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A unanimous jury on Tuesday found former Long Beach Police Detective Yvonne Robinson guilty on a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge, nearly eight years after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office first accused her of leaking confidential information to a member of the Baby Insane Crips street gang. - ADVERTISEMENT - Robinson, 50, grew up in the city of Long Beach and attended Poly High School. She rose through the ranks at the Long Beach Police Department over a 13-year period and was...

Lawyers laid into their closing arguments on Monday in the criminal case against former Long Beach Police Detective Yvonne Robinson. Now, the case that revolves around wiretapped calls, confidential police reports, surprise witness testimony, gang colors and a red dress is in the hands of the jury. - ADVERTISEMENT - Robinson, 50, worked for the Long Beach Police Department for 13 years. She is facing an obstruction of justice charge for allegedly leaking confidential information to the Baby Ins...

- ADVERTISEMENT - Several hours after former Long Beach Police Detective Yvonne Robinson denied in court on Tuesday that she leaked confidential information to a gang member, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office says it received information from a detective who is willing to testify that Robinson had a sexual relationship with the gang member also charged in the case. “The way this information came to light is so strange,” Robinson’s attorney Case Barnett said in court on Wednesda...

Detectives with the Long Beach Police Department did not expect to hear they had a leak in the department when they listened to a wiretapped call back in 2012. An alleged member of the Baby Insane Crip street gang explained to another member on the recorded call that “the copy lady” kept him up-to-date about a murder investigation where several members of the gang were suspects. - ADVERTISEMENT - Prosecutors with the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office say former Long Beach Police Dete...