LADA Media Relations Archive Section 2007


December 2007	Former Catholic Priest Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation San Gabriel Valley Street Racer Charged with Four Felony Counts Alleged Tagger Charged in 2006 Valinda Murder Attn: Assignment & News Editors - LADA's 23rd Annual Holiday Giving Drive Alleged Union Rescue Mission Burglar Charged Attn: Assignment Editors - George Bravo Arrested Man Charged with Murder in Hollywood Traffic Collision That Killed Two Man Charged in Dismemberment Murder in Hollywood Man Convicted of Murder, Attempted Robbery in Sheriff’s Deputy Killing Man Convicted of Murder in Body-In-Barrel Case Two Charged with Murder in Wilshire Area Shooting Los Angeles County District Attorney Spreads Holiday Cheer to Crime Victims, Families Felony Charges Filed Against Five Accused of Starting Corral Fire in Malibu Second Defendant Convicted in Body-In-Barrel Case LAPD Officer, Wife Charged with Grand Theft Man Sentenced for West Hills Double Murder Officers of Animal Rescue Operation Incarcerated on Cruelty Conviction Judge Orders Former Bell Gardens Official to Repay Entire Salary to City Parolee Charged in North Hills Sex Attacks Claremont Man Charged in Old Town Pasadena Shooting

November 2007	Man Sentenced to Two Consecutive Life Terms for “Cold Case” Home Invasion Robbery/Rape Former City Background Investigator Charged with Falsifying Documents of LAPD Candidates Canoga Park Man Sentenced to 16 Years-To-Life Sentence for UCSB Student’s Murder Woman Charged with Capital Murder for Deaths of Pregnant Woman, Fetus Alleged Gang Member Charged in North Hollywood Stabbing Case Woodland Hills Man Convicted of Nine Felony Counts in Two Child Abduction Cases Valley Heroes Honored by District Attorney Brothers Charged in Fatal El Monte Street Racing Case Buckweed Fire Statement Two Teens Convicted of Murder, Attempted Murder in Hacienda Heights Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads in Physical Abuse Case Excellence in Public Service, Humanitarian Spirit Recognized “Escaping Justice” Fugitive to Stand Trial for Murder, Attempted Murder Inglewood Man Convicted of Traffic Death of Cab Driver Man Convicted of Murder in High-Speed Auto Crash That Killed Mother, Daughter No Criminal Charges Against Mother in Knight High School Incident Gang Member Convicted of Murder in 2005 Harbor Freeway Shooting Transient Charged in Skid Row Kidnapping Case Man Charged with Murder, Vehicular Manslaughter in Fatal Taxi Crash Man Charged with Murders of Father, Sister; Bodies Dumped in Two Counties Man Charged with Attempted Murder of a Peace Officer Teens Charged in String of South Bay Commercial Burglaries Former Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in South Bay Internet Predator Sting San Gabriel Valley Man Sentenced for Shooting a Reserve Officer, Estranged Wife Man Charged in Theft of Puppies from La Mirada Pet Store Second Wilshire Area Dognapper Pleads Guilty Man Convicted of West Hills Double Murder Teen Charged in Murder, Attempted Murder of Two Men Man Charged with Arson in Connection with Multiple Fires in Lake Hughes Woman Convicted for Death of Parking Attendant

October 2007	ATTN: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS - John Steven Burgess Teen Charged as Adult in Santa Monica Home Burglary Rape Case Three Charged With Capital Murder In Fatal Shooting of Plastic Surgeon Man Charged After a DNA “Cold Hit” Convicted of 7-year-old Hawthorne Home Invasion Robbery/Rape Truck Driver Sentenced to Death for Murdering His Two Young Daughters Fashion Designer Indicted by Grand Jury Convict Charged In Manhattan Beach Rape Murder Man Charged In “Indiana Jones” Theft Case Man Charged With Felony Animal Cruelty in Alleged Attempt to Drown Dog Second Man Convicted of 1999 Murder of Woodland Hills Investor Statement on Release of LAPD Report on MacArthur Park Incident Man Charged With Hit-and-Run Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Street Crash Murder Charged In Alleged “Road Rage” Case Probation Officer Charged In Off-Duty Incident Alleged Street Gang Member Charged With Capital Murder Statement by District Attorney Steve Cooley Regarding Anna Nicole Smith Matter ATTN: NEWS & ASSIGNMENT EDITORS - RESCUE Youth Program Recognition Ceremony Two Municipal Engineers Held to Answer On Charges They Illegally Accessed the City’s Traffic Computer D.A. Recognized for Work Against Animal Cruelty D.A., Courts Partner Graphic Anti-Drug Street Theater Aimed at Keeping Youngsters Off Drugs Management Firm Pays More Than a Half-Million Dollars in Consumer Action Canoga Park Man Convicted of Murdering UCSB Student ATTN: News & Assignment Editors - D.A., Court Partner in Graphic Street Theater Aimed at Keeping Youngsters Off Drugs Teen Charged with Murder in Fatal Street Racing Accident D.A., Court Partner in Graphic Street Theater Aimed at Keeping Youngsters Off Drugs Gang Leader Convicted in Capital, Multiple-Murder Case Sun Valley Man Charged with Arson Man Charged in Sexual Assault Murder of Elderly Woman Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of Physical Abuse of Young Family Member Former “Prison Break” Actor Sentenced to Prison for Fatal Car Crash Orange County Man Charged in Pipe Bomb Explosion

