By Richard WintonLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Despite a campaign by justice reform advocates, the California Board of Parole Hearings has revoked plans to release former LAPD Det. The governor’s office had asked the board in April to review the plan to parole Lazarus. The inmate used her police training to cover up the crime,” Ruetten told the parole board, which was considering releasing Lazarus as early as July. Soon after, Ruetten said, he was confronted by Lazarus, then an LAPD patrol officer, who pleaded with him not to get married. Greg Stearns, a veteran LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division detective who made the arrest, told the parole board on Monday that Lazarus does not deserve to be released.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 22, 2024 15:31 UTC