Justice or politics? Here’s why California prosecutors seek death penalty despite moratorium
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the man who pleaded guilty to the 2019 murder of Sacramento police Officer Tara ...
Modesto Bee on MSN7h
Stanislaus County DA’s Office debated early enforcement of Prop 36. Here’s what was sought
Proposition 36 supporters, one wearing a ‘make crime illegal again’ shirt, talk before results are announced during an Election Night party in Sacramento on Tuesday ... in the Stanislaus County ...
‘Clover Leaf Rapist’ convicted for attacks on three women in Northern California
JD Simien was convicted by a Sacramento jury on charges of kidnapping to commit another crime, forcible rape, forcible oral ...
Sacramento 'Cloverleaf Rapist' convicted of kidnapping, rape, assault
A man known as the "Cloverleaf Rapist" and accused of a series of rapes in 2013 and 2014 in Sacramento County has been ...
Sacramento Bee9h
Pair stole IDs of prison inmates to get $2.1 million in benefits in California, feds say
The two San Bernardino County residents, ages 43 and 53, face charges of mail fraud, use of unauthorized access devices and ...
Ahead of Proposition 36 vote, state data show California is not tracking retail theft suspects after arrests
No one — not the Governor's Office, the CHP task force, nor the attorney general — can tell us how many of the people ...
'Something the citizens wanted': Sacramento Co. law enforcement, prosecutors prep for Prop 36
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho says he will appoint someone in his office to manage Prop 36 with local law enforcement.
KCRW6d
CA voters went right on crime, voted against left-leaning incumbents
In California, high-profile ballot initiatives passed, like re-criminalizing some theft and drug offenses, and enshrining ...
LAist7d
Live results: Los Angeles District Attorney
and the California Secretary of State's Office must certify the statewide vote by Dec. 13. This race is about becoming Los Angeles' top prosecutor. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...
E!6d
Menendez Brothers Resentencing: District Attorney George Gascón’s Election Loss May Impact Case
George Gascón, the L.A. District Attorney who shared his office’s recommendation for Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing, lost his re-election campaign and it could change the outcome of the case.
California deals criminal justice reform a punishing blow
A widely popular tough-on-crime ballot measure, the ouster of LA’s liberal district attorney and early leads for recall efforts in Oakland show a continued rightward shift over public safety concerns.