Crime & Safetyscore 113·2 metrosupdated 2h ago

Retired LAPD Detective Arrested for 1994 Sexual Assault in Ventura County

Michael Brambles, a former LAPD detective, has been arrested for a sexual assault and robbery case from 1994 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime. The victim, identified as SW, has waited over three decades for justice.

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