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Gang member gets life sentence for killing Whittier officer
Wave Wire Services NORWALK — A gang member convicted of opening fire on two Whittier police officers, killing one and wounding the other, along with […]
Family wants school police officer charged in shooting
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The brothers of an 18-year-old woman who was shot in the head by a Long Beach Unified School District […]
District attorney to dismiss 60,000 marijuana convictions
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón has announced that his office has identified nearly 60,000 cannabis convictions, some going back three […]
D.A. forms team to investigate use-of-force incidents
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón has announced the formation of an independent team to reexamine fatal use-of-force incidents by law […]
D.A. reorganizes unit that prosecutes gang members
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón has announced that the office’s Hardcore Gang Division has been re-named the Community Violence Reduction […]
D.A. defends new policies 100 days in to term
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón defended the policies he has set in place during his first 100 days as the […]
Judge rules D.A. can’t tell prosecutors to ignore laws
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A judge ruled mostly in favor of the Association of Deputy District Attorneys for Los Angeles County in a […]
County D.A. to create board for crime victims
By 2UrbanGirls Contributing Writer LOS ANGELES — Newly elected District Attorney George Gascón plans to create an advisory board for victims of crime. “Supporting victims […]
Officer ‘had no choice’ in fatal Trader Joe’s shooting
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The police officer who fired the shot that accidentally killed an assistant manager during a gunfight with a suspect […]