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Frank Stoltze
What I cover
I cover how well democracy is working, how various social and political movements seek to improve the lives of Angelenos and how national conversations are affecting local decision making.
My background
I arrived in L.A. in 1991, the year four LAPD officers beat Rodney King and a year before the riots/rebellion. I’ve covered everything from fires and floods to police corruption and political scandal. My work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the L.A. Press Club and the Associated Press.
My goals
I seek to listen to a wide variety of community voices as I hold powerful people accountable and to reveal how seemingly small policy changes have large-scale ripple effects on the people of L.A.
Best way to reach me
I would love to hear your feedback, questions and ideas. You can reach me by email at fstoltze@laist.com, or if you have a tip you’d like to share more privately, you can reach me on Signal. My username is @frankstoltze.
Stories by Frank Stoltze
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DA George Gascón has directed his prosecutors to seek the dismissal of additional charges that can add many years to a defendant's sentence, arguing that they drive mass incarceration of mostly Black and brown men. But some prosecutors are resisting his order; we watch this play out in a double murder case.
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Two detectives on the case also declined to testify as well, saying doing so could compromise their investigation.
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The still-unidentified deputy refused to testify, citing his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. His partner also took the Fifth. Two detectives on the case said they would not testify because doing so could compromise their investigation.
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The report identified 11 "deputy gangs" and seven "subgroups." Some have tattoos, hand signals, and rituals that are similar to a criminal street gang, it said.
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The report identified 11 "deputy gangs" and seven "subgroups." Some have tattoos, hand signals, and rituals that are similar to a criminal street gang, it said.
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Vishal Singh is a leftist activist who has taken it upon himself to document as many street demonstrations as possible It's gotten him roughed up, arrested, and shot with non-lethal projectiles.
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The protest movement sparked by the killing of George Floyd motivated Vishal Singh to become 'a volunteer citizen/activist journalist.'
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Some judges and prosecutors are resisting Gascón's new policy that directs deputy DA's to no longer seek most sentencing enhancements.
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"I have to represent to the judge that I believe dismissing the enhancements and allegations are in the interest of justice," one prosecutor said. "I don't believe that."
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After coming under fire from prosecutors and victims' advocates, Gascón lifted his ban on seeking longer prison sentences for people accused of hate crimes, elder abuse, child abuse, and sex trafficking.
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Officer Toni McBride shot Daniel Hernandez six times in April as he approached her with a boxcutter in his hands. The commission found she violated policy when she fired her last two shots as Hernandez lay wounded on the ground.
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Officer Toni McBride shot 38-year-old Hernandez six times as he approached her with a boxcutter in his hand. The commission found her last two shots, fired while Hernandez lay wounded on the ground, violated department policy.
