| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, April 27, 2021 |
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Bizarre Random Drive-By Murders Of Newlywed And Uber Driver: Killer Dead After Police Shootout On Fullerton Freeway A murderer wanted in three random drive-by shootings, two deadly, between USC and downtown Los Angeles Tuesday was killed by police after a chase ended when his SUV was boxed in by law enforcement vehicles and he began shooting at officers. Police said they have “no idea” why the killer chose his victims, and the […]
Horror Of Two Little Boys Murdered By Sex Predator: DNA Tracks Killer Who Molested 10 Kids – Life, No Parole A convicted sex offender deemed a sexually violent predator was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murders of two 6-year-old Southland boys in the 1980s. The sentence for Kenneth Kasten Rasmuson, now 59, was handed down following a series of emotional statements from the families of Jeffrey Vargo […]
Unlicensed Ex-Con Bounty Hunter Faces Murder Charge In Palm Springs Killing Of Man With Knife A murder charge is expected to be filed Wednesday against an ex-con unlicensed bail agent accused in the shooting death of a man armed with a knife inside a Palm Springs home. Bail agents are sometimes referred to as bounty hunters, although the term is often rejected within the industry. Fabian Hector Herrera, 36, was […]
What Masks? State Joins Feds In Easing Mask Orders For Most Vaccinated People Outside Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday the state will loosen its COVID-19 mask mandate to align with new federal guidance saying that fully vaccinated people can gather outdoors or dine at an outdoor restaurant without face coverings. The new guidance was issued Tuesday morning by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Director Dr. […]
Battle Over Charles Manson Estate: ‘Sister’ Demands Authority, But What About Manson ‘Grandson?’ Lawyers for a woman who says she is the sister of the late Charles Manson told a Los Angeles judge Tuesday that their client will join two others in bidding to administer the estate of the infamous cult leader, a field which already includes a man who claims to be Manson’s grandson. Attorneys Christopher B. […]
‘Despicable, Cruel’ Santa Clarita Tax Preparer, 70, Gets Seven Years For $4 Million Fraud: Clients Devastated A Santa Clarita Valley man who claimed to be a tax preparer was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison for defrauding his clients out of more than $4 million by falsely promising huge windfalls from a sham federal program that purportedly would issue large grants to them. Edgardo Zeta Montalban, 70, of Valencia, […]
Hunt For Huntington Beach Hit-And-Run Killer In Chevy Or Cadillac SUV: Cops Ask Your Help Huntington Beach police Tuesday asked for the public’s help tracking down a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run collision in January. The police released more details about the vehicle involved in the collision that killed 29-year-old pedestrian Jacob Andrew Conroy of Midway City on Jan. 24. Police are looking for a full-sized SUV with dark tinted […]
Shootings in L.A. Increase 73% During First Four Months of 2021 Police Chief Michel Moore told the city’s police commission Tuesday that the number of people shot in Los Angeles in 2021 has increased 73% compared to this time last year. So far in 2021, 445 people have been shot, compared to 257 people this time last year, Moore said. Violent crime in general has risen […]
LAPD Seeks More Funding, Training in $66.7 Million Plan Following Protests The Los Angeles Police Department Tuesday called for additional funding and personnel in an estimated $66.7 million plan to incorporate recommendations from three reports that found the department mishandled aspects of its response to last year’s protests against racism and police brutality. The department’s proposed recommendations include purchasing technology to analyze social media profiles to […]
COVID Crackdown May Ease In LA: More Dodger Seats, Magic Mountain Fun, Indoor Gym Workouts Los Angeles County’s daily rate of new COVID-19 cases fell low enough — barely — Tuesday to qualify for a move to the least restrictive yellow tier of the state’s economic-reopening blueprint, but the county must meet the threshold for another week before it can actually advance. Moving to the yellow tier would mean further […]
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