In addition to being a successful Bank of America executive who was profiled by Essence Magazine in 2017, Michelle Annette Avan was a mother, grandmother, sister, friend, and prominent member of our community. Tragically, Michelle’s life was taken on August...

As the rape kit backlog across the nation has generated national headlines, many sexual assault survivors have come to realize that they’ve been let down by the criminal justice system. In some cities like Detroit, critical DNA evidence obtained through...

The former director of a local dance group was arrested last week by the Riverside Police Department’s Sexual Assault – Child Abuse Unit on multiple felony counts of sexual assault. 31-year-old Miguel Bolanos of Chino Hills, California, was booked at...

On July 5, 2019, a drowning was reported at a family pool in Palmdale, California. The following day, 4-year-old Noah Cuatro was pronounced dead at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. An investigation would soon reveal that Cuatro’s death was not a...

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a man involved in a wrong-way car accident on the 101 Freeway near Encino was charged with murdering his girlfriend and attempting to kill their four children. Cesar Iban Torres, 31,...

A 2014 report from the American Automobile Association (AAA) confirmed that as the baby boomer generation ages, there are statistically more older drivers on our nation’s roads and highways than ever before. Moreover, American seniors are continuing to keep their...

While you may have seen them depicted on popular television shows such as “Law & Order: SVU” or “CSI,” rape kits are essential tools for gathering critical evidence in sex crime cases. However, they also entail an invasive and uncomfortable...

A chair break leading to a fall can be a source of comic relief in many movies or television shows. A common example can be found in a scene from the film “Shallow Hal” starring Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow....

The subject of Uber and Lyft rideshare user safety is one we’ve covered a number of times on the DLG Blog. In May, a woman filed a lawsuit against an Uber driver who spewed racial slurs and made verbal threats...

A Mesa, Arizona, private school principal is currently in custody following over a dozen felony charges related to sexually abusing three male students. Victor Ellis Zamora, 40, was arrested by Chandler Police (AZ) on July 22 after a month-long investigation...