Authorities Arrest Protesting Couple Blocking ICE Officers

Two South Los Angeles residents were arrested Wednesday for allegedly causing a car chase in which they blocked and followed immigration agents while they were performing their duties. Gustavo Torres, 28, and Kiara Jaime-Flores, 34, are each charged with one federal count of conspiracy to impede or injure officers, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. […]

Islamic Center of SoCal Vandalized with Anti-Muslim Iconography

The Los Angeles Police Department Wednesday was investigating vandalism at the Islamic Center of Southern California as a potential hate crime. The religious center, located at 434 S. Vermont Ave., was targeted with graffiti sometime between 5:45 a.m. and noon Sunday, an LAPD officer told City News Service. Vandals defaced an exterior wall at the […]

Sheriffs Ask for Help Locating Compton Double-Murder Suspect

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday sought the public’s help in finding the main suspect in the shooting deaths of a 45-year-old mother and her 22-year-old daughter in Compton last month. Family members joined Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigators at a morning news conference Wednesday at the department’s Homicide Bureau in Monterey Park to […]

LA Sheriffs Release Statement Addressing Former Deputy’s Sexual Battery Suit

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has responded to a lawsuit by a former deputy who alleges she was terminated in 2014 in retaliation for complaining about being sexually abused by three supervisors over a six-year period, saying in a statement Wednesday that the department “takes all allegations of misconduct seriously.” The plaintiff is identified […]

Arlington Heights Hit-and-Run Driver At-Large, Woman Severely Injured

A 23-year-old woman suffered severe injuries in a hit-and-run collision near Arlington Heights, and police sought the public’s help Wednesday in locating the suspect. The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. Friday as the woman was walking in a crosswalk on Crenshaw Boulevard, north of the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway onramp, according to the Los […]

Hochman Touts Success of Prop 36 in Front of 7-Eleven Targeted by Flash Mob

Standing outside a 7-Eleven store that has been repeatedly targeted by flash-mob and other robberies, District Attorney Nathan Hochman Wednesday hailed what he called the success of the tough-on-crime Proposition 36 passed by voters in November, and touted a new effort to warn potential criminals of penalties they may face. “It is working? Has Proposition […]

Two Bodies Discovered at Homeless Encampment

An investigation was underway Wednesday after two people were found dead at a homelessness encampment in the Westlake District, including a woman whose body had been partially mauled by dogs. The woman’s body was found inside a tent, and the man’s body was discovered nearby at an encampment along Huntley Circle, according to KTLA. It […]

CA Supreme Court Refuses to Review Bentley Carjacking, Murder Case

The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to review the case of one of two men convicted of the kidnapping, carjacking and murder of a Woodland Hills resident who had just arrived home from the grocery store in his luxury Bentley automobile. Kirell Francis Taylor — who is serving a life prison sentence without the possibility […]

Two Charged for Johnny Wactor’s Murder Ordered to Stand Trial

A judge refused Wednesday to dismiss charges against two men who are accused of murder and attempted robbery in connection with the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, who was shot as he came upon a group of people trying to steal the catalytic converter from his parked car in downtown Los Angeles. […]

LA Kings Name Four Time Stanley Cup Winner Ken Holland as New VP, GM

The Los Angeles Kings Wednesday named Ken Holland as the team’s new vice president and general manager, following the recent departure of Rob Blake. Holland, a four-time Stanley Cup champion and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, will oversee all day-to-day hockey operations, the team said. “As we did our due diligence, we identified […]

Arlington Heights Authorities Seek Public’s Help Locating Hit-And-Run Driver

A 23-year-old woman suffered severe injuries in a hit-and-run collision near Arlington Heights, and police sought the public’s help Wednesday in locating the suspect. The incident occurred around 10:35 p.m. Friday as the woman was walking in a crosswalk on Crenshaw Boulevard, north of the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway onramp, according to the Los […]