James Queally writes about crime and policing in Southern California, where he currently covers Los Angeles County’s criminal courts, the district attorney’s office and juvenile justice issues for the Los Angeles Times. A part of the team of reporters that won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the 2015 terror attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Queally has written extensively about violence, police pursuits, street racing and law enforcement misconduct since coming to The Times. A Brooklyn native, he moved West in 2014 after spending five years covering crime and police news for the Star-Ledger in New Jersey. Not content with real-life crimes, he also makes up fictional ones: Queally is the author of two novels – “Line Of Sight” and “All These Ashes” – that make up the Russell Avery series for Polis Books.
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Leaders in Southern California denounced the deadly attack by Hamas and moved to bolster security at local Jewish sites.
Oct. 8, 2023
Sheriff’s Det. Pedro Guerrero-Gonzalez pleaded no contest to filing a false report about a 2018 raid in East L.A. Charges against a second investigator were dropped.
Oct. 4, 2023
Gregory Black, accused of killing three in a crash, had been released two years ago after a murder case was roiled by revelations a detective had bugged a lockup.
Sept. 29, 2023
County and city prosecutors feared hundreds of criminal cases could be overturned when the L.A. D.A.’s office filed perjury charges against Long Beach Officers Dedier Reyes and David Salcedo. But a jury cleared the officers of all charges Tuesday.
Sept. 27, 2023
Gerardo Cabanillas was promised probation if he confessed to a sexual assault he didn’t commit when he was 18 years old. After 28 years in prison, Cabanillas has been freed after DNA evidence proved his innocence, officials announced Monday.
Sept. 26, 2023
A Michigan-based software company CEO has filed a civil rights lawsuit against L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón over charges brought against him.
Sept. 14, 2023
Disgraced actor Danny Masterson was sentenced Thursday after having been convicted of raping two former members of the church in the early 2000s.
Sept. 7, 2023
David Bloom has been charged with grand theft in Los Angeles, accused of bilking several people out of tens of thousands of dollars.
Aug. 28, 2023
The field of challengers to L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón in 2024 expanded to include, Eric Siddall, vice president of the D.A.’s union, and veteran Superior Court Judge Craig Mitchell.
Aug. 28, 2023
In just its first month of operation since reopening, L.A. County’s Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall has seen a brawl and a chaotic escape attempt.
Aug. 27, 2023