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4 hospitalized, including 2 sheriff's deputies, after head-on crash in South LA
Four people, including two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies, were hospitalized late Friday night after a head-on crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said.The deputies were on patrol about 11:15 p.m. when the two-vehicle collision occurred in the 9400 block of Normandie Avenue, a spokesperson for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department said.The two deputies and two civilians were transported to hospitals, where each of them was listed in stable condition, the spokesperson said.The cause of the incident is being investigated by the Sheriff's Department and the California Highway Patrol.
Suspected DUI driver in custody after chase from Inland Empire to Los Angeles
CHP officers chased a suspected DUI driver from the Inland Empire to Los Angeles for more than an hour on Thursday.The pursuit of the driver in a silver Mercedes sedan, which had visible damage along the passenger side door panel, started in the San Bernardino area around 2:45 p.m.The driver fled from officers through Riverside County and eventually headed west on the 91 Freeway at a high rate of speed. The driver later transitioned to the 5 freeway and then ended up on the 10 freeway through Los Angeles, passing downtown and heading west in relatively light traffic.The driver then exited onto surface streets in the Jefferson Park area.Just before 4 p.m. the driver pulled into a parking lot on Crenshaw Boulevard and parked the vehicle. He emerged from the car, waving and gesturing toward officers, and eventually surrendered. He was taken into custody without further incident.Officers approached the vehicle with guns drawn and determined no one else was inside.
Woman dies after man jumps off 210 Freeway in Sylmar, lands on her vehicle
A woman died earlier this month after a man jumped off the 210 Freeway in the Sylmar area and landed on the vehicle she was in.The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of a person threatening to jump from the 210 Freeway Roxford overpass the evening of Aug. 9.Margarita Novela Galindo was sitting in the passenger seat, next to her husband Florencio, heading out of town for the weekend. They were on the 210 Freeway when a man, in an effort to take his own life, jumped off a bridge over the freeway and went through their windshield.Florencio did...
Wild video shows crash that damaged Bob's Big Boy statue in Downey
New surveillance video shows the moment a driver slammed into a fire hydrant and crashed into the Bob's Big Boy statue outside the Downey restaurant.The incident happened Wednesday around 2 a.m. The restaurant posted the footage on Instagram.You can see the driver violently crashing into the hydrant, rattling the giant statue.Video from the scene showed the wreck knocked off a portion of the statue's head.The driver was pinned inside the car for a while, but was eventually extracted and taken to the hospital. Nobody else was injured. It's not clear what caused the single-car crash.Meanwhile, fundraising efforts are underway to help with repairs.
2 teen girls and newborn baby found, police say
Police have found the two teen girls and newborn baby who went missing earlier this week, according to the California Highway Patrol.The Los Angeles Police Department issued an Ebony Alert for 14-year-old Amoria Brown, her 3-week-old daughter Omoria and her sister-in-law, 15-year-old Sanaii Brown, when the trio was last seen in East Los Angeles. Officers believed the teens and newborn were headed to the high desert area with family.After four days, officers announced on X they had deactivated the advisory and located the three girls.The CHP did not release the condition of the girls.
Trial begins in 2022 killing of UCLA student inside Hancock Park furniture store
A trial began Thursday in the 2022 killing of a UCLA student who was fatally stabbed while working inside a furniture store in Hancock Park. Brianna Kupfer, who was a 24-year-old at the time of her death, was stabbed nearly a dozen times on Jan. 13, 2022 during her shift inside the Croft House furniture store on La Brea Avenue near Beverly Boulevard.
Man shot at high-rise apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles
Paramedics rushed a man to the hospital after a suspect shot him inside a high-rise apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon. The shooting happened at about 2:40 p.m. in the 700 block of Spring Street. Video appears to show blood outside of an elevator inside the complex. Officers said they found the victim with gunshot wounds to the leg and shoulder, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.He was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. Officers described the shooter as a 20-year-old man wearing a dark navy blue shirt and a yellow bucket hat. Police believe he had a getaway driver waiting for him. They got away in a black, newer-model Mercedes-Benz SUV, commonly called a "G-Wagon."Investigators tracked a vehicle matching the description of the apparent getaway car to a Burbank home.The family living there said the owner's front license plate was stolen earlier this week. She did not report the license plate stolen.
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