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One injured in shooting in DTLA
LOS ANGELES – A 29-year-old man was shot in the stomach in downtown Los Angeles and police Saturday are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Division responded to a shots fired call around 11 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Seventh Street and Stanford Avenue.
Rash of Burglaries Terrifying Residents
Residents are on edge as a fifth home has been burglarized in the west valley in the last two weeks. A home on Rubio Avenue in Encino was hit last night. This follows two burglaries in Woodland Hills on July 12 in the 4500 block of Del Moreno and 4400 block of Winnetka, another home in Encino the same night in the 16000 block of Morrison Street, and a home in the 4900 block of Edgerton Street in Encino that was hit twice – July 11 and 15.
Man arrested for punching passenger on LA Metro bus
A man’s alleged outburst on an LA Metro bus landed him in jail Friday morning. Just before 9 a.m., Los Angeles police officers responded to Sunset Boulevard near Bronson Avenue, where the bus driver had pulled over directly in front of Sunset Bronson Studios, home to KTLA 5 News and Netflix headquarters. According to police, […]
Man With Hammer Barricades Inside Apartment Building in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES, July 25 (KNN) — A man armed with a hammer was barricaded inside an apartment building in Hollywood overnight, and ultimately taken into custody.… Read more "Man With Hammer Barricades Inside Apartment Building in Hollywood">
Shooting Leaves 1 Wounded at Park in Baldwin Hills
BALDWIN HILLS, LOS ANGELES, July 26 (KNN) — A shooting left one person wounded in the area of the Jim Gilliam Park in Baldwin Hills late Thursday… Read more "Shooting Leaves 1 Wounded at Park in Baldwin Hills">
Suspect in California murder arrested in Mexico almost two decades after the crime
SEATTLE - Police arrested a man accused of murder for a crime committed almost two decades ago in the city of Riverside, California. Luis Contreras, 50, was arrested by Mexican authorities in Mexicali on July 8, and has since been extradited back to Riverside County to face charges. Contreras is the primary suspect in the 2005 killing of 38-year-old Vera, found dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside a home on the 4700 block of Doane Avenue in Riverside.
Teen found shot under bridge in DTLA
LOS ANGELES – A 19-year-old man is in the hospital Wednesday after he was shot near the border between downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a shots fired call around 11 p.m. Tuesday to First and Myers streets where the victim told officers he was walking under the nearby First Street Bridge when he heard gunshots and turned to run away.
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