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Sentenced to More than 100 Years

A 23-year-old gang member has been sentenced to 101 years to life in state prison for a car-tocar shooting in which an innocent passenger was shot and paralyzed, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced today. Jaime Alberto Espinoza (dob 1/4/94) was sentenced yesterday after

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Woman Sentenced For Killing Elderly Man in West Covina

The new 5th District Supervisor, Kathryn Barger, wants to help mental health experts.

To help prevent useof-force incidents and improve outcomes for individuals with mental health issues, the Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Super-

visors Kathryn Barger and Mark Ridley-Thomas which seeks to expand the number of Mental Evaluation Teams (MET teams) from 10 to 23. “Proactive and com-

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passionate engagement that includes a mental health expert will reduce confrontations and provide access to treatment for individuals in crisis instead of incarceration,” said Su-

Former High School Basketball Coach Enters Plea in Child Sex Abuse Case

A 57-year-old man was recently convicted of sexually abusing a teenager over a span of seven months in 2015, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. At today’s court

appearance, Joseph Alan Kikuchi of Monterey Park pleaded no contest to all counts in case GA097357 in an open plea to the court: 12 felony counts of sexual penetration by foreign object,

five felony counts of lewd act upon a child, one felony count of oral copulation of a person under 16 and five misdemeanor counts of SEE PAGE 16

pervisor Barger. “Expanding this vital program will also help law enforcement in its effort to avoid use of deadly force, protect the public, save lives and money.”

“These MET teams provide a proven and effective approach in dealing with individuals suffering from mental illness,” said SuperSEE PAGE 16

A 42-year-old woman was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison for murdering an elderly man whose body was found in his West Covina home that had been set on fire, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Brenda Armstrong of La SEE PAGE 4

Officer-Involved-Shooting Reports for December 2016 Posted The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office recently posted on its website three officer-involved shooting (OIS) reports for the month of December

2016. No in-custody death reports were issued for the month. Some information, including the compelled statements of law enforcement officers, is confiden-

tial under California law and therefore is redacted. To view the newly released reports visit: http:// da.lacounty.gov/reports/ ois.


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