September 2007	Lancaster Man Charged with Child Molestation Two Women Charged with Unlicensed Practice of Medicine ATTN: News & Assignment Editors - Expanding Use of DNA Data Bank D.A. Thanks Governor for Signing DNA Testing Bill Teen Charged as Adult in Palmdale Schoolyard Attack Former Lawman Sentenced to 25 Years to Life In Prison for Murdering Estranged Wife Two Plead In Hazardous Waste Case Reputed Gang Member Charged with Capital Murder in Fatal Shooting of Baby Two Charged in Shooting of 9-Year-Old Girl Man Scheduled to Be Arraigned On Rape, Other Charges In Attacks In Santa Clarita Founder of Nonprofit Center Charged With Conspiracy, Embezzlement, Tax Fraud Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Against Hawaiian Gardens Gang Members Man Charged With Robbing Reseda Couple Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend Statement by District Attorney Steve Cooley on the Phillip Spector Case Son Charges With Fatally Stabbing His Mother Former LAPD Officer Pleads Guilty In Unlawful Use of Force Case Former State Fire Captain Convicted of 23-year-old Torrance KFC Murder

August 2007	Man Charged with Stabbing Police Dog Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies in Hot Car Former Bell Gardens Official Pleads to Conflict of Interest Attn: News & Assignment Editors - New Animal Cruelty Program Announced District Attorney Announces Creation of Animal Cruelty Case Coordinator Woman Charged with Murdering Husband, Sons Hawaiian Garden Gang Members Put On Notice Four Charged in Fatal Shooting of Pico Rivera Woman Home Depot Agrees to Pay $9.9 Million in Landmark California Civil Case Former Sheriff’s Deputy Convicted of 16-Year-Old “No Body” Murder of Estranged Wife Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting Children Lindsay Lohan Charged with DUI, Other Charges in Two Separate Incidents Reputed Gang Member Charged with Murder Suspected Gang Member Charged with Murder in Fatal Liquor Store Shooting Man Pleads No Contest in Fatal PCH Collision Man Charged with Capital Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Glendale

July 2007	Two Charged in Hacienda Heights Rock-Throwing Incidents D.A. Statement on Archdiocese Settlement Former Priest Arrested, Charged with Sexual Molestation

June 2007	Man Charged with Murder in Hollywood Hills Insurance Adjuster Pleads in Fraud Case Suspected Bank Robber Charged Former Alhambra Council Member, Business Partner Plead Guilty in Bribery Case Korean Attorney Pleads Guilty, Sentenced to Four Years in State Prison in Two Cases Man Charged in Fatal Bat Attack Former City Planning Commissioner Charged Attorney Found Guilty of Embezzling from 89-Year-Old Victim Lynwood Pet Shop Owner Indicted on Charges of Animal Cruelty Former Police Officer Arrested, Charged with Rape, Assault Gardena Couple Charged with Child Abuse Response of the District Attorney’s Office Regarding the Los Angeles City Attorney High School Football Star Convicted of First-Degree Murder in Drive-By Shooting

May 2007	Childcare Scam Busted Remarks by Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley to the Board of Supervisors Budget Hearing Man Sentenced in Attack on Radio Reporter Anti-Gang Activist Pleads in Drug Possession Case Attn: Assignment & News Editors Fugitive Alvaro Luna Jara Extradited Third Fugitive Returned from Mexico to Face Murder Charge Couple Charged in Fatal Stabbing in Hollywood Former “Prison Break” Actor Pleads Guilty in Fatal Car Crash Attn: News & Assignment Editors - Environmental Scholarship Awards School Police Officer Charged with Sexual Assault of a Woman During a Traffic Stop District Attorney Presents Environmental Scholarships Former Los Angeles City Commissioner Faces New Charge

