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Covers:  Justice system, courts, law enforcement, public safety, public integrity
Investigative reporter - @nbcla | I cover the Southern California justice system | Contact: eric.leonard (at) nbcuni.com.

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Investigative reporter focused on the Southern California justice system and government integrity.

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Corona Costco shooting revealed: Video Shows Chaos After Man Was Killed by Off Duty LAPD Officer

Corona Costco shooting revealed: Video Shows Chaos After Man Was Killed by Off Duty LAPD Officer

Ex-officer Salvador Sanchez, seen publicly for the first time on police body worn video obtained by NBCLA, sa…

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Mother Says She Was Falsely Accused of Murder

Mother Says She Was Falsely Accused of Murder

A mother from Los Angeles says being at the wrong place at the wrong time has upended her life in unimaginabl…

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Sen. Kamala Harris Given LAPD Protection, Even Outside LA

Sen. Kamala Harris Given LAPD Protection, Even Outside LA

Armed, plain-clothes LAPD officers were dispatched to California cities outside of Los Angeles at least a doz…

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Sheriff's Move to Old Digs Raises Eyebrows

Sheriff's Move to Old Digs Raises Eyebrows

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says his eighth-floor executive office complex at the Hall of Just…

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'Martyrdom, Bro': California Man Busted in Domestic Terror Plot

'Martyrdom, Bro': California Man Busted in Domestic Terror Plot

A U.S. Army veteran was plotting a large-scale terror attack in Los Angeles as revenge for the mass shooting …

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Officers Distanced From Immigration Enforcement

Officers Distanced From Immigration Enforcement

The LAPD and Sheriff's Department are distancing officers from anything connected to federal immigration enfo…

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Feds accuse “Big U” of plot to attack witness, other new charges

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By Eric Leonard Verified
| KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, CA) Verified
Federal prosecutors unsealed an updated indictment against Eugene Henley, Jr., better known as "Big U," that added new charges that accuse him of plotting to harm or kill a witness -- by allegedly trying to hire other inmates to carry out the attack.
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Inflatable pool fragments, DNA samples from Tesla: New evidence in D4vd's pretrial hearing

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By Helen Jeong Verified, Eric Leonard Verified
| WMAQ-TV (Chicago, IL) Verified
Los Angeles prosecutors Thursday continued to connect the dots between forensic evidence and singer D4vd to demonstration that there's enough proof to put him on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. One day after alleging the singer, born David Burke, killed Rivas Hernandez to prevent her from exposing their illegal relationship and protect his lucrative career, prosecutors on Thursday presented more evidence against Burke.
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What investigators found inside D4vd's Tesla and Hollywood Hills home

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By Eric Leonard Verified, Helen Jeong Verified
| KNBC-TV (Los Angeles, CA) Verified
As Los Angeles prosecutors attempted to show that there's enough evidence to put singer D4vd on trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, Day 2 of the pretrial hearing went underway in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday.
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