| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
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Drunken Elementary School Principal Killed Lancaster Woman In Wrong Way Crash: Appeal Rejected, She’s Not Getting Out A state appeals court panel Thursday upheld a former elementary school principal’s second-degree murder conviction for a deadly DUI crash in the Palmdale area. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense’s contention that there was insufficient evidence that Mary Noel Kruppe, now 38, had the subjective knowledge that she […]
Thousand Palms Man Found Guilty of Molesting Wife’s Underage Relatives A Thousand Palms man who molested two of his wife’s underage relatives more than a decade ago in Cathedral City was convicted Thursday of a half-dozen felonies. Following a day of deliberations, a Riverside jury found John Clement Williams, 55, guilty of six counts of committing lewd acts on a child under 14 year old, […]
Paralyzed Freeway Crash Victim Wins $11M Settlement From California Republican Party A man left paralyzed in a Southland freeway collision triggered by a precinct walker reached an $11 million settlement with the California Republican Party, an agreement that appears to the first of its kind in the nation, the plaintiff’s attorney said Thursday. Richard Ruehle, who lives in the Inland Empire with his wife and six […]
Hate Crimes in L.A. Reached Record High Last Month Hate crimes in Los Angeles hit a record high in April, with a record 62 reports, more than any other month since at least 2010, when the Los Angeles Police Department began making its records public. The number surpasses the 51 crimes reported in August 2020, according to Crosstown, a nonprofit news organization based out […]
25-Year-Old Man Who Walked Away From Rehab Facility Apprehended in Ceres A 25-year-old inmate who walked away from a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility in Acton was apprehended Thursday. Erick Mendiola was found at a residence in the Stanislaus County community of Ceres at about 10:50 a.m., then was taken to the Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown and will no longer be eligible to […]
Felon Accused of Cop Assault for Allowing Car to Hit Patrol Unit Arraigned A felon who allegedly fled from Riverside police officers and later allowed his vehicle to roll into a police cruiser, prompting the lawmen to open fire, pleaded not guilty Thursday to assault on a peace officer and other charges. Jeremy Blue Martinez, 31, of Riverside was arrested Sunday following the chase, which culminated in the […]
United Airlines Worker Sues Airline Because Disability Doesn’t Allow For Face Mask, Only Face Shield A United Airlines employee is suing the company, alleging he was put on extended leave in 2020 because he asked if he could wear a face shield on the job instead of a mask, which he maintains he cannot use because of a disability. Robert Bezzina’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against United Airlines Inc. […]
LA City Council OKs Budget, With Nearly $1 Billion For Homeless Crisis The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a 2021-22 fiscal year budget Thursday that was proposed by Mayor Eric Garcetti and includes historic spending to combat the homelessness crisis. Once various adjustments approved during the council’s discussion are incorporated into the document, it will return for a final vote sometime next week. The council has […]
LA Metro Panel Advances Proposed Free Transit For Students, Low Income Riders A Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority committee Thursday advanced a proposal to begin a 23-month pilot program that would make Metro buses and trains free for students starting in August and for all low-income riders starting in January. Although some members of the Metro Executive Management Committee expressed concerns about the inner workings of […]
Orange County Records 37 New COVID-19 Infections as Hospitalizations Go Up Orange County, which moved this week into the least-restrictive tier of the state’s COVID-19 economic reopening blueprint, Thursday reported a small uptick in coronavirus-related hospitalizations and logged four more fatalities. The county also reported 37 new infections, increasing the cumulative caseload to 254,919. Two of the newly reported deaths occurred this month and the other […]
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