Frank Stoltze
Criminal Justice Correspondent (he/him)I came to L.A. as a very young reporter on New Year’s Day, 1991. Two months later, four LAPD officers were caught on videotape beating Rodney King. A year later, the night before the riots/rebellion broke out, I was in the Nickerson Gardens housing project in Watts at an extraordinary rally of rival gangs that had brokered a truce.
Today, I cover a new movement for criminal justice reform. It is an important moment for justice in L.A., and not everybody shares the same vision. I seek to report the facts and events, but also provide you context for what is happening.
All of this means I still need to figure out the best donut shop in L.A. The best torta. The best (not fanciest) coffee. Best of all I get to meet the smartest, most interesting people and bring their voices to you.
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Criminal Justice
Liu was on duty when he shot and killed Francisco Garcia, 26, at a gas pump at a 7-Eleven in Norwalk in 2016. -
Criminal Justice
Nearly 80% of officers and civilian employees are fully vaccinated so far.
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Criminal Justice
Andrew Cachu was 17 when he killed Louis Amela in 2015. The Amel family's lawyer says his relatives feel "betrayed" by the DA.
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Criminal Justice
This is the first trial of an L.A. County law enforcement officer in more than two decades.
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Criminal Justice
The sheriff based his claim largely on the fact that nearly half of his deputies have either stated they are not vaccinated or have so far refused to reveal whether they are. But there's no indication those deputies will end up defying the county’s vaccine mandate en masse and leave or be fired.
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Criminal Justice
He was charged three years ago for the 2016 killing of an unarmed motorist at a Norwalk gas station.
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Criminal Justice
Sheriff Alex Villanueva claims he could lose up to 44% of his workforce, which he says would cause an “imminent threat to public safety.”
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Criminal Justice
It's one of the largest awards ever in L.A. County involving an off-duty police officer who killed someone.
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Criminal Justice
LAist learned this statistic after making a request for data from the city of Beverly Hills following a class-action lawsuit that claimed police their engage in a pattern of racial discrimination.
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Criminal Justice
Rob Bonta said Sheriff Chad Bianco's "concerning" remarks are under review by his office.
