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A man who police say shot two Target security guards after he was confronted during an attempted theft was charged with attempted murder, and will also face charges in a third downtown L.A. shooting.
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said he intends to terminate the services of Lawrence Middleton, the special prosecutor his predecessor hired to investigate past police shootings.
A judge’s order Friday could force county officials to move roughly 260 youths at Los Padrinos to lower-security camps, home confinement or possibly to juvenile halls in adjacent counties.
A high-ranking L.A. County probation official said the department won’t comply with a state oversight body’s order to close troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, according to a recording obtained by The Times. But the Board of State and Community Corrections seems unsure of how to enforce its order.
A Los Angeles County judge said two of actor Danny Masterson’s attorneys and a private investigator could face disciplinary investigations for their conduct toward jurors in the aftermath of the disgraced actor’s rape trial.
Family members said the victim of an axe murder in Newbury Park was the brother of suspect Zuberi Sharp, arrested after running naked through a football field.
Progressive district attorneys and advocates who claimed the mantle of criminal justice reform were routed on election day in California. But despite the recent defeats, some reform advocates are confident their movement ‘doesn’t need a rebrand.’
Guillermo Viera Rosa’s unexpected departure would cap a 20-month stint during which he failed to reform the troubled agency.
Nathan Hochman became L.A. County district attorney on Tuesday and immediately began undoing many of the progressive policies of predecessor George Gascón.
Attorneys working to appeal Danny Masterson’s rape conviction approached jurors at their homes and workplaces despite a judge’s order meant to limit information about their identities, according to recent court filings.
