Criminal
Apr. 26, 2023
Crime decreased under zero bail, LAPD officer testifies
Judge Lawrence P. Riff is considering the plaintiffs’ injunction request and is seeking expert testimony on what the consequences might be for public safety. He has asked for details of what happened during the Emergency Bail Schedule adopted by the courts during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crime rates in Los Angeles dropped when the countywide pretrial detention bail schedule was reduced to zero, an LAPD officer testified Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, where a judge is considering a requested injunction on cash bail.
The city attorney’s attempt to get the officer to talk about possibilities of an accused person committing a crime while free on bail were derailed by vigorous objections from the plaintiffs’ atto...
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