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LA County supervisors vote to expand ban on overnight parking of vehicles, including RVs, along PCH
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to expand a ban on overnight parking of vehicles, including RVs, on Pacific Coast Highway.Despite the ban, several recreational vehicles were seen parked overnight along a stretch of PCH in Malibu. Whether the owners of the RVs were unaware of the ordinance or deliberately chose to defy it was unclear.Under the law, parking on PCH is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. within the county limits -- from Coastline Drive to the Malibu city boundary.New signage along the scenic highway provides information about tow-away zones and potential fines.Previously, RVs were only prohibited from parking on the north side of PCH from midnight to 2 a.m. and on the south side from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m.Longtime local residents have complained about RV owners allegedly dumping their trash onto the highway and into the ocean.
Crypto mogul known as 'The Godfather' used L.A. deputies for extortion, feds allege
The wealthy operator of a cryptocurrency trading platform allegedly paid a number of L.A. County sheriff's deputies to perform unlawful searches and arrests, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Thursday.
Recycling company indicted for allegedly dumping hazardous waste on neighboring school
Atlas Iron and Metal Corp, a Los Angeles County recycling facility, faces more than two dozen charges for allegedly dumping hazardous waste onto an adjacent school in Watts. District Attorney George Gascón announced the 25-count grand jury indictment on Thursday, which includes a charge stemming from an explosion at the scrap metal yard last month. "We will hold companies accountable when they put profits over people and endanger the well-being of our neighborhoods. This latest charge is a reminder that the safety of our communities must come first," Gascón said.The owners pleaded not guilty and expected to return to court on Oct...
Man in custody after break-in reported at Encino home
A man was taken into custody after a homeowner in Encino reported a break-in early Thursday morning. Los Angeles police responded to the home in the 17500 block of Woodvale Road around 2 a.m. Video showed officers arriving as a man believed to be the homeowner was standing outside talking to personnel from a security […]
Space shuttle mock-up to move through streets of Downey ahead of restoration, display
It never went into space, but a full-size original space shuttle design prototype built in 1972 as part of Rockwell International's ultimately successful bid to build NASA's shuttles will move through the streets of Downey next month ahead of being displayed in a new exhibit hall at the Columbia Memorial Space Center.The mock-up, measuring 122 feet long and 35 feet tall, was constructed as a prototype for the future shuttles, thus it stands as the first shuttle ever built, although it never left the Earth. As a full-scale model, the mock- up was later used as a fitting tool for...
Kids falsely reported a person had a gun at Long Beach middle school, police say
The 911 call sent officers rushing to Stephens Middle School, where they soon determined the call was "non-credible." The post Kids falsely reported a person had a gun at Long Beach middle school, police say appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Crews Battle Several Early Morning Fires In Santa Clarita
Multiple fires broke out in the Santa Clarita Valley early Thursday morning. The first brush fire was first reported at 1:49 a.m. in the 33100 block of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic. The blaze was a quarter acre and quickly contained by firefighters, said Fred Fielding, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. ...
How the ATF's gun tracing system helped police find the gunman in the Monterey Park mass shooting
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022. The gunman killed 11 people, making it the deadliest mass shooting in Los Angeles County history. In the scared and uncertain moments after innocent dancing descended into gunfire and police found a suspect dead in a van 12 hours later, Detective Corey Fukumoto arrived at the Lai Lai Dance Hall after 26-year-old Brandon Tsay wrestled the suspect's firearm away from him. "Our patrol had already run...
47 Freeway closed, hazmat officials respond after big rig flips over in San Pedro
Hazardous materials investigators were responding to San Pedro where a big rig containing lithium-ion batteries flipped over, trigging a partial closure of the 47 Freeway in the Long Beach area Thursday, authorities said.The batteries inside the vehicle's shipping container were damaged, on fire and off-gassing and there were reports of one battery exploding, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an alert at 2 p.m. Two hours earlier, LAFD said firefighters and a hazmat team was just arriving to the scene near 940 North Seaside Avenue.No injuries have been reported and no evacuations ordered as the freeway was shut down...
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