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Samuel Patrick Groft, 45, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading no contest to nine felony counts of vandalism.
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Hochman described the meeting with the family as "productive" but noted his staff is still reviewing documents related to the high-profile murder case.
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California's attorney general is warning residents to be on the lookout for text messages that ask you to follow a link to pay an outstanding toll fee online.
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A new California law imposes harsher penalties for assaulting emergency room workers. It responds to rising attacks on health care workers, despite concerns from progressives and prison-reform advocates
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Californians accused of certain drug and retail theft offenses face longer sentences under Proposition 36. A batch of new crime laws takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
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Charlotte Pleytez and Lombardo Palacios have officially been exonerated for the murder of Hector Flores, a man who was shot and killed in East Hollywood in 2007.
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At stake is a decades-old murder case and whether criminal defendants can be sure of a fair trial in Orange County.
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The LAPD called deputy mayor of public safety Brian Williams the "likely" source of the threat.
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The lawsuits were brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.
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County officials said lack of staffing is still the biggest issue.
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Robert Paul Rundo was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Friday for working with others to escalate political rallies into violence in 2017. He was freed after the sentencing, having already spent two years in federal custody.
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The Probation Department says it is asking the Board of State and Community Corrections to rescind findings that the facility is "unsuitable" to house youths.
