Kim Kardashian held up at gunpoint in Paris, $10 million in jewelry taken
PARIS -- Armed robbers forced their way into a private Paris residence where Kim Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom before making off with more than $10 million worth...
View ArticleProtesters gather in South Los Angeles over fatal police shooting
LOS ANGELES -- Rowdy protesters blocked an intersection as they marched in Los Angeles streets for a second night over the deadly police shooting of an 18-year-old black man.The crowd Sunday dwindled...
View ArticleLAPD chief Charlie Beck defends 2 fatal weekend shootings
The Los Angeles police chief on Monday defended the use of deadly force against two men in separate fatal shootings over the weekend, saying one turned toward officers with a gun and the other pointed...
View ArticlePolice capture suspected car thief in Monterey Park
MONTEREY PARK >> Monterey Park police arrested a man Monday afternoon they suspect attempted to steal a car in a business parking lot .During a regular business check on the 300 block of S....
View ArticleKim Kardashian's Paris assailants still at large
PARIS -- French police on Tuesday continued hunting for five people suspected of assaulting Kim Kardashian West in a private Paris residence before robbing her of more than $10 million worth of...
View ArticleLa Mirada man identified as South Pasadena carjacking suspect
Authorities released the name of the suspect who carjacked a South Pasadena police officer then got killed in a crash on a freeway transition road in Los Angeles.Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's...
View ArticleViolent crime way down; deaths in custody way up
Violent crime reached a high in California in 1992, when 338 people died in police and prison custody by means mostly natural but sometimes grisly -- drug overdoses, strangulation, knife attacks,...
View ArticleKnife-wielding clown-masked males are 'pranking' Lancaster pedestrians
LANCASTER -- Authorities in Lancaster today warned people to be aware of a new "prank" involving a group of males approaching pedestrians while wearing clown masks and possibly carrying kitchen...
View ArticleAutopsy results for man who died in Pasadena police custody placed on...
PASADENA >> An autopsy was done this week on a man who died after Pasadena police used a Taser on him, then handcuffed him and restrained his legs. But sheriff's officials are preventing the...
View ArticleInstagram account says creepy clowns are coming to Pasadena, Whittier
An Instagram account with images of creepy looking clowns in public places says it plans to appear in various Los Angeles County cities, including Pasadena, in the coming days and weeks. One account,...
View Article'Creepy clowns' say they're coming to Southern California
A social media account announcing the arrival of creepy clowns in various Southern California cities has spurned a number of calls to local police departments.The Instagram account, WeAreComingToCali,...
View ArticleFormer Sierra High student from Glendora jailed for creepy clown threats...
GLENDORA >> Police arrested a 19-year-old, who is an apparent creepy clown enthusiast and former student of Sierra High School, in Glendora on Wednesday on suspicion of making threats against his...
View ArticleMarine killed in South LA remembered as 'wonderful son,' champion of the needy
Tenor Don Garza, a U.S. Marine combat veteran who spent 11 years on Skid Row, never thought he would sing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Until he met Lance Cpl. Carlos Segovia Lopez, a first-year...
View ArticleSheriff's sergeant dies after being shot in Lancaster; suspect in custody
A 29-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was being mourned Wednesday after he was shot and killed while confronting a parolee and burglary suspect in Lancaster. Sgt. Steve Owen,...
View ArticleCreepy clown hysteria arrives in Southland
Creepy clowns are coming to Southern California.So say social media accounts warning of clowns showing up and promising harm at schools. Police departments were flooded Wednesday with calls of...
View ArticleIf a clown threatens you, call the police
MONTEBELLO -- Montebello police today said extra patrols have been ordered near schools in the wake of reports of pranks involving people dressed as clowns.The announcement came a day after a...
View ArticleRoger Clinton pleads not guilty in Redondo Beach DUI case
TORRANCE -- Former President Bill Clinton's half-brother, Roger, pleaded not guilty today to two counts of misdemeanor DUI stemming from his June arrest in Redondo Beach.As has been the case in a...
View ArticleJay Z to address juvenile solitary confinement in new TV series
NEW YORK -- Rap superstar Jay Z is helping shine a light on prison reform by co-producing an upcoming TV documentary about a young man who spent three years behind bars without trial for allegedly...
View ArticleClown threat causing Pasadena school evacuation 'completely unfounded,'...
Sightings, rumors and online chatter about menacing, sometimes-armed creepy clowns hanging around Los Angeles County schools drew police responses on Thursday, but resulted in no arrests or incidents.
View ArticleIndian police arrest 70 for targeting Americans in IRS tax scam
NEW DELHI >> Indian police have arrested 70 people and are questioning hundreds more after uncovering a massive scam to cheat thousands of Americans out of millions of dollars by posing as U.S....
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