Downey Man Charged in Death of 6-Year-Old Godson
January 2, 2020
A 23-year-old Downey man was charged with murder today for allegedly fatally beating his 6-year-old godson the day after Christmas.
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Family of Mentally Ill Cambodian Woman Fatally Shot by Long Beach Police Receives Largest Jury Verdict in City’s History
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Ivie, McNeill, & Wyatt and The Cochran Firm Obtain $9.8 Million Verdict in Wrongful Death of Woman Killed by Long Beach Police Officers
Pimp Sentenced to 281 Years to Life for Human Trafficking of Minors
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Roberts — a “third-strike” defendant, who had prior convictions for robbery and attempted robbery in the 1990s — was arrested in August 2015 following an investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Bureau Human Trafficking unit and the Long Beach Police Department.
Pimp Found Guilty of Human Trafficking of Minors
October 25, 2018
A jury today found a 43-year-old Los Angeles man guilty of trafficking girls as young as 13 for commercial sex, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Three Sentenced for Robbery, Beating in Long Beach
September 6, 2018
Patrick John Adams (dob 5/10/94) of San Diego was sentenced to 17 years in state prison. On July 31, Adams pleaded no contest to one felony count each of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and dissuading a witness by force or threat. He admitted inflicting great bodily injury and using a pistol in the assault.
Former Monterey Park Police Officer Sentenced for Sexually Assaulting Women While on Duty
June 6, 2018
Israel Sanchez (dob 3/17/76) was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Douglas Sortino, who also ordered the defendant to register as a lifetime sex offender.
Justice for Lionel Gibson, Jr.
August 4, 2016
The Gibson family’s attorney filed a wrongful death claim against the city of Long Beach on May 27