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Card Dealer Arrested for $15k Grand Theft at Gardens Casino

On April 15, 2026, the California Department of Justice Bureau of Gambling Control arrested a cardroom dealer at The Gardens Casino in Hawaiian Gardens, California, for stealing over $15,000 in gaming chips. The DOJ received information in March 2026 that a cardroom dealer was suspected of theft, leading to an investigation and subsequent arrest. Attorney General Bonta stated that those entrusted with maintaining fairness in card rooms must be held accountable when they violate that trust.

California AG Announces Sexual Assault Cold Case Arrest, Highlights SB 464 Evidence Kit Audit Deadline

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the resolution of multi-jurisdictional sexual assault cold cases spanning 1994–2008 across four jurisdictions, resulting in one arrest linked to seven victims through DNA evidence kit testing. DOJ provided grant funding and familial DNA search support leading to the arrest of a suspect charged with a series of kidnappings and sexual assaults. The announcement comes as the July 1, 2026 deadline approaches for law enforcement agencies, crime labs, and medical facilities to complete and submit audits of untested sexual assault evidence kits under SB 464.

AG Bonta Secures FRT Protections After Multistate Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has agreed, following a multistate lawsuit, that it will not return thousands of forced reset triggers (FRTs) into California or other plaintiff states. ATF previously classified FRTs as illegal machine guns, but the Trump Administration signed a settlement reverting that classification and agreeing to return seized FRTs. The states sought to block this. ATF now offers FRT owners options to dispose of their FRTs by transferring them to states where they are legal or surrendering them, and the states have agreed to dismiss the lawsuit.