LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles Police Department officer whose garage explosion revealed the makeshift lab where he used butane to extract hashish oil containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or “THC,” from marijuana plants, was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Joseph Jay Spadafore, 64, o...

A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty today to killing his friend nearly six months ago, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. At today's court appearance, David Kirk Vergara of Norwalk pleaded guilty to a felony count of involuntary manslaughter in case VA146859. Following the ...

A 48-year-old man pleaded no contest today to assaulting his former girlfriend in front of their child in 2016, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced. At today's court appearance, Eduardo Marin pleaded no contest to four counts in case KA113767: attempted murder, assault wit...