Two deputy district attorneys are suing Los Angeles County, alleging they were demoted from their positions as bureau directors for opposing reform directives implemented by District Attorney George Gascon. Prosecutors […]
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Gascon reverses direction on Palmdale assault case
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón—who implemented a policy that resulted in a transgender woman being ordered to serve two years in juvenile custody for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old […]
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Gascon suggests card companies stop payments for ‘ghost gun’ kits
Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor has called on three credit card companies to stop online payments for the purchase of kits to make untraceable “ghost guns.” “American Express, Mastercard and […]
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Parents enter not-guilty plea for decapitation, murder of children
The parents of two children who were decapitated in Lancaster have pleaded not guilty to murder and child abuse charges. The children’s father, Maurice Jewel Taylor Sr., now 35, was […]
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Latest effort is launched to recall George Gascon
‘The people are frustrated’ A new effort was announced this week to try to oust Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon from office within months of a similar recall […]
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Gascon announces youth diversion program
An opportunity for a new direction Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has launched a victim-centered, pre-filing diversion program for youth. “This program will help repair the immense harm […]
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Man charged in deaths of five family members
Father kills four children, grandmother A Lancaster man was charged this week with murdering his four children–who were between 1 and 11 years old–and their 51-year-old grandmother. Germarcus Lamar David, […]
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Gascon announces new youth diversion program
An opportunity for a new direction Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has launched a victim-centered, pre-filing diversion program for youth. “This program will help repair the immense harm […]
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‘Victim services’ expert sought
Clinical aid for crime victims This week the Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor announced a national search for an expert in the area of victim services and “trauma-informed care’’ to […]