714-997-4400La Habra Citizen Pardoned by Governor’s Office
On April 4, 2015, Mr. Henry Earl Irvin (40) received the phone call for which he had waited over two decades—the Office of the Governor was on the line to inform Mr. Irvin that his pardon had been approved. “A gubernatorial pardon is an honor that may be granted to people who have demonstrated exemplary […]
Suspect Charged in Huntington Beach “Murder for Hire” Scheme
Huntington Beach Police arrested four men suspected of being members in a conspiracy to kill another person they knew for money this past week. Three of the four men were released and not charged. On Tuesday, May 12, police arrested Huntington Beach resident John Taylor (67) and his two sons, Jordan (29) and Matthew (27) […]
Former Port of LA Police Chief pleads Not Guilty to Charges
On Friday, May 8, the former Police Chief of the Port of Los Angeles pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud, tax evasion, and for making false statements to FBI investigators. A federal grand jury indicted Ronald Jerome Boyd, 57, last month in Los Angeles on 16 different counts of criminal activity arising from […]
Charges Filed Against Baltimore Police
On April 12, Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African-American, was arrested in Baltimore for reportedly making eye contact with a police officer and then running away. Without any probable cause for arrest, he was taken into custody and transported in a Baltimore Police van—handcuffed, feet shackled, unrestrained—for a ride to the station. During the course of […]
California Supreme Court Upholds Sex Offender Law
On Wednesday, April 22, the California Supreme Court voted 4-3 to uphold a ruling requiring lifetime registration as a sex offender for certain sex offense convictions. The court’s ruling reinstates a California law from 1947 that requires persons convicted of engaging in non-forcible oral sex with a minor to register as a sex offender for […]
Police Arrest Suspect In Recent Palms Shootings
Police arrested James Pickens (37) of Inglewood as a suspect connected to the recent shootings in the Palms section of Los Angeles that killed one person and injured four others. Mr. Pickens was arrested on April 17 on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. He is currently being held on $1 million bail. Gunfire was […]
Robert Durst Facing Multiple Charges in Different States
Image Credit: Jeff Burman via Bing Images Free to Share and Use Robert Durst, the infamous millionaire arrested in March on a California murder warrant, plead not guilty yesterday to two state gun charges in Louisiana. Durst, the high-profile subject of a recent HBO series, is facing various charges in multiple courts in different states. […]
Homeless Man Found Not Guilty of Voluntary Manslaughter
A jury in a Los Angeles courthouse in Alhambra recently found Jeremy Harris, a 36-year-old homeless man, not guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Mr. Harris was accused of punching Gabriel Ortega Jr., 57, during a dispute in a McDonald’s restaurant on June 18, 2014. Mr. Ortega refused medical treatment and over time his condition deteriorated, ultimately […]
Venice High School Students Accused of Sexual Assault
Fourteen students at Venice High School have been accused by the Los Angeles Police Department of sexual assault. The students are all boys between 14 and 17 years old. Twelve of the students, at this time, have either been arrested or turned themselves in to police. None of the students’ names have been released because […]