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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...
LA woman targeted by scammer who lied about having her missing dog
A heartbroken woman whose dog went missing from her Monterey Hills home is warning other pet owners not to fall for scammers who claim they have their beloved missing pet."If you lose your animal, and you're in that emotional state, before you jump and you pay somebody money, wait and see that they have your animal first," said Gabby Silvi.Silvi's 1-year-old Belgian malinois named Whiskey went missing after gardeners left a gate open at her home.After posting missing flyers around the neighborhood, she says somebody reached out."I got a text message from an email address, they said, 'Are you looking...
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.
Teens charged with follow-home robbery, shooting man in head in West L.A.
Three teenaged men are facing murder and other felony charges after an alleged follow-home robbery in West Los Angeles left one man dead and another man in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his head. The suspected robbers, teenagers from Oakland, allegedly confronted a husband and wife in the driveway of their home on […]
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 ...
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...
Valley Glen man fights off squatter living in his under construction home
A Valley Glen man is outraged after he had to fight off a squatter from inside of his own home that's currently under construction early Thursday morning. Mike Martirosyan says that he was at the property to move some trash when he saw that a light on the second floor was on. He went upstairs and found that someone had been squatting inside of his home, for what he believes was several days without his knowledge. "I knocked on it 2-3 times," Martirosyan recalled. "He didn't want to open, I told him I'll break the door if he didn't open. Once he opened...
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.
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