Three additional suspects charged with 2002 gang killing of Montebello girl
MONTEBELLO >> Prosecutors have charged three additional suspects in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 15-year-old Montebello girl on her way to school more than 12 years ago.The...
View ArticleTrio behind bars after Pomona shooting
POMONA >> Three people were behind bars Wednesday following a shooting and pursuit, police said. Julio Shelby, 36, identified as a transient, Lisa Marie Mendoza-Shelby, 45, of Pomona and William...
View ArticleCoroner: Elderly man found dead in his La Crescenta home was beaten to death;...
LA CRESCENTA >> Coroner's investigators have determined that an elderly La Crescenta man found dead at his home last week was beaten to death, and the case was ruled a homicide.Arthur Palmer, 73,...
View ArticleBoy's shooting death: 'Overwhelming sadness,' Highland mayor says
Highland Mayor Larry McCallon was still processing the headline on Thursday morning -- a tragedy in his city."It was just sadness," he said after learning that 4-year-old Daniel Munos was struck by a...
View ArticleStray bullet kills boy, 4, playing outside Highland home
HIGHLAND >> "Next time, mijo..."Little Daniel Munoz would have to wait until next time to join his family on their trip to Knott's Berry Farm, his mother told him.With family packed in, there...
View ArticleMistrial declared in case of 2012 Christmas Day shooting of bystander in...
LOS ANGELES >> A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury became deadlocked in the case of two alleged gang members charged with capital murder for the fatal shooting of an innocent...
View ArticleAzusa woman accused of $272,000 embezzlement from credit union
AZUSA >> A 35-year-old Azusa woman accused of embezzling more than $270,000 over a 15-month span from a credit union for city employees has pleaded not guilty in federal court, officials...
View ArticleDetective: Man shot, killed after hitting deputy with metal rod in West Whittier
WEST WHITTIER >> A deputy shot and killed a 47-year-old man who allegedly made a threat and hit the deputy in the arm with a metal rod late Wednesday night, officials said.A second deputy used a...
View ArticleRosemead mother facing murder charges in son's shooting death
A 49-year-old Rosemead woman who allegedly shot her son while he slept is facing murder charges, officials said.Lai Hang was charged with first-degree murder and weapons allegations on Wednesday,...
View ArticleEl Monte roof standoff ends with arrest
EL MONTE - A parolee ran from officers Thursday, jumped on the roof of a business but later surrendered.It began with a call about a disturbance at Peck Road and Dodson Street around 1 p.m.Sgt. Brett...
View ArticleAuthorities: Suspects in boy's death frequented Highland neighborhood
HIGHLAND >> The two men arrested in connection with the stray gunfire that killed a 4-year-old boy frequented the neighborhood, and targeted passengers inside a car that was only a few yards from...
View ArticleMan found dead on street near Arcadia
A man's body was discovered on a street Friday morning near Arcadia.Lt. Loy McBride of the sheriff's Temple Station said a passerby reported a "man down" on Sandra and Foss avenues at 10:14...
View ArticleWest Covina man sentenced for San Gabriel Valley arson spree
POMONA >> A West Covina man received an eight-year prison sentence Friday after admitting to an arson spree targeting six San Gabriel Valley businesses late last year and early this year,...
View ArticleYouth advocates decry trying teen as adult in Santa Cruz girl's death
SAN FRANCISCO >> A 15-year-old boy charged as an adult with raping and killing his 8-year-old neighbor in California is too young to understand what he is accused of doing, youth advocacy groups...
View ArticleArrests in South El Monte firebombing relieve victims' families
The smell of burning wood and rubber is long gone, but the pain caused by the fatal firebombing at a South El Monte tire shop is still fresh for the families of three teenagers killed in the blaze.
View ArticleFormer County Parks and Recreation employee accused of embezzling $26,000 in...
Los Angeles County supervisors are seeking tighter controls on gas purchases after a former county Parks and Recreation Department employee was accused of embezzling about $26,000 to fuel his own cars,...
View ArticleEl Monte robbery suspects arrested after chase
EL MONTE >> Police, aided by two K-9s, arrested two El Monte robbery suspects who fled into the San Gabriel Riverbed after leading officers on a chase in a stolen car late Friday, authorities...
View ArticleShot fired during failed robbery at Pasadena cellular store
PASADENA >> Two men fired a gunshot during a failed robbery at a Pasadena wireless store Sunday afternoon, but ultimately fled empty-handed, officials said.No one was hurt in the 1:25 p.m....
View ArticleFire damages vacant South El Monte building
SOUTH EL MONTE -- Fire damaged a vacant commercial building Monday morning.Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Randall Wright said no one was injured in the fire which broke out at 7:10 a.m. in the 2300...
View ArticleGirl, 16, fights off would-be kidnapper in Baldwin Park
BALDWIN PARK >> A 16-year-old girl fought off a man who tried to kidnap her Monday night, police said.The attempted abduction happened shortly after 7 p.m. on Big Dalton Avenue and Channing...
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