714-997-4400Chatsworth Woman Charged in Infant’s Death
After a preliminary hearing, a Superior Court judge in Los Angeles ruled on Friday that there was enough evidence against Monica Rezonable to support criminal charges related to accusations of shaken baby syndrome. The charges stem from an incident in 2013 when Calin Samora was found limp, gasping for air, and displayed other symptoms consist […]
Suspects Plead Not Guilty to UCLA Student’s Death
Last week, authorities discovered the body of Andrea Del Vesco, 21, in her burnt Westwood apartment. Yesterday, prosecutors charged two men—Alberto Hinojosa Medina and Eric Marquez—with her murder. Ms. Del Vesco was a fourth-year student at UCLA studying psychology and Spanish; she was from Austin, Texas. The prosecution asserts that Mr. Medina, 22, and a […]
Former Raider Re-Tried for Murder
Photo Credit: LA Times (March 7, 2011) After numerous years since the alleged murders occurred, and three years since the mistrial of one victim in 2012, the re-trial of former Oakland Raider Anthony Wayne Smith began this past Monday in Lancaster Superior Court. Mr. Smith is accused of killing four men between 1999 and 2008 […]
Palm Springs Man Acquitted of Serious Charges
Jeffrey G. Woodfield of Palm Springs, a man accused of numerous crimes ranging from making threats of physical injury to attempted murder, was acquitted by a jury today of the most serious charges brought against him. In Riverside County Superior Court, a jury has been deliberating over the numerous charges since the trial concluded. Jurors […]
Sherman Oaks Man Re-Arrested and Released
Photo Credit: LAPD Michael Bernback, the Sherman Oaks man arrested on August 13, 2015 and accused of sexual assault, is under further investigation after being re-arrested on September 3. Mr. Bernback was released from custody that same day after posting $2.1 million in bail. On September 3, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged […]
Officers and Agents Seize Marijuana Grown in Warehouse
Photo Courtesy of LAPD On Thursday, August 27, 2015, officers from LAPD’s organized crime and narcotics units, along with federal Homeland Security and Customs agents, seized what was allegedly illegally grown marijuana at Herbal Relief Care Givers on Clybourn Avenue. It is reported that law enforcement authorities seized over 1000 marijuana plants, along with other […]
Wealthy Businessman Arrested in Sherman Oaks
Los Angeles police arrested Michael Bernback, a wealthy businessman from San Fernandino Valley, last Thursday after several women accused him of raping them. Mr. Bernback, 62, was arrested at his home where police arrived with a search warrant. Bail was set for $300,000, which Mr. Bernback—a one-time contestant on a television show called “Millionare Matchmaker”—was […]
Summers Trial Begins in L.A. Superior Court
The trial of Tobias Dustin Summers began last week in Los Angeles Superior Court. Mr. Summers is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in March 2013. Mr. Summers is charged with over 30 counts of various sexual assault crimes, as well as kidnapping, burglary, and other sex crimes specifically related to minors. […]
Former Football Star, Wrongfully Convicted, Speaks Out
Wrongful convictions send people to prison for crimes they did not commit. Wrongful convictions take months and years of liberty away from innocent men and women. On this past Thursday, local prosecutors and law enforcement personnel learned first-hand about wrongful convictions from a man wrongfully convicted in 2002 and exonerated a decade later in 2012. […]