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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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It's a sign of continuing erosion of support for the sheriff who was elected in 2018.
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A deputy fired nine shots at a man who lunged at her while holding a six-and-a-half-pound steel medical device, a Sheriff's official said.
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One doctor said the deputy should have let hospital staff handle the agitated patient.
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One pastor who has long worked with police says he thought things were better and now it is 'as if the masks have come off.'
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"People are chanting that they want to know where my kids go to school and where my parents go to church," says a Sheriff's Captain. "It's hostile."
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Protesters compared the killing of Taylor with the fatal shootings of Dijon Kizzee, Andres Guardado and others.
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The Kizzee family's lawyers also challenged the Sheriff's Department's claim that two deputies opened fire when Kizzee picked up a gun he had dropped on the ground.
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Two L.A. County Sheriff's deputies remained hospitalized Sunday morning after being shot multiple times around 7 p.m. Saturday while sitting in a patrol car parked near the Willowbrook Metro station, according to authorities. Both were in critical condition after undergoing surgery.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva gave this reason: 'If we force the deputies to be interviewed, it becomes a compelled statement, and then we cannot use a compelled statement' in any potential criminal case.
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'We say he was shot unjustly and we are hopeful the autopsy results will reveal what really happened,' said family spokesman Najee Ali.
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A security hold prevents the release of an autopsy until after law enforcement finishes its investigation.
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Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Inspector General Max Huntsman are at it again, this time over the autopsy of Dijon Kizzee, who was fatally shot by deputies in South L.A. on Monday.
