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A unanimous jury on Tuesday found former Long Beach Police Detective Yvonne Robinson guilty on a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge, nearly eight years after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office first accused her of leaking confidential information to a member of the Baby Insane Crips street gang.
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Robinson, 50, grew up in the city of Long Beach and attended Poly High School. She rose through the ranks at the Long Beach Police Department over a 13-year period and was a constant fixture at local events, representing a community she felt did not see enough Black women serving as police officers.
Lawyers laid into their closing arguments on Monday in the criminal case against former Long Beach Police Detective Yvonne Robinson. Now, the case that revolves around wiretapped calls, confidential police reports, surprise witness testimony, gang colors and a red dress is in the hands of the jury.
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Robinson, 50, worked for the Long Beach Police Department for 13 years. She is facing an obstruction of justice charge for allegedly leaking confidential information to the Baby Insane Crip street gang. Prentice Jones, also known as Long Beach rapper P-Nice, is related to Robinson by marriage and according to the prosecution called her his “inside connect” during wiretap calls with other members of the Baby Insane Crip gang.
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Several hours after former Long Beach Police Detective Yvonne Robinson denied in court on Tuesday that she leaked confidential information to a gang member, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office says it received information from a detective who is willing to testify that Robinson had a sexual relationship with the gang member also charged in the case.
“The way this information came to light is so strange,” Robinson’s attorney Case Barnett said in court on Wednesday morning.
The previous day, Barnett had wrapped up questioning his client on the stand before a jury, but the DA’s subsequent revelation left Barnett flabbergasted in court.