The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced today that 1,692 untested sexual assault evidence kits from 12 police agencies across the county have been sent to an independent lab for testing over the past 17 months. Lab results have come back from 1,344 of the kits which are now in the process of being […]
Over the past year, the DA’s Office has filed more than 100 felony cases involving employee theft or embezzlement in San Diego County. Unfortunately, employee theft occurs more often than one would like to believe and many times the theft is committed by the person charged with keeping the financial records for the company or […]
On January 9, 2011, Darryl Hunter and his adult son Keith Butler were shot and killed after an altercation with a man at the corner of 30th and C Streets in the city of San Diego. Hunter was shot four times and Butler was shot in the back while fleeing the scene. The San Diego […]
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Getting a second chance is a powerful opportunity that can change the course of someone’s life. Nowhere is that truer than in the criminal justice system, which is why District Attorney Summer Stephan has set in motion a new program that’s providing those second chances for low-level, non-violent offenders in an effort to change lives, […]
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Members of the public are welcome to attend the first-ever Economic Crimes Forum in East County hosted by seven chambers of commerce to learn how scams and cyber-crimes impact businesses and the community. At the event, experts from the District Attorney’s Office will teach attendees how to protect themselves and their businesses from becoming victims […]
Have you ever wondered how investigators use genealogy to crack cold homicide cases? Or what kind of training police officers get to de-escalate dangerous situations? Beginning in October, the public will get the chance for a behind-the-scenes look into how our local law enforcement agencies work. From the prosecution of opioid dealers to financial crimes […]
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DA Releases Update on Rape Kit Testing
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced today that 1,692 untested sexual assault evidence kits from 12 police agencies across the county have been sent to an independent lab for testing over the past 17 months. Lab results have come back from 1,344 of the kits which are now in the process of being […]
How to Report Embezzlement Crimes
Over the past year, the DA’s Office has filed more than 100 felony cases involving employee theft or embezzlement in San Diego County. Unfortunately, employee theft occurs more often than one would like to believe and many times the theft is committed by the person charged with keeping the financial records for the company or […]
DA Cold Case Unit Honored
On January 9, 2011, Darryl Hunter and his adult son Keith Butler were shot and killed after an altercation with a man at the corner of 30th and C Streets in the city of San Diego. Hunter was shot four times and Butler was shot in the back while fleeing the scene. The San Diego […]
New Program Steers Low-Level Offenders Away from Convictions and Jail
Getting a second chance is a powerful opportunity that can change the course of someone’s life. Nowhere is that truer than in the criminal justice system, which is why District Attorney Summer Stephan has set in motion a new program that’s providing those second chances for low-level, non-violent offenders in an effort to change lives, […]
Stopping Cybercriminals
Members of the public are welcome to attend the first-ever Economic Crimes Forum in East County hosted by seven chambers of commerce to learn how scams and cyber-crimes impact businesses and the community. At the event, experts from the District Attorney’s Office will teach attendees how to protect themselves and their businesses from becoming victims […]
An Inside Look Into the Criminal Justice System
Have you ever wondered how investigators use genealogy to crack cold homicide cases? Or what kind of training police officers get to de-escalate dangerous situations? Beginning in October, the public will get the chance for a behind-the-scenes look into how our local law enforcement agencies work. From the prosecution of opioid dealers to financial crimes […]