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Still No Signs Of Heidi Planck Three Years Later
Three years after she went missing and law enforcement was led to Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Heidi Planck remains missing. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Heidi Planck (@findheidiplanck) Planck, then 38, was last seen on Oct. 17, 2021, when a surveillance camera caught sight of her walking her dog in ...
$300,000 worth of property stolen in overnight burglary at Woodland Hills home
Suspects stole an estimated $300,000 worth of property -- including jewelry, cash and a safe -- during an overnight burglary at a home in Woodland Hills, authorities said.Two suspects gained entry by shattering a window on the side of home in the 22500 block of Dolorosa Street at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said. A getaway driver was believed to be waiting in a waiting vehicle.No one was home at the time of the break-in, according to the LAPD.The suspects fled the scene and remained at large. Descriptions of the intruders were not available.After arriving home later, a person who lives in the house called police.
Power cut to thousands of customers amid elevated fire danger in SoCal
Santa Ana winds whipped through much of the Southland Friday, pushing temperatures upward and raising concerns about possible wildfires, and the gusty conditions were expected to continue through much of Saturday.Southern California Edison, meanwhile, warned customers in wind- and fire-prone areas that they could have their power cut as a precautionary measure aimed at preventing wildfires.As of Friday evening, nearly 3,200 SCE customers in Los Angeles County had their power shut off as a precautionary measure. Nearly 21,000 more customers in L.A. County were being advised by the utility that they could also lose power, along with nearly 7,800 in...
Oaks Christian student alleges 'shocking' racism in lawsuit
(This story was updated to include Oaks Christian School's response to the allegations, and to correct a misspelling of Inga Sanders' name.) A Black student at Oaks Christian School has sued the school, alleging rampant racism on the Westlake Village campus that included his fellow students holding a “mock slave auction,” taunting him...
L.A. TACO Investigative Reporter ‘Detained’ While Filming Encampment ‘Sweep,’ Released Without Charges
Yesterday morning, L.A. TACO Investigative Reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray was handcuffed and detained in the back of a Los Angeles Police Department (LADP) patrol car for almost an hour. Ray was in the process of documenting a homeless encampment clearing on 6th Street, between Stanford and Towne avenues, in Skid Row.
Whittier neighborhood forced to scale back annual Halloween celebration by city officials
What seems like a rather cruel trick instead of a treat this Halloween became reality for one Whittier neighborhood when they were told by city leaders that their beloved annual celebrations would have to be scaled down because they don't have the resources to handle the event. Spooky season is a favorite for the neighbors living on Lisco Street, where a litany of elaborate Halloween decorations can be seen adorning nearly every single home. This year, however, it seems that the ghouls and monsters will have to keep the party to themselves after their ghostly bash garnered too much popularity. "We keep...
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