San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today she is sponsoring legislation authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that would extend the presumption of openness that exists in California courtrooms to proceedings under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. SB 1023 would require that proceedings for the civil commitment of a sexually violent predator […]
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Whether responding to a house fire, a car accident on the road, or providing emergency medical assistance to someone in a hotel room or a business, firefighters and medical first responders are in a unique position to join the fight against human trafficking by identifying victims and reporting their observations to law enforcement. That’s why […]
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“Stay alive so you can tell the world what they’re doing to us.” Those were the last words Rose Schindler’s father told her when they last saw each other at Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. And that is exactly what she did. Rose survived the Holocaust, met her husband who was also a survivor and immigrated […]
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San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today BevMo!, Inc.has been ordered to pay costs and penalties in a civil law enforcement case alleging BevMo! posted prices in stores and advertisements and charged higher prices at the time of checkout. The company paid $347,034 in penalties and costs to resolve the case, which was […]
When victims of crime and their families are in their worst moments, they cling the hope they will one day obtain justice for the violence and sometimes unspeakable acts committed against them or their loved ones. Seven prosecutors in the District Attorney’s office were recognized today by the San Diego Board of Supervisors today for […]
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Eleven years ago, Monique Palmer, 17, and Michael Taylor, 15, were violently gunned down as they were walking home from a house party in Valencia Park. This is the type of tragedy the annual gun exchange program aims to prevent. This year, the event was held on December 7 at the Encanto Southern Baptist Church […]
DA Sponsors New SVP Bill
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today she is sponsoring legislation authored by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that would extend the presumption of openness that exists in California courtrooms to proceedings under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. SB 1023 would require that proceedings for the civil commitment of a sexually violent predator […]
First Responders Get Training to Help Fight Human Trafficking
Whether responding to a house fire, a car accident on the road, or providing emergency medical assistance to someone in a hotel room or a business, firefighters and medical first responders are in a unique position to join the fight against human trafficking by identifying victims and reporting their observations to law enforcement. That’s why […]
DA Honors Holocaust Survivor with First Community Justice Champion Award
“Stay alive so you can tell the world what they’re doing to us.” Those were the last words Rose Schindler’s father told her when they last saw each other at Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. And that is exactly what she did. Rose survived the Holocaust, met her husband who was also a survivor and immigrated […]
BevMo! Resolves Pricing Case
San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced today BevMo!, Inc.has been ordered to pay costs and penalties in a civil law enforcement case alleging BevMo! posted prices in stores and advertisements and charged higher prices at the time of checkout. The company paid $347,034 in penalties and costs to resolve the case, which was […]
Seven Prosecutors Recognized for Outstanding Service to Victims
When victims of crime and their families are in their worst moments, they cling the hope they will one day obtain justice for the violence and sometimes unspeakable acts committed against them or their loved ones. Seven prosecutors in the District Attorney’s office were recognized today by the San Diego Board of Supervisors today for […]
Gun Buy Back Event Collects 261 Weapons
Eleven years ago, Monique Palmer, 17, and Michael Taylor, 15, were violently gunned down as they were walking home from a house party in Valencia Park. This is the type of tragedy the annual gun exchange program aims to prevent. This year, the event was held on December 7 at the Encanto Southern Baptist Church […]