| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, September 28, 2021 |
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Deliberations Begin in Trial of Man Accused of Killing Father’s Girlfriend Jury deliberations began Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of stabbing his father’s girlfriend more than 100 times, with a prosecutor contending the killing was a son’s act of hatred toward the woman, while a defense attorney said the defendant had a history of mental illness and shouldn’t be convicted of murder. Raul […]
L.A. Metro Hit With PETA Lawsuit Over Animal Rights Ads on Local Transport LA Metro has been hit with a free speech lawsuit brought by PETA challenging the transit agency’s advertising policy and alleged refusal to run animal-rights ads on buses in Los Angeles. According to PETA, Metro’s policy permits popcorn chicken ads from Jack in the Box, but refuses to allow “I’m Not Popcorn Chicken” ads from […]
LA County To Hold Inquests in Three 2020 Deputy Shooting Deaths The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to instruct the county coroner to conduct inquests into the 2020 fatal deputy shootings of three men. Supervisors Holly Mitchell and Hilda Solis co-authored the motion recommending the inquests into the shooting deaths of 47-year-old Dana “Malik” Young Jr., 41-year-old Samuel Herrera Jr. and […]
Police Commission OKs Plan For More Funding, Training for LAPD The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday approved an $18.5 million plan from the police department aimed at improving how it handles protests and civil unrest, but the City Council will need to approve the funding increase. The Los Angeles Police Department — which has a $1.76 billion budget this fiscal year — had initially submitted […]
Man Killed in Hit-And-Run in Koreatown Area A man was struck by a vehicle and killed in the Koreatown area, and police Tuesday sought public help to find the hit-and-run driver. Paramedics sent to Crenshaw Boulevard and Ninth Street at about 9:30 p.m. Monday took the injured victim — described only as a man roughly in his 30s — to a hospital, […]
LA City Council To Vote On Vaccine Mandate For Indoor Spaces The Los Angeles City Council will consider an ordinance Wednesday to require people to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before entering indoor restaurants, bars, gyms, shopping centers, entertainment venues and personal care establishments beginning Nov. 4. Starting Oct. 21, indoor public spaces that fall under the ordinance would be required to display advisory notices […]
Authorities Seek Public Help Solving October 2020 Killing in El Sereno Authorities Tuesday were hoping that rewards of up to $150,000 will generate tips to help solve the killing of a man who was gunned down outside his marijuana dispensary business in El Sereno last October. Reza Mousavi, 36, was shot on Oct. 28, 2020, at 4827 E. Huntington Drive and died at a hospital, according […]
Councilman Mitch O’Farrell Elected President Pro Tempore of LA City Council Councilman Mitch O’Farrell was elected the City Council’s president pro tempore Tuesday, replacing Councilman and 2022 mayoral candidate Joe Buscaino. “I appreciate the vote of confidence, it’s a great honor,” O’Farrell said. He spoke about the work the City Council has done in the last year and a half of the pandemic, including enacting hero […]
Man Killed in Crash on Northbound Long Beach Freeway A man was killed Tuesday in a crash on the northbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in Long Beach, authorities said. The crash was reported at about 4 a.m. near Willow Street, the California Highway Patrol reported. Ezequil Jimenez, 22, of Compton, died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. The circumstances […]
OC Supervisors Approve Settling Suit from RHOC Son Orange County supervisors Tuesday approved a proposed $595,000 settlement with a former “Real Housewives of OC” cast member’s son, who sued the county alleging that his phone calls were illegally recorded and that sheriff’s deputies set him up for an attack while in custody. The board unanimously approved the federal lawsuit settlement. Waring, who pleaded […]
4 Indicted in Alleged Target Gift Card Fraud Scheme Two Southland residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged fraud scheme that induced people into purchasing thousands of Target gift cards, which were then used at stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties to purchase electronics and other goods. Bowen Hu, 26, of Hacienda Heights, and Tairan Shi, 27, of Diamond Bar, both […]
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