Cooperation Trust Fund (MCTF), along with California Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, and California SEIU State Council President David Huerta, announced a long-awaited resolution of criminal charges filed against Pacific Commercial Company (PCC). A plea agreement against PCC cites the company for $522,220 for a litany of labor violations, which includes over $240,000 in stolen wages to be paid back to over a dozen California janitors.

September 20, 2022: Man Charged With Trying to Sexually Assault Teenage Girl in Grocery Store in Whittier

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that Steven Magdaleno was charged today with attempting to sexually assault a 16-year-old girl at a grocery store bathroom in Whittier over the weekend.

September 20, 2022: Man Charged With Arson in Victory Baptist Church Fire

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that a man has been charged with three counts of arson in connection with the fire that destroyed the Victory Baptist Church in South Los Angeles last week.

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