News Releases & Advisories

May 17, 2021: District Attorney Gascón Seeks to Immediately Stop Handy from Misclassifying Its Workers

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the filing of a motion seeking to immediately halt Handy Technologies, Inc., from misclassifying its workers as independent contractors.

May 14, 2021: 2 Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detectives Indicted For Perjury, Filing False Report

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that an indictment was unsealed today charging two sheriff’s detectives for lying about their roles while a search warrant was served at a home in East Los Angeles three years ago.

May 11, 2021: Man Charged with Arson of LAPD Topanga Station

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced a man was charged today with setting a fire at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Topanga Station on Sunday.

May 11, 2021: Off-Duty LAPD Officer Charged With Threatening to Kill Two Men in Inglewood

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that a Los Angeles police officer was charged today for threatening to kill his cousin and another man last week in Inglewood.

May 4, 2021: Man Charged with Setting Devastating San Gabriel Mission Fire

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today a man was charged with setting a fire that caused catastrophic damage to the San Gabriel Mission last summer.

April 29, 2021: 5 Charged in Connection With Shooting of Dogwalker in Hollywood

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that five people were charged today for their alleged roles in the shooting of a dogwalker in February.

April 23, 2021: ICAN Report Reveals 73% Decrease in Child Homicides In Los Angeles County Since 1989

The Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN), co-chaired by Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón, today unveiled a special report by its Multi-Agency Child Death Review Team titled, “Child Homicide by Caretaker - 30 Year Retrospective,” documenting a 73% decrease in child homicides by caretakers in Los Angeles County over the past three decades.

April 22, 2021: Man Pleads Guilty to 2016 Murder of Sheriff’s Sergeant in Lancaster

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that a 31-year-old man pleaded guilty today to the murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steven Owen five years ago in Lancaster.

April 22, 2021: Former Palmdale Mayor Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that former Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford pleaded guilty today to lying about income he illegally received from two consultants.

April 20, 2021: District Attorney Gascón Commends Board Supervisors Motion on Cash Bail

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón issued the following statement today regarding Supervisor Sheila Kuehl’s motion before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors regarding the implementation of the California Supreme Court’s Humphrey decision on cash bail:

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