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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A trial date has been set for a civil lawsuit accusing Roman Polanski of raping a child in Los Angeles in the 1970s.
March 12, 2024
An L.A. County probation officer was arrested late last week after an investigation revealed she allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor, authorities said.
March 11, 2024
Early returns suggest Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón will face former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman in a November runoff.
March 7, 2024
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón — the so-called “godfather of progressive prosecutors” — is squaring off against an enormous field of challenges that will soon be whittled down to two.
March 5, 2024
Polls suggest nearly two-thirds of L.A. County voters are undecided in the Los Angeles County district attorney’s primary. From the death penalty to sentencing enhancements to juvenile justice, here’s what the 12 candidates have said about their stances on the critical issues.
March 2, 2024
A sheriff’s deputy was acquitted of perjury more than two years after prosecutors charged him with lying in court when video evidence contradicted his testimony about the recovery of a gun.
March 1, 2024
The incumbent district attorney will have to overcome low approval ratings and concerns about crime. But with a field of 11 challengers, it has been hard for any of them to stand out.
Feb. 16, 2024
Los Padrinos, the county’s newest juvenile hall, is at risk of being shut down by state regulators after they found the Probation Department failed to comply with state regulations.
Feb. 8, 2024
L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón sailed into office in 2020 during a nationwide push for criminal justice reform. Now a large field is running to deny him a second term.
Feb. 1, 2024
L.A. County D.A. to pay $5 million in civil rights case over bungled election conspiracy prosecution
The district attorney’s office has settled a lawsuit filed by a small Michigan tech firm over a 2022 prosecution that was largely based on the word of conspiracy theorists who questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Jan. 23, 2024