Man escapes police-impersonating kidnappers in Temple City
TEMPLE CITY >> A man escaped kidnappers posing as police officers after they broke into an apartment, pistol-whipped him and placed him in handcuffs Thursday afternoon, officials said.Two...
View ArticleFBI combs Los Angeles area for Washington state murder suspect
LOS ANGELES -- A 29-year-old man wanted in connection with a murder in Washington state is believed to be in the Los Angeles area and should be considered armed and dangerous, the FBI reported.Robert...
View ArticleBurbank gang shooting suspect sought
BURBANK -- Detectives were searching today for a gunman who wounded a 21-year-old man in a gang-related shooting at a Burbank park, police said.The shooting in Lundigan Park at 2701 Thornton Ave. was...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver sought in 60 Freeway pedestrian fatality as victim is...
EAST LOS ANGELES -- Detectives were searching today for the hit-and- run driver who struck and killed a 52-year-old man on the Pomona (60) Freeway in East Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol...
View ArticleLA deputies to be on lookout during Super Bowl Sunday for drunk drivers
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities today reminded Southlanders that law enforcement officers will be on the lookout for people driving drunk on Super Bowl Sunday."Drunk driving is completely preventable," said...
View ArticleFirst doctor ever convicted of murder for overprescribing drugs gets lengthy...
A Rowland Heights doctor who was the first physician in the country convicted of murder by overprescribing drugs was sentenced Friday to 30 years to life in state prison for killing three patients.
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed, car driver accused of DUI following Irwindale crash
IRWINDALE >> A motorcyclist died and the driver of a car is suspected of drunken driving following a collision between the two vehicles in Irwindale late Friday, officials said.The fatal crash...
View ArticlePolice: Convicted felon found napping in car with loaded gun in Pasadena
PASADENA >> Police arrested a man on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a gun after finding him napping in an parked car in Pasadena late Friday, officials said.Officers...
View ArticleOwner accused of abusing Chihuahua in South Pasadena Police lobby
SOUTH PASADENA - A man faces charges of animal abuse for allegedly kicking his 6.4-pound Chihuahua several times then swinging the dog in the air by its leash while in the lobby of the South Pasadena...
View ArticleGwyneth Paltrow takes stands in stalker trial
LOS ANGELES -- Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand today in the trial of an Ohio man who was sentenced to a mental health facility after his 2000 conviction for stalking her and is...
View ArticlePolice seek tips in fatal El Monte hit-and-run
EL MONTE >> El Monte Police are looking for leads in a Jan, 17 hit-and-run collision that killed a 74-year-old El Monte woman."We're hoping somebody saw something," Sgt. Roger Cobian said.Ed...
View ArticleCrossing guard in South Pasadena assaulted, property stolen
SOUTH PASADENA >> A crossing guard was physically assaulted and robbed Monday afternoon, officials said.The guard, a 23-year-old man, was talking on his cell phone at noon when another man...
View ArticlePasadena murder suspect mistakenly released is captured in Nevada
An inmate mistakenly released by the sheriff's department while awaiting trial for a 2011 killing in Pasadena was taken into custody Monday in Nevada, officials said.
View ArticleCocker spaniel is dognapped off Claremont sidewalk, owner suffers bruises,...
CLAREMONT >> Mike Heredia was left battered and bruised after he was dragged from a vehicle for about a block when he tried to save his 15-year-old cocker spaniel, Otis, from being dognapped...
View ArticleMan fatally shot in Duarte
DUARTE >> Los Angeles County Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the fatal shooting on Monday evening, authorities said.Efrin Murillo, 28, of Duarte was found dead at the scene in the...
View ArticleDuarte fatal shooting victim is identified
DUARTE - The Coroner's Office on Tuesday identified the Duarte resident who was fatally shot Monday night in his neighborhood as detectives continue looking for the gunman.Efrin Murillo, 28, was shot...
View ArticleAfter Lincoln Heights killing, 4 arrested in chase through West Covina, La...
LINCOLN HEIGHTS -- A man was shot and killed in his car on a street in Lincoln Heights early today and four gang members -- two men and two women -- were taken into custody after a freeway pursuit that...
View ArticleMan charged with animal cruelty, dog remains at Pasadena Humane Society
SOUTH PASADENA >> Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Los Angeles man with a misdemeanor count of cruelty to an animal for allegedly kicking his Chihuahua several times then swinging her in the air...
View ArticleTougher California laws protect victims of digital harassment
There was a time when harassment was essentially confined to unwanted phone calls, letters or in-person visits.But in today's computerized world, harassers have a variety of ways to make life miserable...
View ArticleEx-LA Sheriff Lee Baca pleads guilty in corruption case
Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to one count of lying to government investigators probing corruption and civil rights abuses by the...
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