Gov. Jerry Brown denies parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Gov. Jerry Brown Friday rejected parole for former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, who was convicted of the 1969 killings of grocers Leno and Rosemary La Bianca at their Los Feliz home. A...
View ArticleDennis Rodman is a 'person of interest' in Santa Ana hit-and-run
SANTA ANA (CNS) - California Highway Patrol investigators want to talk to Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman about a collision on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Santa Ana, a CHP officer said.Rodman...
View ArticleNorwalk man jailed following Alhambra pharmacy robbery
ALHAMBRA >> Police arrested a Norwalk man after he robbed a grocery store pharmacy of painkillers Sunday, officials said.Albert Eloy Keil, 23, was booked on suspicion of robbery and burglary...
View Article2 shot to death, 14 wounded at Florida teen nightclub party
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Gunfire erupted at a nightclub hosting a swimsuit-themed party for teens in Florida, leaving two teens dead and at least 17 other people wounded, officials said Monday.It was not...
View ArticleMotorist killed in Glendale Freeway off-ramp crash
LOS ANGELES -- A motorist was killed today in a two-vehicle crash on an off-ramp from the southbound Glendale (2) Freeway in Glassell Park, authorities said.The crash was reported about 4:15 a.m. on...
View ArticleWoman sexually assaulted in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Pasadena police are looking for the man who met a woman at a local restaurant then sexually assaulted her early Sunday morning.Lt. Pete Hettema said the attack occurred while the two...
View ArticleApartment building, theater evacuated after Pasadena gas leak
PASADENA >> Firefighters evacuated a construction site, a theater and an apartment building after a backhoe hit a gas main on Monday.Lisa Derderian, spokeswoman for the Pasadena Fire Department,...
View Article2 angry men beat up a Pasadena parking officer over a ticket, police say
PASADENA >> Two men angry at getting a parking ticket attacked a parking enforcement officer Saturday night. One of the assailants was arrested the next day in Los Angeles.Pasadena Police Lt....
View ArticleFather asks that 4-year-old son's stolen prosthetic leg be returned
Frank Brenes' heart stopped.Four-year-old Liam was wading in the crystal clear tide pools at Crystal Cove State Beach, enjoying his first time at the beach exploring crabs and creatures and getting...
View ArticleAt least 19 killed, about 20 injured in knifing near Tokyo
SAGAMIHARA, Japan >> At least 19 people were killed and about 20 wounded in a knife attack Tuesday at a facility for the handicapped in a city just outside Tokyo in the worst mass killing in...
View ArticleThree shootings in Altadena leave two men injured
ALTADENA >> Two men were wounded and a home was shot at in three separate shootings that broke out late Monday night to early Tuesday morning.Lt. Yolanda Clay of the sheriff's Altadena station...
View ArticleLa Crescenta woman to plead guilty to $2 million embezzlement scheme
A La Crescenta woman agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to wire fraud for stealing about $2 million from two Los Angeles-based businesses, the United States Attorney's Office said in a statement.Claudia...
View ArticleGlendale motorcycle pursuit ends in crash, rider eludes police
GLENDALE -- A suspect on a motorcycle led Glendale police on a short pursuit this morning, authorities said.The pursuit began at about 4:25 a.m. when officers observed the motorcyclist committing a...
View ArticleProsecutors drop all remaining charges against officers in Freddie Gray case
BALTIMORE -- Prosecutors dropped the remaining charges Wednesday against three Baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray, bringing an end to the case without a...
View ArticleUnder strict gun laws, Japan's mass killers must rely on knives instead
His only weapons were a few knives and some straps to tie down his victims. Yet in less than an hour, he had killed 19 people. That's as many homicides as most districts in Japan see in five...
View ArticleSan Gabriel Valley Mexican Mafia member whose gang targeted blacks to be...
LOS ANGELES -- A reputed Mexican Mafia member who is also head of a San Gabriel Valley gang that targeted black victims is expected to be sentenced today to at least 10 years in federal prison.James...
View ArticleCHP pursuit turns into rescue following fiery crash in Baldwin Park
BALDWIN PARK >> A California Highway Patrol pursuit instantly turned into a rescue operation Wednesday after a fleeing stolen SUV with three people inside crashed and burst into flames in Baldwin...
View ArticleSouth El Monte mayor admits to 7-year bribery scheme
SOUTH EL MONTE >> South El Monte Mayor Luis Aguinaga agreed to plead guilty to a federal bribery charge this week over a seven-year scheme in which he regularly collected cash payments from a...
View ArticleFamily of mentally ill Carson man fatally shot by Long Beach police files...
The parents of a mentally ill man who died after a Long Beach police officer shot him at Looff's Lite-A-Line gaming parlor in December announced Thursday they have filed a federal lawsuit against the...
View ArticleGlendale man arrested for allegedly robbing same Burbank bank twice
BURBANK >> A Glendale man was free on bond Thursday after being arrested for allegedly robbing the same bank in Burbank twice, police said.Patrick Vertani, 20, was arrested Monday after...
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