Criminal Justice

DA Files Criminal Charges Against 7 CHP Officers In Death Of Man Detained For Suspected DUI

Edward Bronstein died in March 2020 while officers were forcibly taking a blood sample after his detention.

Edward Bronstein poses with one of his daughters. Bronstein has a mustache and smiles at the camera. He wears a blue baseball cap.

Serial Killers Were Once Prominent in California. Not Anymore (Which Is A Good Thing). But What Changed?

Advances in forensic science are helping investigators intervene before killers become a household name.

It's Not Just Stormy Daniels. Here Are Ongoing Criminal Investigations Trump Faces

As a Manhattan grand jury hears evidence about the former president's involvement in a hush-money arrangement, he also faces scrutiny in other probes that could come with potential charges.

Former President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4 in National Harbor, Md.

Biden Wants To Boost Background Checks On Gun Buyers. But It's Hard Without Congress

During a visit to Monterey Park, Biden will announce an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a deadly mass shooting on Jan. 24 in Monterey Park, Calif. President Biden will announce his latest gun safety push there on Tuesday.

President Biden's Visit To Monterey Park Comes Amid Demand For Action On Mass Shootings

The president plans to issue an executive order intended to reduce gun violence. His visit comes nearly two months after 11 people were killed in a mass shooting.

An Asian American man dressed all in black leads a group of Asian men and women on the dance floor.

Man Who Fatally Stabbed El Sereno Teenager Could Face 40 Years To Life

LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced the charges on Friday.

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3 LAPD Officers Are In Stable Condition With Gunshot Wounds And Person On Parole Is Dead Following Standoff In Lincoln Heights

At a news conference Wednesday night, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said more needs to be done to take guns "off our streets."

LA City Council Puts Off Decision On Controversial Robot Dog Until May

The public safety had recommended accepting a donation of the nearly $300,000 robot to the LAPD in January.

A four-legged robot has yellow legs and is shaped like a dog. A camera sits where a head would be.

In Scathing Report, Special Counsel Finds LA Sheriff Deputy Gangs Are A ‘Cancer’ On The Department

The report to the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission says the cancer "must be excised" immediately.

At left, a skeleton with a handlebar mustache wears a sombrero and carries a gun with a bullet strapped across its shoulder. ELA is at the bottom. At right, a woman with medium-tone skin clutches her chest as she speak in a room. Behind her a man holds a sign that reads: Banditos a gang with badges

LAPD Union Says Officers Should Not Respond To These 28 Radio Calls

The union's list includes calls for loud parties, welfare checks, and non-criminal mental health issues.

An LAPD car with its emblem on the side of the driver's door with the phrase to protect and to serve.

DA Says LA Man Who Spent 38 Years In Prison For Murder Is Innocent

Tests on DNA from semen found in the victim's mouth proved Maurice Hastings did not commit the crime.

Maurice Hastings, a bald Black man with glasses wearing a dark suit and tie with a blue and white shirt and blue and white handkerchief in. his breast pocket, speaks at a podium. Paula Mitchell, a white woman with her arms folded in front of her, stands to the left. DA George Gascón stands to the right.

ACLU Asks Judge To Hold LA County In Contempt For 'Flagrant Violations' Of Jail Order

Last year, a federal judge ordered immediate improvements after the ACLU filed a motion about “abysmal” conditions at the Inmate Reception Center. Now the civil rights group says the county is not complying with the order.

We're looking at the entrance to the downtown jail public lobby and inmate reception center. A concrete beige building faces us, with glass windows framed with red. The door has white signs like "put on your mask". The building is part of a large complex -- we can see other beige buildings beyond the reception center. A palm tree is to the right of the building, and there are green grass and shrubs.

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