Ticket fixing not a crime says Los Angeles DA
Our L A Bureau reports a district attorney inquiry into traffic ticket fixing by deputy marshals in 1972 and 1973 found no crimes or prosecutable offenses. The DA will study law changes to make such activity a crime. About 100 citations were reviewed with no evidence of conspiracy or falsification. practice has since ended. A separate blast at attorney Mitchell J Gratz’s Encino home caused minor damage but no injuries. In San Bernardino two 17-year-olds face charges after stealing a funeral hearse and fleeing highway patrol through Cajon Pass.