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Prosecutor Reduces Charges Against L.A.P.D. Whistle-Blower After Uproar

19 août 2026 à 14:04
A Los Angeles officer faced prison for secretly recording colleagues making offensive remarks. The county prosecutor is reducing those charges after critics said they would discourage whistle-blowers.

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Nathan Hochman, the district attorney, said that the original charges “sent the wrong message.”

Suspect in Deadly L.A. Fire Pleads Not Guilty Again After Mistrial

19 août 2026 à 16:32
The man accused of setting the blaze that later turned deadly in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood is now readying for a new prosecution after a previous effort in June failed.

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Residents are still displaced more than a year and a half after the fire killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes in the wealthy Pacific Palisades section.
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