Public asked to help catch Orange County jail escapees
SANTA ANA -- Sheriff's officials today appealed for public help in their search for three "very dangerous" detainees who escaped from the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana roughly 16 hours before they...
View ArticleSuspect swipes steaks, douses security with pepper spray
PASADENA - A 61-year-old man was arrested Sunday night for allegedly stealing steaks from a local supermarket then stopping security with pepper spray.The robbery took place at 10:36 p.m. at Vons, 655...
View ArticleMan taken into custody for allegedly firing gun in public
ALTADENA >> Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies took a man into custody Monday for allegedly shooting a gun in public, officials said.A call came in at 1:50 p.m. that shots were heard at the...
View ArticleDriver arrested on suspicion of DUI, hit wall in Pasadena backyard
PASADENA >> Police arrested a suspected drunk driver who ended up in a backyard and hit a wall early Monday morning.The man complained of neck pain, Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said.The...
View ArticleArcadia double murder suspect served restraining orders weeks prior to...
ARCADIA >> As Arcadia High School held a vigil for two slain students, the suspect in the fatal beatings -- their uncle -- remained in Hong Kong Monday pending extradition to the United States.
View ArticleSouth El Monte firebombing first responders detail deadly scene at hearing
POMONA >> The bodies of two of three teens killed in an early morning firebombing at a South El Monte tire shop in April were discovered under a bed in a makeshift bedroom at the business the day...
View ArticleHundreds pay tribute to slain Arcadia brothers at candlelight vigil
ARCADIA >> Several hundred people filled the courtyard of the Arcadia Performing Arts Center Monday night to honor the lives of two slain teenage brothers, whom friends and teachers called...
View ArticleEscaped Orange County inmate like Hannibal Lecter, says prosecutor
SANTA ANA -- A prosecutor who compares one of the men who escaped from the Central Men's Jail to Hannibal Lecter said in remarks published today that the Sheriff's Department was too lax in how it...
View ArticleSan Marino home invasion robbers assault woman
SAN MARINO >> Two men assaulted a woman during a home-invasion robbery in San Marino home early today, police said.The crime occurred in the 1800 block of Sharon Place about 1 a.m., according to...
View ArticleNo signs of shooting found at Naval Medical Center San Diego
SAN DIEGO >> Authorities found no gunman or signs of a shooting on Tuesday after receiving a report from a Department of Defense employee that shots had been heard at one of the nation's largest...
View Article$50,000 in bull semen stolen from truck, and they took the gas, too
TURLOCK -- Central California thieves have made off with nearly $50,000 in prized bull semen.The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday (http://tinyurl.com/jjhe2sz ) that 3,500 units of high-grade...
View Article2 steal jewelry, cash in San Marino home invasion robbery
SAN MARINO >> Two men dressed in dark clothing and gloves broke into a home, forced a resident to open a safe then fled with cash, jewelry and artwork worth about $45,000 early Tuesday morning,...
View ArticleNew victims added to rape, unlawful sex charges against Whittier sex offender
WHITTIER >> A sex offender on Tuesday denied having sex with two teens, raping one teen and trying to molest another girl.Richie Esquivel Corvera, 28, of South Whittier pleaded not guilty to two...
View ArticleDetective: Suspects assumed people were asleep before firebombing South El...
POMONA >> On the night that Roberto Fuentes was arrested in connection with a fatal firebombing at a South El Monte tire shop, the Baldwin Park resident told an informant that he and his friends...
View Article1 killed, Ammon Bundy and others arrested at national wildlife refuge in...
BURNS, Ore. >> Authorities say shots were fired Tuesday during the arrest of members of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge in Oregon for more than three weeks.In a...
View ArticleArmed robbery at Verizon store nets $125 for suspects
SAN GABRIEL >> Two men, one armed with a gun, robbed a Verizon store of $125 Tuesday, police officials said.There were no customers in the store and no injuries reported."An employee said one of...
View Article$200,000 reward for escaped Orange County inmates
SANTA ANA -- A reward of $200,000 was on offer today for information that helps recapture three inmates who staged a brazen and well- orchestrated escape from the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana last...
View ArticleSchool bus crash on 605 Freeway leads to SigAlert in Industry
INDUSTRY -- A collision today involving a school bus and two vehicles led to the closure of one lane on the northbound 605 Freeway at Valley Boulevard.Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Chris Reade said...
View ArticleCommunity aims to raise $20K for family of slain Arcadia students, brothers
ARCADIA >>A memorial fund created to help cover funeral costs for two slain teenage brothers has raised over $17,000 in two days. Brothers Anthony and William Lin were beaten to death in their...
View ArticleOrange County deputy loses rifle, search underway
ALISO VIEJO -- The Orange County Sheriff's Department revealed today that efforts are underway to locate an AR-15 rifle that was lost by a deputy.The deputy realized the rifle was missing about 3:15...
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