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12-Year-Old Killed in South Los Angeles Multi-Vehicle Crash
SOUTH LOS ANGELES, July 6 (KNN) — A 12-year-old succumbed to injuries resulting from a multi-vehicle traffic collision Friday evening that also left others injured and one driver trapped. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a three-vehicle crash around 6:18 p.m. in the 600 block of East Century...
Family of slain woman accuses LA County sheriff's deputy of not acting to save her
Activists and a woman's family called for an investigation after she was found fatally shot in a bullet-riddled Mercedes-Benz at a busy intersection in South Los Angeles.The family of the woman shot and killed accuses a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who responded to the call of failing to provide possibly life-saving aid for several minutes.The shooting was reported at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, when a deputy assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Parks Bureau was alerted to a vehicle that had been shot on Vermont Avenue near the the 105 Freeway overpass, the agency said."It was initially unclear...
Miami Beach Real Estate Investor Arrested in Los Angeles After High-Speed Chase and Foot Pursuit
Patrick Carroll, the Miami Beach real estate investor who recently struck headlines for his exploits with firearms, has been arrested in Los Angeles on charges that include leading police on a vehicle pursuit. On Monday night, Los Angeles police officers were led on a chase that culminated in Carroll's attempts to flee on foot, a perilous spectacle caught by news helicopters, with local reporters narrating his swift apprehension after attempting to surrender then dashing away, as reported by WSVN.
5 juveniles in custody after chase involving stolen car ends in Hawthorne, authorities say
Five juveniles led authorities on a high-speed chase through the South Bay on Thursday afternoon before abandoning a car in the middle of a street in Hawthorne and fleeing on foot into an apartment building.The chase made it way across surface streets and the 110 Freeway before the driver exited into a residential neighborhood and ditched the vehicle.Shortly before 1 p.m., the driver and passengers jumped out the Kia Soul and near the intersection of 129th Street and Jefferson Avenue and ran.Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies followed them onto the property and set up a perimeter as a law enforcement helicopter circled overhead.A search ensued, and by 3 p.m. all five of the suspects were apprehended, a sheriff's spokesperson told ABC7.Details of when and where the car was stolen were not immediately available.
3 charged with murder after tourist killed in Newport Beach; suspects eligible for death penalty: DA
Three men have been charged with murder and other offenses in connection with the death of a tourist from New Zealand who was fatally run over during an attempted robbery at Newport Beach's Fashion Island mall, prosecutors said Friday.Leroy Ernest Joseph McCrary, 26, of Los Angeles, Malachi Eddward Darnell, 18, of Los Angeles, and Jaden Cunningham, 18, of Lancaster, "are eligible for the death penalty if they are convicted of the special circumstances murder of 68-year-old Patricia McKay in the commission of a robbery with a felony enhancement of causing the death of an elder over the age of 65,"...
2 horses ran onto a Los Angeles freeway and were struck, killed by passing vehicles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two horses were struck and killed by passing vehicles late Tuesday after they ran onto a Los Angeles freeway, authorities said. Other drivers saved a third horse and helped the animal over to the freeway’s shoulder to avoid getting hit, according to the California Highway Patrol.
2 LAPD officers injured after being shot at during traffic stop; suspect at large
Two Los Angeles police officers were shot at while conducting a traffic stop in the southeast L.A. area, and the suspect remained at large Thursday.The incident happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of Broadway and Rosecrans Avenue, according to the L.A. Police Department.The officers initiated a traffic stop on a white Chevy sedan, and as the car came to a stop, the suspect "immediately shot at the officers," prompting them to return fire, authorities said.It's unclear if the suspect was struck, but both officers sustained injuries. One of them suffered a bullet graze wound to the head and the other was injured by shattered glass.The officers followed the suspect who fled the scene but they eventually lost sight of the car. AIR7 was over the scene and captured several police vehicles in the area as crime-scene tape cordoned off a large portion of the street.The white Chevy was last seen traveling north on Broadway from 135th Street.The injured officers were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Mountain lion struck, killed on Los Angeles freeway
A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle on the 405 Freeway near the Getty Center Thursday afternoon. Officer Larsen of the California Highway Patrol confirmed that a deceased mountain lion was in the center divider of the freeway. Aerial footage from Sky5 showed the cougar lying next to a traffic cone. It did […]
Family ID’s woman fatally shot near 105 freeway in South L.A.
SOUTH LOS ANGELES – Activists are calling for an investigation into a woman’s death after deputies arrived on the scene and failed to render aid while she suffered from multiple gunshot wounds on July 2. Deputies from the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station responded to the westbound freeway...
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