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Meet Deputy District Attorney Sherry Thompson-Taylor

Meet Deputy District Attorney Sherry Thompson-Taylor, who has worked at the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office for 25 years and is the Chief of the Insurance Fraud and Workplace Justice Division. She runs a diverse and complex division made up of seven units, which are grant funded through the California Department of Insurance to […]

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New Workplace Justice Unit to Protect Workers’ Rights

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today the formation of a new Workplace Justice Unit that will be dedicated to protecting workers’ rights, prosecuting criminal wage theft cases and stopping labor trafficking. The announcement is a community-based response that comes a few weeks after the DA hosted a workplace justice panel in partnership […]

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Meet Crime Prevention Specialist Danielle Fair

Meet Crime Prevention Specialist Danielle Fair, who works in the Prevention and Intervention Programs for the DA’s Office. In this role, Danielle does community outreach and assessments for those who seek resources at the CARE Community Center. You can learn more about her role, in this video. Why did you decide to work at the DA’s […]

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Meet CPP Cheryl Sueing-Jones

Meet Community Partnership Prosecutor Cheryl Sueing-Jones, who has worked for the DA’s Office for more than 20 years. In that role, Cheryl engages in long-term proactive partnerships with the community, with law enforcement and with public and private organizations to build reciprocal relationships of trust. She conducts trainings, community forums, town halls and public safety […]

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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, […]