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Law Enforcement News In Depth: LAPD Release Of Officer Information Hal Eisner is joined by Robert Rico, General Counsel for the LA Police Protective League to discuss the mistaken release of names and photographs of undercover officers in a FOIA request. Then, we take a look at Hal’s Lifetime Achievement Award honor by the Southern California Radio TV News Association.
Dear ER: Manhattan Beach Mayor Suzanne Hadley, Councilman Richard Montgomery and the rest of the city council did not do their homework when they voted to support the recall of Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon, led by former D.A. Steve Cooley (“Former DA leads recall rally,” Easy Reader June 10, 2021). The documentary “Crime After Crime” is an expose’ of Cooley’s role in blocking the release of Debbie Peagler, a Black survivor of domestic violence, wrongly convicted of the murder of her abusive boyfriend turned pimp. She was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, and ...
Since he took office Dec. 7, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has come under fire for implementing a series of directives for progressive prosecution that he promised during his campaign. He was a guest on Eyewitness Newsmakers Sunday while he was still awaiting a ruling from Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant that could stop Gascon from enforcing his directives. The Deputy D.A.'s union, the L.A. Association of Deputy District Attorneys, wants a preliminary injunction blocking the directives they say are illegal. The D.A. said his new policies are carrying out the will ...