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Former city employee gets 11 years in prison for causing death of woman who overdosed

Avatar photo by Fernando Haro Garcia Feb 22, 2024Feb 22, 2024

The former city employee, Jarid Nakamura, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter last month as part of a plea deal with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.

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Former city employee to get 11 years in prison for causing death of woman who overdosed

Avatar photo by Fernando Haro Garcia Feb 7, 2024Feb 7, 2024
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5 people found overdosed in Recreation Park home, LBFD says

Avatar photo by Brandon Richardson Sep 24, 2023
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Ex-city employee pleads not guilty in woman’s overdose death

Avatar photo by City News Service Mar 17, 2023
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UPDATE: Former city employee arrested, charged for death of woman who overdosed in 2020, police say

Avatar photo by Fernando Haro Garcia Mar 8, 2023Mar 9, 2023
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Fentanyl overdose deaths soar in LA County over 5-year period 

Avatar photoby City News ServiceNov 29, 2022
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School officials warn of fentanyl-laced pills following accidental overdoses in LA County

Avatar photoby Fernando Haro GarciaJun 9, 2022
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4 overdoses in a day send police looking for source of drugs in Belmont Shore

Avatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck Mar 1, 2019
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LBFD investigating allegations its employees overdosed at Santa Barbara party

Avatar photo by Jeremiah Dobruck Aug 27, 2018
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Four Long Beach party-goers hospitalized in Santa Barbara after overdosing on opiates

Avatar photo by Stephanie Rivera Aug 26, 2018
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