LAPD launches Valley 'knock knock' task force amid rash of celebrity break-ins
A new San Fernando Valley task force has been assembled to stop "knock-knock burglars" believed to be targeting celebrities and others in affluent neighborhoods, a Los Angeles police lieutenant said...
View ArticleHow a child in a pile of a million tiny Orbeez gel balls got these adults...
Two people have been cited with child endangerment after videos surfaced of a child sitting in the bed of a truck full of engorged gel beads as it drove around Corona and then dumping the beads onto a...
View ArticleWest Covina man accused of killing roommate's Chihuahua
WEST COVINA >> A West Covina man accused of killing his roommate's pet Chihuahua denied an animal cruelty charge on Thursday, officials said.Mark Rivera Rodriguez is charged with one count of...
View ArticleSocial media threat prompts lockdown at South Pasadena High School; student...
SOUTH PASADENA >> Authorities placed South Pasadena High School on lockdown Friday while they investigated a shooting threat posted on social media, ultimately detaining a student, police said.A...
View ArticleUndocumented immigrant charged with killing woman in crash due in court next...
An undocumented immigrant deported from the U.S. five times and accused of killing a Valley mother in a traffic accident is due back in court Tuesday, authorities said.Estuardo Alvarado, 45, is...
View ArticleAttack on rhinoceros in Paris puts zoo security in spotlight
NEW YORK >> The brazen killing of a rhinoceros at a wildlife park near Paris by assailants who removed a horn valued at nearly triple the price of gold has put zookeepers on notice that poaching...
View ArticleTrump praises arrest of 'troubled person' at White House
POTOMAC FALLS, Va. >> President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. Secret Service did a "phenomenal job" apprehending a "troubled person" who got onto the White House grounds after climbing...
View Article2 jailed following tool robbery at Pasadena hardware store
PASADENA >> Two men threatened a Pasadena hardware store manager with a knife while stealing a tool on Friday before police apprehend them minutes later on the 210 Freeway, police said.Tracy...
View ArticleRedlands woman arrested after Glendora restaurant burglary, high-speed chase...
GLENDORA >> Police arrested one suspect and sought two more after they burglarized a Glendora sushi restaurant early Saturday, then led police on a pursuit that ended in Compton, officials said.A...
View ArticleJordan releases soldier who killed 7 Israeli girls in 1997
AMMAN, Jordan >> A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls in a 1997 shooting rampage was released Sunday, after serving 20 years in prison.Ahmed Daqamseh opened fire on the eighth...
View ArticleMan shot to death in Pasadena
PASADENA >> A man died after being shot in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena on Saturday night, authorities said.Witnesses called police about 9:50 p.m. to report hearing gunshots in the
View ArticleWhy did activists carve message into Trump National Golf Club turf?
RANCHO PALOS VERDES - A group of environmental activists vandalized the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, carving a message into the grass near the fifth hole, it was reported today.The...
View ArticleDramatic video shows man shot by police officers in Orange; he dies later in...
ORANGE -- A man who may have been threatening to set himself on fire and eventually pulled a knife on police after a traffic stop was shot by officers around 11 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.Officers...
View ArticleLA County coroner identifies man shot to death in Pasadena
A man who died after being shot in a residential neighborhood in Pasadena on Saturday night has been identified, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.Ed Winter, a spokesman for coroner, said the...
View ArticleChild abandoned at market, police looking for mother
Riverside police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman believed to have abandoned her 2-year-old child at a Food-4-Less on Sunday, March 12.Just before 6 p.m. Sunday, Riverside police...
View ArticleDeputies had arrest warrant for gang member injured in deputy-involved...
SOUTH WHITTIER >> Deputies shot a 22-year-old gang member in South Whittier while attempting to arrest him on a warrant Tuesday, authorities said.The man, who was wanted for a probation violation...
View ArticleNo verdict - yet - in former LA County Sheriff Lee Baca's re-trial
A full day of deliberations ended Tuesday without a verdict in the federal jail corruption trial of former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca.The jury, made up of eight men and four women, remained...
View ArticlePolice arrest mom suspected of abandoning her toddler at Riverside Food 4...
The case of a woman who police believe abandoned her 2-year-old daughter at a Riverside supermarket - and said "Oh, just leave her," when a bystander tried to reunite them - has outraged the local...
View Article'He had no right to be here': Family faces undocumented immigrant charged in...
SAN FERNANDO >> The fiance of a woman allegedly killed by an undocumented immigrant in a car crash last month railed against the system Tuesday after the suspect, who federal officials have said...
View ArticleHawthorne robbery suspect accidentally shoots himself when victim runs him over
A suspected robber accidentally shot himself with his own gun early today when his victim took exception to the crime and ran him over with a car, police said.The robber was reported in critical...
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