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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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Its the second year murders are up, but one leading criminologist argues its too early for alarm. Property crimes also rose in 2015.
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The law is the first in the nation that allows a judge to temporarily seize a person's guns based on concerns of family and police that the person is a threat.
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The holidays bring more visitors to local jails, said officials. But most inmates will spend Christmas without seeing loved ones.
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Pasadena Police Chief Phillip Sanchez has nothing good to say about an independent consultant’s report sharply critical of the 2012 fatal shooting of Kendric McDade.
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Pasadena and federal officials are beefing up security and adding restrictions at the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl following the mass shooting in San Bernardino.
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The video shows two deputies firing at close range, killing Noel Enrique Aguilar. Los Angeles Sheriff's officials say he was armed and tried to grab a deputy's gun.
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The five-year contract with Taser International will place a body camera on every LAPD officer — and outfit each officer in the city with a stun gun.
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After complaining he lacked adequate access, the Los Angeles County inspector general would now be able to look at a range of confidential files.
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Police officers who were among the first to arrive to the Inland Regional Center described a "surreal" scene. "It was terrible," one said.
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Civil rights lawyers representing mentally ill former inmates say many of them end up homeless and back in jail within weeks or months.
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Officer Ricardo Galvez was fatally shot at about 11 p.m. Wednesday in an apparent "botched robbery." Three suspects, including one juvenile, are in custody.
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Five attackers may have been killed and more than 120 victims may have died in six deadly incidents in Paris, according to the city's prosecutor.
