James Queally
James Queally writes about crime and policing in Southern California. A Brooklyn native, he came to the Los Angeles Times in 2014 after covering crime and police news for the Star-Ledger in New Jersey. In that time he profiled Frank Lucas, the drug kingpin who inspired the film “American Gangster,” and wrote a series of stories that revealed how the state’s largest police departments failed to solve thousands of nonfatal shootings, which led to policy changes. A hopeless nerd, he also writes about “Arrow” “Daredevil,” and other superhero TV shows for Hero Complex.
Recent Articles
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Three more Bay Area law enforcement officers charged in sex crimes scandal
An Oakland police officer and a former Contra Costa County sheriff’s deputy were formally charged with sex crimes Monday stemming from allegations made by a teenage trafficking victim who has said she slept with dozens of Bay Area law enforcement officers, according to court records. Giovani LoVerde,...
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Long Beach police release video of person of interest in mysterious August slayings of mother, daughter
Long Beach police released surveillance footage Monday of a man they hope to question in the twin killings of a mother and daughter who were gunned down just feet from their home last month, investigators said. The man can be seen furiously wiping his brow inside a convenience store near the intersection...
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Two officers charged in Bay Area police sex crimes scandal
Alameda County prosecutors on Friday charged two officers embroiled in a widening sexual misconduct scandal that involves a 19-year-old woman and multiple Bay Area law enforcement agencies. Former Oakland police Officer Leroy Johnson is accused of failing to report child abuse, and former Livermore...
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Woman at center of Bay Area police sex crimes scandal will return to California to testify against cops
The teenage woman whose allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of several police officers rocked the Bay Area law enforcement community will return to California to testify against them, her attorney said Wednesday. Jasmine Abuslin, 19, of Richmond, was freed from the Martin County Jail in Florida...
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Teenager at center of Bay Area police sex crimes scandal to avoid jail on Florida charges
A 19-year-old woman prosecutors say was the victim of sex crimes committed by Bay Area police officers will plead no contest to battery charges in Florida and face no additional jail time, possibly freeing her to return to California, where she is expected to be a key witness in the prosecution...
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Woman in Bay Area police sex scandal is charged with battery in Florida
The woman authorities say is the victim at the center of a sex scandal has been charged with simple battery in Florida following the controversial decision to send her to an out-of-state rehabilitation facility even though she is expected to serve as the key witness in the prosecution of at least...
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7 officers to be criminally charged in Bay Area police sex scandal, D.A. says
Seven Bay Area law enforcement officers will be charged with sex offenses and other crimes in a scandal that has rocked the Oakland Police Department, threatening its hopes of ending 13 years of federal oversight and causing a major shake-up in its command staff. The plan to charge the officers...
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Oakland police to fire 4 officers, suspend 7 others, in sexual misconduct scandal
Four Oakland police officers will be fired and seven others suspended without pay for their roles in a sexual misconduct scandal that sparked national outrage earlier this year, Mayor Libby Schaaf confirmed late Wednesday. The officers, some of whom may have already resigned, were found guilty...