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Motorcyclist fatally struck by two hit-and-run drivers in L.A.
A motorcyclist was killed after being struck by two hit-and-run drivers in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood Saturday morning. The crash happened near the busy intersection of South Avenue 20 and North Broadway at around 7:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. An investigation revealed that a suspect, possibly driving a Ford F-150 truck, […]
Jurupa Valley family of 4 arrested in string of alleged retail thefts
Four family members have been arrested for allegedly carrying out at least 10 retail thefts in Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, authorities said. On April 24, deputies from the Southwest sheriff's station responded to the 32100 block of Temecula Parkway, where multiple people stole more than $1,000 in merchandise from a business, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Friday.
L.A. Metro rider shot dead hours after MTA’s news conference on transit safety
A suspect is in custody after yet another deadly incident on a Metro transit bus, this time in Commerce, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to Slauson and Boxford avenues just before 5 p.m. on reports of a person suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said in […]
2 inmates suspected of murder of another incarcerated man in California prison
The California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation is investigating after an incarcerated man was allegedly murdered at Kern Valley State Prison. Officials say 30-year-old Raul E. Mendoza, of Los Angeles County, was violently attacked in jail on May 13 — his fellow inmates, Andrew L. Espinoza, 29, and Frank Vasquez, 44, allegedly used two manufactured weapons […]
Front Door Smashed in Sun Valley Pharmacy Burglary
SUN VALLEY, LOS ANGELES, May 16 (KNN) — A pharmacy in Sun Valley was burglarized early Thursday morning by suspects who gained access to the store by smashing the front door. Suspects broke into a pharmacy located in the 8400 block of Sunland Boulevard at approximately 4 a.m. and...
$20K worth of allegedly stolen fencing seized from Pinion Hills home
Sheriff's investigators recovered roughly $20,000 worth of stolen fencing from a Pinion Hills property where three stolen pieces of large construction equipment were found last week. A fugitive sought in an attempted murder case and a registered sex offender were arrested in connection with the alleged theft, authorities said. Here's...
Billionaire Rick Caruso weighs in on persisting problems surrounding LA's ‘Graffiti Towers'
Problems continued this week at the so-called ‘Graffiti Towers’ in downtown Los Angeles. The latest stunt? Slacklining – more than 40 floors up, more than 500 feet high - between two of the skyscrapers at the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza Development. Businessman Rick Caruso said some of LA’s...
Supporters say 'warmhearted' Mexican Mafia member deserves bail. Wiretaps reveal murder threats
Prosecutors say Johnny Martinez was caught on a wiretap boasting of several murders, but he still has prominent voices calling for his release, including two L.A. County probation officials.
Police find body in driveway of Monrovia home; 2 taken into custody
A person died Friday night of an apparent gunshot wound in Monrovia, although authorities are still looking for answers. KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw reported Saturday that police responded to reports of a shooting around 9:30 p.m. at a home in the area of Shamrock and Lemon Avenues, across the street from Recreation Park. Upon arrival, officers […]
LAUSD sends school police officers to troubled campuses
A plan for more police patrols at some Los Angeles schools seems to be shut down after some officers had already been deployed to so-called "troubled" campuses."Of course, I hear the helicopters. I hear about the lockdown and I'm always afraid something going to happen," parent Tamara Toban said. Toban is a parent at Washington Preparatory High School. She is concerned about the growing number of incidents and crimes on and near campus. She had just brought her daughter Tamia back to school after attending the funeral of one of her classmates. The 15-year-old boy was shot and killed during a...
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