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Suspect arrested after violent Home Depot robbery in San Bernardino County
A man was arrested following a violent Home Depot robbery and a standoff with police in San Bernardino County. On Wednesday, the suspect entered a Home Depot store in Upland near 8th Street and Mountain Avenue. Surveillance video captured the man loading up a shopping cart with power tools and attempting to leave without paying […]
Elementary school placed on lockdown after shot fired during Orange County bank robbery
Authorities were searching for an armed man who robbed a bank in Orange County Thursday afternoon, prompting a nearby elementary school to be placed on lockdown after a shot was fired. An Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson told KTLA 5 News that deputies were dispatched to the Chase Bank near the intersection of Portola and […]
Victim dies after being run over by DUI suspect on Santa Monica beach
An unidentified female died after being struck by a DUI suspect in an SUV on the beach in Santa Monica late Thursday night. The incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. when a silver SUV was seen driving on the sand near the Santa Monica Pier. “I just happened to be looking that way and I […]
Attempted murder charges filed in South L.A. shootout that wounded 6 bystanders
Los Angeles police said the victims were homeless people caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout, and that two suspects had already been arrested for allegedly participating in a flash mob-style robbery.
Arrest warrant issued for Ex-LAPD officer in killing of unarmed homeless man
A former officer with the Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly now facing charges for a fatal 2015 shooting of an unarmed homeless man in Venice even though the previous L.A. County District Attorney refused to take up the high-profile case. The Los Angeles Times reports an arrest warrant has been issued for Clifford […]
Southern California driver who outran CHP at ‘extreme speeds’ busted days later
A motorist on a Southern California freeway who made the decision to evade an officer with the California Highway Patrol at “an extremely high rate of speed” was taken into custody days later, officials announced. It’s unclear exactly when the incident occurred, with CHP only describing it as “recently,” but the driver was spotted […]