Murder suspect eludes police in 11-hour El Sereno SWAT standoff
LOS ANGELES - A SWAT team today completed an 11-hour siege of a home in El Sereno, where a man was taken into custody, but a murder suspect being sought got away, authorities said. The standoff began...
View ArticleLA Sheriff's Department on Super Bowl DUI patrol
LOS ANGELES - Authorities today reminded Southlanders that law enforcement officers will be out in force this Super Bowl weekend looking for motorists who drive while impaired or who commit other...
View ArticlePolice respond to report of suspicious activity near Monrovia High School
The Monrovia Police Department responded Friday morning to a report of suspicious activity on or near Monrovia High School's campus, according to a district spokesman. The district is unaware of what...
View ArticleMan beaten with blunt object in La Canada Flintridge road rage attack
LA CANADA >> In a violent incident of road rage, a group of three people followed a man from a Glendale gas station to La Canada Flintridge, where one of them beat the victim with a baseball bat...
View ArticleDuo sought in series of Pasadena robberies
PASADENA >> Two men, one with a handgun, went on a robbery spree in Pasadena late Thursday, mugging three people in just over about 30 minutes, authorities said.The crimes were reported between...
View ArticleWrestling coach at El Monte high school denies allegations of sex with 3...
EL MONTE >> A wrestling coach from an El Monte high school initially arrested on suspicion of carrying on a sexual relationship with one underage female student denied 20 sex crime charges after...
View ArticleHow internet hysteria turned smoke-spouting 'pyrotechnic device' at Pasadena...
Pasadena >> A man in all black clothing walked into a Cheesecake Factory on Thursday evening and threw a ball-shaped object that popped loudly and created a cloud of smoke.The incident caused a...
View ArticlePolice: Carjacked big-rig full of marijuana leads to Pomona indoor pot grow
POMONA >> A group of men carjacked a big-rig containing more than half a ton of marijuana late Friday before leading police to an illicit marijuana grow at a Pomona home, police said.Three men...
View ArticlePolice: Arrests made in 1993 LA fire that killed 10, including 7 children
LOS ANGELES >> Police have arrested several people for a 1993 apartment building fire that killed 10 people, including seven children, it was announced Saturday.Those arrested remained jailed,...
View ArticlePolice to hold checkpoint in Pasadena on Friday
PASADENA >> Police in Pasadena are planning a checkpoint on Friday night to screen drivers for sobriety and valid licenses, authorities said.The checkpoint is to take place from 7 p.m. Friday to...
View ArticleLA area law enforcement plan crackdown on Super Bowl drunken driving
LOS ANGELES >> As part of Super Bowl Sunday enforcement efforts, police, sheriff and California Highway Patrol personnel will be on heightened alert, ready to stop and arrest any impaired...
View ArticleHesperia man arrested in connection to Arcadia home burglary
ARCADIA >> Police jailed a Hesperia man Saturday as he fled the scene of a home burglary in Arcadia, officials said.Refugio Roy Gomez, 51, was arrested in connection with the 7:53 p.m. break-in...
View ArticleWoman robbed inside restroom at Paseo Colorado mall in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Police are seeking a man who followed a woman into a restroom and robbed her at the Paseo Colorado shopping mall in Pasadena on Saturday afternoon.The crime took place just before...
View Article2 drivers injured in Boyle Heights, 1 suspected of DUI
BOYLE HEIGHTS - Two people were hurt and one was arrested on suspicion of DUI today when their sedans crashed in Boyle Heights, police said.It happened on Soto Street near the Santa Ana (5) Freeway...
View ArticleLAPD announces arrests in 1993 arson fire that claimed 12 lives
LOS ANGELES >> Prosecutors plan to file 12 counts of capital murder with special circumstance allegations today against three people arrested in connection with a 1993 fire at a Westlake...
View ArticleKobe Bryant memorabilia stolen from his high school
The place usually represented Kobe Bryant's accomplishments at Lower Merion High School. The place recently became a source of frustration and sadness for his alma mater.Several pieces of Bryant's...
View Article1 injured in weekend Baldwin Park shooting
BALDWIN PARK >> A 31-year-old Baldwin Park man was shot in the chest and foot Sunday night.A caller reported gunshots in the 4400 block of Hornbrook Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. Baldwin Park...
View ArticlePasadena police arrest suspect in gunpoint robberies of four restaurants
PASADENA >> Police on Sunday caught a man suspected of robbing three sandwich shops and a pizza restaurant in Pasadena since January.Lt. Pete Hettema said Pasadena police received information on...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Baldwin Park
BALDWIN PARK >> Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives are assisting the Baldwin Park Police Department in the fatal shooting of an unidentified man on Monday, authorities...
View ArticleMan dies after armed duo opens fire on trio standing on Baldwin Park sidewalk
BALDWIN PARK >> One man died after two men armed with handguns shot at three people Monday night.The coroner's office has not identified the dead man. But coroner's spokesman Brian Elias...
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