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Person trapped in vehicle after collision on southbound 14
Someone was trapped in a vehicle after a traffic collision Friday morning on the southbound lanes of Highway 14, north of Placerita Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles County Fire Department official said. The incident was reported at about 10:13 a.m. Friday morning, according to Geovanni Sanchez, spokesman...
Father of SoCal teen found outside ABC7 arrested for child abduction, falsifying police report
The father of a 15-year-old girl who went missing for about a week in Monterey Park - before she was found safe outside ABC7's office in Glendale - was arrested Friday on suspicion of child abduction and other offenses.According to the Monterey Park Police Department, Jeffrey Chao is also suspected of conspiracy and falsifying a police report in connection with the disappearance of Alison Jillian Chao, who vanished July 16 but was found safe on Tuesday."The department's dedicated efforts and collaboration with other agencies were pivotal in resolving this critical situation and ensuring Alison Chao's safety," according to a statement...
South L.A. woman wants end to K-9 units after vicious attack
A South Los Angeles woman has filed a lawsuit and is demanding the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department disband its K-9 unit after she was attacked by one of their dogs. Rosa Ramirez, 45, suffered permanent injuries to her left hand — her dominant hand — during the attack, her attorneys said in a news […]
Massive junkyard fire erupts in Lancaster, thousands of vehicles burned
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A massive junkyard fire broke out in the Lancaster area, sending up thick, black smoke in Los Angeles County. The fire erupted Thursday afternoon at a recycling facility in the 400 block of West Avenue I. Fire officials initially said an estimated 300 crushed vehicles...
Woman bitten by K-9 files lawsuit against LA County Sheriff's Department
A woman has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after she says her hand was permanently disfigured when she was bitten by a K-9.Ramirez did not speak but she showed reporters her scars at a press conference outside the Hall of Justice in downtown L.A. Friday.The incident happened on Feb. 22, 2023, at Ramirez's home near Central and 59th Street. Ramirez saw the dog wandering around her property and when she opened her door she was bitten."Ms. Ramirez is an innocent mother. She was attacked by an unleashed sheriff's dog trained to bite anyone it encountered,"...
Woman struck and killed on 110 in Carson identified
A 42-year-old woman who ran across the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway in the Carson area and was struck and killed by a semitractor-trailer was identified Thursday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.
Monterey Park Teen Found Safe: Family’s Relief Amid Custody Battle (video)
In Southern California, the intense search for 15-year-old Allison Child, who had been missing for a week, concluded on a positive note. Allison was found safe near a TV station in Glendale. The exact details of her whereabouts during the past week remain unclear. Family’s Relief and Ongoing Questions.
Rosemead fire produces massive plume of black smoke
Flames consumed an industrial storage yard in Rosemead Wednesday, with plastics and other materials generating raging flames that sent a massive plume of black smoke into the air, but no injuries were immediately reported.
2 charged with murdering Long Beach corn vendor caught in the crossfire of shooting
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Two men have been charged with the murder of a street vendor in Long Beach in March, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday. Rahman Abdallah and Raylon Akers were both charged with murdering Yener Ramirez, a Long Beach street corn vendor back on March 20, District Attorney George Gascón announced. A third person, James Havlicheck, was charged with accessory after the fact.
Photos: Trailer fire causes road closure
A trailer fire that broke out on Friday afternoon left commuters in traffic on the 24000 block of West Copper Hill Drive in Valencia. Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department arrived on the scene of a fully engulfed truck at 1:13 p.m. after receiving reports of it a few minutes earlier, said Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesman with the agency.
Firefighters halt brush fire in Acton at 8 acres
The Santa Clarita Valley may see a cloud of smoke lingering caused by a brush fire in Acton that was halted at 8 acres, according to officials with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The brush fire broke out on the northbound side of State Route 14 and Escondido Canyon...
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