Feds arrest 21 in MS-13 gang crackdown in LA
LOS ANGELES >> Nearly two dozen people suspected of being members and leaders of the violent Mara Salvatrucha street gang known as MS-13 were arrested Wednesday in the largest-ever law...
View ArticleSuspect in Prius leads Pasadena police on chase
PASADENA >> A man in a hybrid car led police on a reckless but fuel-efficient chase in Pasadena before being arrested early Wednesday, officials said.The incident began about 4:10 a.m. when...
View Article72-year-old bicyclist robbed at gunpoint near Irwindale
Two men robbed a 72-year-old man riding his bike home from a doctor's appointment at gunpoint on Tuesday in an unincorporated county area between Covina and Irwindale, authorities said.A 72-year-old...
View ArticleChinatown rec center basketball coach pleads 'no contest' to lewd acts with boy
LOS ANGELES >> A former boys basketball coach who had a significant presence in the San Gabriel Valley pleaded no contest Tuesday to sexually abusing one of his teenage players in 2004.Tony Wong,...
View ArticleDuarte attempted burglary suspects jailed; loaded gun and heroin seized
DUARTE >> A report of an apparent burglary in progress in Duarte led deputies to arrest three suspects and recover a loaded pistol, as well as about an ounce of heroin, authorities said.The...
View ArticleTeacher at Catholic high school in Alhambra accused of sexual relationship...
ALHAMBRA >> Police arrested a teacher at a Catholic all-girls high school on Wednesday on suspicion of carrying on a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, officials said.Diana Kelly...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges Pasadena police officer used position to have sister...
Pasadena will pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the sister of a Pasadena police officer who allegedly used his position to have her arrested during a family dispute.The lawsuit brought by...
View ArticleMother of missing South Pasadena boy describes her 'worst nightmare'
LOS ANGELES >> The mother of a missing 5-year-old South Pasadena boy pleaded Wednesday for the public's help in finding her son, who was last seen nearly a month ago.Ana Estevez made the plea a...
View ArticlePandemonium in Times Square as car plows into pedestrians
NEW YORK - A U.S. Navy veteran who appeared intoxicated drove his car the wrong way up a Times Square street Thursday and plowed into pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing a teenager and injuring 22...
View ArticleLocked door thwarts robbers in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Two men wearing ski masks tried to rob a cell phone store, but gave up when they couldn't get past the locked door Wednesday, police said.The attempted robbery occurred 8:52 p.m. at...
View ArticleBandit sought in bank robberies in South Pasadena, Burbank
Police and federal agents are hunting for a man who robbed banks in South Pasadena and Burbank on Wednesday afternoon.The bandit first carried out a heist in Burbank about 4:20 p.m. before turning up...
View ArticleMan attacked, robbed along Rosemead Boulevard in Temple City
TEMPLE CITY >> Three men attacked another man and threatened him with a handgun before robbing him of his wallet in Temple City on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.The crime unfolded about...
View ArticleBurglar spends 4 hours inside Amber Rose's Tarzana home while she sleeps
TARZANA >> A burglar spent about four hours inside the Tarzana home of Amber Rose on Wednesday while the actress-rapper-model and others slept inside but left without taking anything.The Los...
View ArticlePolice investigate Arcadia store after 12-year-old boy shocks another child...
SAN MARINO >> Police are investigating after a 12-year-old boy bought a stun gun at an Arcadia store, then used it to shock another child at school in San Marino last weekend, officials...
View ArticleSheriff's deputies call off search for missing boy at South Pasadena park
SOUTH PASADENA >> A tip led 80 deputies and officers to search a local park Thursday for a 5-year-old South Pasadena boy who has been missing for nearly a month.Starting just after sunrise, the...
View ArticleBoy found dead in stolen car in Mississippi, 3 arrested
GLUCKSTADT, Miss. - Three young Mississippi men were arrested hours after a 6-year-old boy was found shot dead in his mother's stolen car and the suspects will be charged with capital murder,...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner pleads guilty to sexting, will accept prison sentence
NEW YORK - Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose penchant for sexting strangers online ended his political career and led to an investigation that upended the presidential race, pleaded guilty Friday...
View ArticleSuspected car thief accidentally shoots himself during traffic stop
A man accidentally shot and injured himself when Fountain Valley police officers pulled over the suspected stolen car he was riding in on Thursday, May 18, authorities said.Fountain Valley police...
View Article'Knock-knock' burglary arrests take crew off Valley streets
Los Angeles police on Friday announced the arrests of four people suspected in "knock-knock"-style burglaries, and detectives are trying to determine if the suspects are part of a burglary crew combing...
View ArticlePassenger aboard LAX flight to Hawaii tries to break into cockpit
An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Honolulu landed safely Friday after an unruly passenger reportedly tried to break into the cockpit, authorities and a passenger...
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