“I support the peaceful organized protests that already have brought needed attention to racial inequality throughout our society, including in the criminal justice system,” Lacey said. “I also have a constitutional and ethical duty to protect the public and prosecute people who loot and vandalize our community.”
A majority of the charges filed over the past two days have been for looting. Other charges include assault and/or battery upon a peace officer, robbery, burglary, possession of a destructive device, identity theft and receiving stolen property.
Felony looting carries a possible maximum sentence of three years in county jail.
Additional cases are expected to be presented this week by various law enforcement agencies for filing consideration. In some instances, people who were arrested over the past several days were cited and released. Those cases have not yet been presented.
In downtown Los Angeles, 11 people were charged with felonies, including looting, robbery and assault upon a peace officer.
Seventeen people were charged at the Airport Branch Court, which covers some of the western portions of Los Angeles County, including Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. The charges include felony looting, burglary and identity theft as well as misdemeanor looting and burglary.
Fifteen people were charged with felony looting, fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s vehicle or attempted looting in Compton, while three people were charged with felony looting in Long Beach.
In Van Nuys, five people were charged with felony looting. Six people were charged with felony looting or attempted looting in Norwalk and three people were charged with attempted looting in Torrance.
A 15-year-old youth has been charged in juvenile court with assault upon a peace officer.
In total, 11 cases were declined due to insufficient evidence, 19 were referred back to law enforcement agencies for further investigation and 31 were referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office for misdemeanor filing consideration.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some cases qualified for zero bail under the guidelines set forth by the Judicial Council of California. However, some looting cases might require bail since a state of emergency was declared in Los Angeles County.
The District Attorney’s Office prosecutes all felonies in Los Angeles County and misdemeanors that occur in the unincorporated areas of the county and in most cities.
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Ron says
Well this is what diversity gets you. This what happens when you bring 3rd world people in who cant live in the civilized world. This is what happens when you live with a culture thats very self destructive that cant learn to behave. The 13% got some real problems.
Kree says
I so love this person…finally some balls
Really says
Looting is in our face and definitely disturbing; however, I know when law enforcement is corrupt and breaks the very laws they are hired to enforce such as murder, fraud, trafficking, drug dealing, bribery, rampant domestic violence, gangs wearing badges etc., looting is just a symptom of the disease of injustice. Clean out the bad apples from the top on down, and you know who they are.
Really says
I’m pretty sure if cops can murder, I can steal an iPhone. Do two wrongs make a right? Logically I say ‘of course not’, but when I have no hope and injustice is our justice system, this is what happens over and over again.
Trumpist#1 says
It really has nothing to do with injustice. It has all to do with savagery.
Really says
Savagery within law enforcement is injustice. This has everything to do with injustice.
Citizens' Rights Watch says
How many blacks are murdered by police and how many whites are slaughtered by blacks last year? Do you know?
Citizens' Rights Watch says
The cops are being charged. That’s righteous justice. All the rest is savagery.
Really says
These cops are being charged for the murder they committed against Mr. Floyd. For too long cops have been getting away with murder, and that is called savagery. Law enforcement breaking the law is savagery. Looters have nothing to do with the cause of racial injustice, they are opportunists. Just letting you know I wrote this from an article about a looters thought process. How easily you jumped to conclusions and told me to enjoy my iPhone in hell. I am a retired business owner that stands with peaceful protesters.
Citizens' Rights Watch says
Really, that wasn’t me with the iPhone comment. It was “Disgusted” poster below. Check it out.
Ron says
Time Trump call in the Military and Roll in the Tanks. Shoot looters on sight.
Disgusted says
See??
You don’t care about whether racism ends or not. It serves your interest for cops to continue to murder so you can get an iPhone.
That is pretty f****** pathetic, it is primitive, it is criminal and it defies the basic principles of any system that is built upon equality and accountability.
You are part of the problem. And you are one reason why racism will never disappear. You will continue to be trated differently, and you will continue to revolt, loot, cause mayhem and disrupt the lives of law abiding citizens.
Enjoy your iPhone, but understand that there is no AppleCare in Hell. Nope… Once you are there, you won’t look or feel as “cool” with your iPhone.
Looter says
“Seventeen people were charged at the Airport Branch Court … including Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.”
West side residents getting a bit of cultural diversity…