News & Press Releases

Today, District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar announced defendant Ashton Stombres, 22, was found guilty of conspiracy and grand theft charges, with an aggravated white-collar crime enhancement for causing a loss of $500,000 or more.

Today, San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar issued a statement addressing the nearly 30% reduction in homicides in 2021 from 2020.

Today, District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar released the following statement as a new law backed by the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office goes into effect eliminating the distinction for spousal rape.

The San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office is participating in Human Trafficking Awareness Month, a month-long campaign to bring awareness and solutions forward to end Human Trafficking and aide survivors.

In collaboration with CHP-Stockton, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office, Stockton Police Department, Tracy Police Department, Lodi Police Department, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office, Manteca Police Department, and Ripon Police Department held a press conference today regarding the enforcement of DUIs and reckless driving heading into the Holiday Weekend.

District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar joined California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and eleven other District Attorneys in announcing a statewide lawsuit against Walmart for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar and the Bureau of Investigations are warning the public about ATM skimmers after several of these devices have been located on ATMs in the county. These skimmers normally consist of two parts: A card reader inserted in the card slot to record the card numbers and a pinhole camera directed at the keypad to record the user's PIN. These cards are then cloned and used to commit theft.

Today, District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar and Lodi Police Department Chief Sierra Brucia visited local recyclers to discuss catalytic converter theft prevention and awareness.

District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar hosted "Survivor Session- Survivors Write the Laws" event in order to hear from crime survivors and identify potential legislative proposals to benefit the community

Stockton - Today, San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar announced that the grand jury has indicted Alejandro Cardenas Tafoya, a Correctional Officer at the San Joaquin County Jail, of sexual assault crimes, including oral copulation by force (PC 287(c) (2)(a)), sexual penetration by force (PC289(a)(1)(A)), false imprisonment by violence, fraud or deceit (PC 237), and assault by a police officer (PC 149).