SAN FERNANDO VALLEY : Former Security Contractor Faces Misdemeanor Charges
A former security contractor known for using vigilante-style tactics to frighten drug dealers out of apartment buildings in the San Fernando Valley faces misdemeanor charges of repossessing automobiles without a license.
David Roybal, 34, of Los Angeles has been charged with 15 counts of violating state law by working without a license.
His arraignment was postponed until Dec. 9 to give attorneys from the public defender’s office time to review the charges, according to court officials.
Roybal and other security contractors were the focus of a Times article last year that prompted a police crackdown on squads hired by landlords to rid buildings of drug dealers and deadbeat tenants.
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