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CRIME & SAFETY
LAFD Knocks Down Attic Fire in Granada Hills Home
Firefighters knocked down an attic fire in a Granada Hills home Sunday. The blaze at 10612 N. Monogram Ave., near the Granada Hills Recreation Center, was reported about 5:25 p.m. and extinguished in under 20 minutes, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Lyndsey Lantz. Firefighters primarily doused the flames...
Santa Clarita Weekend Crime Sees A Slew Of Arrests, Including Murder And Rape
Over the weekend, local law enforcement agencies were busy with a plethora of arrests, including major crimes such as murder and rape. On Friday, a 28-year-old Fullerton man by the name of Raul Cervantes was arrested by Santa Clarita sheriff’s deputies for allegedly raping someone while the victim was “unconscious to the nature of the ...
Homeless man holds knife to throat of 16-year-old boy on Santa Monica Pier
SANTA MONICA - A man confirmed as experiencing homelessness held a knife to the throat of 16-year-old boy on Santa Monica Pier over the July 4 holiday weekend. At approximately 2:35pm on Sunday, July 7, the suspect, Francisco Daniel Espindola, approached the boy, who was fishing with his mother near the west end of Santa Monica Pier.
Woman Arrested in Affordable-Housing Fraud Scheme
Glendale police recently arrested a 47-year-old woman allegedly involved in a fraud scheme in which the woman would trick seniors looking for affordable housing into giving her money to supposedly get them moved up on the Section 8 Housing Voucher waiting list. The suspect, identified as Sima Karapetyan of North...
Sheriff’s Department is seeking public’s help in 2022 killing of woman whose body was then set on fire
Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators are seeking the public’s help for information surrounding the 2022 killing of a young mother who was repeatedly stabbed and whose body was then set on fire. Karla Terron, 27, met with her friends at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3834 in...
4-Year-Old Girl Safely Recovered Following Abduction from Santa Monica Restaurant; Suspect in Custody
In a rapidly developing situation, a 4-year-old girl abducted from a Santa Monica restaurant was found safe within hours of her disappearance. The Santa Monica Police Department confirmed that officers responded to a distress call at approximately 12:11 PM after the child was taken from Panda Express on Lincoln Boulevard. The suspect, later identified as 31-year-old Breanna Taylor Shields, was apprehended and the child was rescued unharmed from the Holiday Motel, a short distance from where she was taken.
Santa Monica Kidnapping Suspect Had Troubled Legal Past Including Spousal Abuse and Drug Use
The woman arrested for the alleged kidnapping of a 4-year-old girl from a Panda Express in Santa Monica, has a detailed criminal history, including prior arrests for spousal abuse and drug-related probation violations, court records show. Breanna Shields, 31, was arrested at the Holiday Motel & Suites where she had...
Robbery Suspect Dies From Gunshot Wound
A 37-year-old man whom police identified as a would-be-robber died on Sunday in Glendale after apparently being shot by one of his intended victims. The man was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner as Edward Mazon. Officers responded to the 200 block of East Dryden Street...
Child Abductor Arrested After Victim Rescued: Report
Officers Reportedly Located the Child and Suspect Nearly 30 Minutes After a 911 Call. A 4-year-old girl who was abducted from a Santa Monica restaurant was found safe within hours, authorities said. The Santa Monica Police Department responded to a distress call around 12:11 p.m. Friday after the child was...
Burbank Police Log: June 24 – June 30
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Hiker Rescued in Topanga State Park
A hiker was rescued Sunday morning from a remote area of Topanga State Park, Los Angeles Fire Department officials said. Paramedics were lowered from LAFD helicopters to assess and treat a 53-year-old male hiker at 9:32 a.m. on Temescal Fire Road. The hiker was reported to be in a difficult-to-access location within the park.
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