April 2007	Woman Named in Embezzlement Case Pleads Guilty to Perjury, Forgery Jury Recommends Death for Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Sheriff’s Deputy Man Charged with Gross Vehicular Manslaughter in Fatal PCH Collision Snoop Dogg Charged with Gun Possession LAPD Detective Accused of Workers Compensation Fraud Snoop Dogg Pleads No Contest to Felony Charges; Sentenced Part-Time Prep School Employee Pleads Guilty to Child Molestation Current and Former Lynwood Council Members Charged with Misappropriating More than $100,000 in Taxpayer Money Bus Driver Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault Long Beach Man Charged with Murdering 2-Year-Old Boy Gang Member Sentenced to Life Term for Murdering Iraqi War Veteran Parolee Sentenced to Life in Prison for Beverly Hills Murder, Attempted Murder Former City of Los Angeles Workers Charged in Alleged Illegal Dumping Scheme Three Reputed Gang Members Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting of Three South Los Angeles Residents Criminal Threat, Assault With Firearm Charges Filed Against USC Student Chester Turner Convicted of Serial Murders of 10 Women, One Fetus East L.A. Student Union President Charged with Selling Assault Weapons

March 2007	Former Business Partner Goes to Prison for Life for Mickey Thompson Murders Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Murdering Deputy David March; Sentenced to Prison for Life Without Parole LAPD Officer Charged with Unlawful Use of Force Two Charged in Torrance Bank Robberies Two Arrested, Charged in UCLA Willed-Body Case Anti-Gang Officer Charged with Drug Possession “Prison Break” Actor Charged in Fatal Car Crash Father, Son Charged with Sexual Molestation Man Convicted in Tarzana Murder Gang Member Sentenced to 40-Years-to-Life in Prison for Shooting at LAPD Officers Two Charged in Wilshire Area Dognapping Case Two Charged in Chinatown Lottery Ticket Theft Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Iraqi War Veteran Man Charged in 34-Year-Old Murder Hawaiian Gardens Gang Member Convicted of Murdering Sheriff’s Deputy “60 Freeway Slayer” Formally Sentenced to Death Women Charged in Altadena Murder; Child Abduction Convicted Sex Offender Pleads Guilty to Sexually Molesting Six Victims ATTN: Assignment & News Editors - Annual Courageous Citizen Awards District Attorney Honors Courageous Citizens Jury Convicts Bell Gardens Council Member of Filing a False Police Report Gang Member Convicted of Murdering 14-Year-Old Bicyclist Teen Charged with Murder in School Slaying Teacher Charged with Child Molestation of Two Teenage Girls Attn Assignment Editors: Mexico Extradites Long Sought Convicted Criminal D.A.’s Website Instrumental in Successful Mexican Extradition of Man Convicted of Trying to Kill His Estranged Wife & Suspected of Murdering Her Father

February 2007	Gene Therapy Pioneer Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Child Molestation Extradition Sought for Woman and Her Mother Charged in Welfare Fraud Case Pair Charged with Impersonating an Officer and Robbery ATTN: News & Assignment Editors Press Availability Anti-Truancy Symposium Former King/Drew Radiologist Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion Grandson Sentenced 25-Years-To-Life for Grandmother’s Murder Richie Charged with Misdemeanor DUI Attn: Assignment & News Editors - Pasadena Courageous Citizen Awards District Attorney Honors Courageous Citizens Three Charged in Alleged Plot to Prevent Testimony of Rape Victim Ordered to Stand Trial Five Alleged Gang Members Charged with Murdering Witness in Harbor Gateway Killing Former Chatsworth Teacher Sentenced to 10-Year Prison Term Attorney Sentenced in Theft Case High School Teacher Charged with Child Molestation Mother Sentenced to Prison in Toddler’s Murder, Torture Man Sentenced to 15-Year-To-Life Term in Fatal Traffic Collision

January 2007	Jury Recommends Death for Convicted “60 Freeway Slayer” Man Charged with Murder in New Year’s Eve Attack Former Business Partner Convicted of 1988 Mickey Thompson Murders Statement By District Attorney Steve Cooley on Goodwin Verdict Two City Engineers Charged with Allegedly Hacking Into City's Traffic Computer More Than 85 Arrested as Part of Auto Insurance Fraud Crackdown D.A. Statement on Garcia Extradition from Mexico Attn: News & Assignment Editors - Insurance Fraud Press Conference Dist. Atty's Office, Calif. Dept. of Insurance Discuss "Operation Store Front" as Part of Auto Insurance Fraud Crackdown Man Found Guilty of Rape in 16-Year-Old Case to be Sentenced Tuesday; Facing Up to 1,000 Years in Prison Jury Recommends Second Death Sentence in Jailhouse Killing Case Two Charged with Murder at Hollywood Nightclub

2007 Media Archive Press Releases & News Advisories

2007 Media Archive
Press Releases & News Advisories