News Releases & Advisories

October 25, 2023: Man Charged in Fatal Crash That Killed Four Pepperdine University Students in Malibu

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Fraser Bohm has been charged in a fatal car crash that killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu.

October 25, 2023: Alliance United Insurance To Pay $1.1 Million for Failing To Promptly Investigate Auto Accident Claims

District Attorney George Gascon announced today that Alliance United Insurance, a Los Angeles-based company providing auto and casualty insurance services statewide, has agreed to pay $1.1 million for allegedly failing to efficiently investigate auto accident claims as required by law.

October 24, 2023: Woman Charged With Killing Mother in El Monte

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Kimberly Gonzalez is charged with stabbing and killing her mother, Jacqueline Perez at her home in El Monte.

October 23, 2023: Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office Launches Investigation into Labor Practices in Local Hotels

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office has announced a robust investigation into labor practices within hotels across Los Angeles County. This vital inquiry comes in response to the recent strikes organized by UNITE HERE Local 11, shedding light on concerns regarding the alleged employment of unhoused refugees, particularly from Venezuela, to replace striking workers, notably in the housekeeping departments.

October 13, 2023: Man Charged with Rape, Robbery of Two Women in Koreatown

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Matthew Scott Reyes has been charged with the rape and robbery of two women in the Koreatown area.

October 13, 2023: District Attorney George Gascón Launches Latine Advisory Board

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has established the office’s first-ever Latine Advisory Board, one of several advisory boards he formed that opens dialogue toward a more inclusive, collaborative, stronger and trusting relationship with communities countywide aimed at justice for all.

October 5, 2023: Glendale Elementary School Coach and Aide Charged With Molesting at Least Six Boys

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascòn announced today that an after-school coach for football and other sports and aide for disabled students at elementary schools in Glendale has been charged in the molestation of at least six boys.

September 29, 2023: Los Angeles Police Officer Charged With Fraudulently Collecting Overtime Pay

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Los Angeles police officer Isabel Morales has been charged with fraudulently collecting overtime pay in 2022.

September 28, 2023: Man Convicted in Killing Former Girlfriend in the Hollywood Hills

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Gareth Pursehouse was found guilty by a jury with murdering his ex-girlfriend by throwing her over a balcony at her Hollywood Hills apartment in February 2020.

September 28, 2023: Man Convicted in Ambush Shooting of Two Sheriff’s Deputies at MLK Transit Center in Compton

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today that Deonte Lee Murray was found guilty by a jury for attempting to murder two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies while they sat in their car outside the Martin Luther King Jr. Transit Center on September 12, 2020.

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