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Woman dies after man jumps off 210 Freeway in Sylmar, lands on her vehicle
A woman died earlier this month after a man jumped off the 210 Freeway in the Sylmar area and landed on the vehicle she was in.The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of a person threatening to jump from the 210 Freeway Roxford overpass the evening of Aug. 9.Margarita Novela Galindo was sitting in the passenger seat, next to her husband Florencio, heading out of town for the weekend. They were on the 210 Freeway when a man, in an effort to take his own life, jumped off a bridge over the freeway and went through their windshield.Florencio did...
2 missing teen girls, baby located after going missing from East Los Angeles
Authorities have located a 14-year-old mother, her newborn baby and her 15-year-old sister in law who went missing from their East Los Angeles home over the weekend.The CHP has canceled the Ebony Alert that was issued for Amoria Brown, her 3-week-old daughter, Omoria Brown, and her sister-in-law, Sanaii Brown. The three girls had last been seen Sunday and authorities launched a search, asking the public for help after they were reported missing.The video in the player above is from a previous report.Authorities were particularly concerned because the infant suffers from a heart condition and needs daily medication.Thursday's notification that they had been located did not provide details on their condition or the circumstances of their disappearance and recovery.This Ebony Alert has been deactivated.The subjects have been located.****************************************************************Ebony Alert - BROWN, Amoria, Sanaii and Omoria - LAPDEbony Alert - Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. pic.twitter.com/WDmyuyWhrn— CHP - Alerts (@CHPAlerts) August 30, 2024
Home invasion suspect is stabbed after Ring video shows him ramming front door of Winnetka residence
A home invasion suspect was stabbed early Friday after surveillance video showed him ramming the front door of a house in Winnetka, residents and authorities said.Officers responded about 4:15 a.m. to the 20100 block of Elkwood Street, where the unidentified man was bleeding heavily while walking away from the residence, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said..The wounded suspect was transported to a hospital in unknown condition. No other injuries were reported.The doorbell video shows a man, apparently carrying a garden hoe, approaching the door in the darkness. After trying to turn the doorknob, he slams his shoulder against the...
4 hospitalized, including 2 sheriff's deputies, after head-on crash in South LA
Four people, including two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, were hospitalized late Friday night after a head-on crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said.The deputies were on patrol about 11:15 p.m. when the two-vehicle collision occurred in the 9400 block of Normandie Avenue, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department said.The two deputies and two civilians were transported to hospitals, where each of them was listed in stable condition, the spokesperson said.The cause of the incident is being investigated by the Sheriff's Department and the California Highway Patrol.
Glendale police arrest 2 suspects in connection with fatal shooting
Glendale police on Thursday arrested two men suspected of fatally shooting a 54-year-old local resident earlier this month. After a two-week investigation homicide detectives from the Glendale Police Department arrested Jerry Baza Tolentino, 44, of Los Angeles, and 43-year-old Arman Martinyan of Sylmar on Thursday morning, police said. The suspects are being held in custody pending formal charges in connection with the Aug. 15 killing in the 800 block of Pacific Avenue of Robert Dehnoushi, who died at the scene from a gunshot wound.
Man shot at high-rise apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles
Paramedics rushed a man to the hospital after a suspect shot him inside a high-rise apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon. The shooting happened at about 2:40 p.m. in the 700 block of Spring Street. Video appears to show blood outside of an elevator inside the complex. Officers said they found the victim with gunshot wounds to the leg and shoulder, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. Officers described the shooter as a 20-year-old man wearing a dark navy blue shirt and a yellow bucket hat. Police believe he had a getaway driver waiting for him. They got away in a black, newer-model Mercedes-Benz SUV, commonly called a "G-Wagon."Investigators tracked a vehicle matching the description of the apparent getaway car to a Burbank home.The family living there said the owner's front license plate was stolen earlier this week. She did not report the license plate stolen.
Suspected DUI driver in custody after chase from Inland Empire to Los Angeles
CHP officers chased a suspected DUI driver from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles for more than an hour on Thursday.The pursuit of the driver in a silver Mercedes sedan, which had visible damage along the passenger side door panel, started in the San Bernardino area around 2:45 p.m.The driver fled from officers through Riverside County and eventually headed west on the 91 Freeway at a high rate of speed. The driver later transitioned to the 5 freeway and then ended up on the 10 freeway through Los Angeles, passing downtown and heading west in relatively light traffic.The driver then exited onto surface streets in the Jefferson Park area.Just before 4 p.m. the driver pulled into a parking lot on Crenshaw Boulevard and parked the vehicle. He emerged from the car, waving and gesturing toward officers, and eventually surrendered. He was taken into custody without further incident.Officers approached the vehicle with guns drawn and determined no one else was inside.
Trial begins in 2022 killing of UCLA student inside Hancock Park furniture store
A trial began Thursday in the 2022 killing of a UCLA student who was fatally stabbed while working inside a furniture store in Hancock Park. Brianna Kupfer, who was a 24-year-old at the time of her death, was stabbed nearly a dozen times on Jan. 13, 2022 during her shift inside the Croft House furniture store on La Brea Avenue near Beverly Boulevard.
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