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Beware of COVID-19 Vaccine Scams

Criminals are using the COVID-19 emergency to steal personal and medical information from people across the country, especially the most vulnerable, the elderly population. Please be vigilant of scams that are attempting to steal your personal information and your money. You should not respond to unsolicited requests to conduct COVID-19 testing, obtain a COVID-19 vaccine, […]

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Children Exposed to Trauma Handled with Care with Care by School

When children encounter police because they were a witness to violence or a traumatic event, they can sometimes show up to school the next few days feeling upset, setting off a cycle of poor school performance or acting out, whether in school in person or virtually. Unless a teacher knows the student experienced recent trauma, […]

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Human Trafficking Threats Online for Minors and Resources Survivors

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan urges parents to be more aware of increased online dangers children face amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and urged parents to take steps to prevent young people from becoming victims of human trafficking. The DA also reminded survivors of human trafficking that there are important resources available to help them move […]

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DA Hosts Criminal Record Relief Clinic this FRIDAY

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced that her office is hosting a free Criminal Record Relief Clinic for justice-involved youth to pursue post-conviction relief. The virtual event will provide information about various criminal record relief options including record expungements, reclassification of felonies to misdemeanors, early termination of probation, and relief under Prop. 47 […]

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Keeping Children Safe Online

As our world becomes more dependent on technology and the web, especially now with distance learning due to COVID-19, children are increasingly at risk of befriending strangers online. Educators often act as law enforcement’s eyes and ears, noticing some of the signs that a student is being abused at home or sexually exploited by a […]

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DA Opposes Parole for Murder-for-Hire Killer

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said today that her office is opposing parole for Laura Troiani, 59, who was convicted in 1984 for hiring five U.S. Marines to kill her husband, 37-year-old Carlo Troiani. At the time, Ms. Troiani was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, but Governor Jerry Brown commuted her sentence […]