Feds in LA Announces `Takedown’ of Human Smuggling Ring

Federal law enforcement in Los Angeles Monday announced charges against four people suspected of smuggling about 20,000 undocumented immigrants from Guatemala to the United States, including seven who died in a car crash in 2023. Officials said the operators of the so-called Turko Organization — Eduardo Domingo “Turko” Renoj-Matul, Cristobal Mejia-Chaj, Helmer Obispo-Hernandez and Jose […]

Feds in LA, Santa Ana and Riverside Charge 126 Previously Removed Defendants

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles, Santa Ana and Riverside have charged 126 defendants who allegedly illegally re-entered the United States after being removed, officials announced Monday. Many of the defendants charged in the operation were previously convicted of felony offenses before they were removed from the U.S., offenses that include manslaughter and crimes against children, […]

Jurors Resume Deliberations in Trial of OC Judge

Jurors considering the fate of an County Superior Court judge accused of fatally shooting his wife in their Anaheim Hills home resumed deliberations Monday. Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, is charged with murder with sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing death and the personal use of a gun for the Aug. 3, 2023, death of […]

SoCal Man Who Attacked Asian American Woman Sentenced to Prison

A Southern California man who punched an Asian American woman in the head in Culver City while he shouted racial slurs at her was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in federal prison. Jesse Allen Lindsey, 38, a transient whose last known address was in Fontana, pleaded guilty in December to one federal […]

Help Sought Identifying Hospital Patient Found in Monterey Park

Authorities Monday sought help in identifying a man who has been hospitalized at Los Angeles General Medical Center since Feb. 20, when he was found in Edison Trails Park in Monterey Park with a bruised left eye. He’s described as 79 years old, 5-feet, 7-inches tall and about 124 pounds, with a small build, gray […]

Sylmar-Area Man’s Conviction Upheld for Sexual Assaults One Day Apart

A state appellate court panel Monday upheld a Sylmar-area man’s conviction for sexually assaulting two women a day apart in 2019. Aaron Clark, now 46, is serving a potential life prison sentence stemming from his conviction on two counts of forcible oral copulation and one count each of rape and kidnapping to commit another crime. […]

Strickland Declares Victory in State Senate Race

Huntington Beach City Councilman Tony Strickland declared victory Monday in his run for another term in the state Senate and will resign from his council seat next week. Strickland has garnered 51.85% of the vote in the primary election, and if he maintains the lead there would be no need for a runoff general election. […]

Gardena Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Postal Service Employee

A Gardena man was sentenced Monday to three years and five months in federal prison for assaulting a U.S. Postal Service employee because he didn’t get a package he felt he was supposed to have already received. John Leomen Ross, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to one count of assault on a federal employee […]

Fed Ex Truck and SUV Collide on Westbound 10 Freeway in Pomona

A Fed Ex big rig with two trailers and an SUV collided Monday on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Pomona. The crash was reported to the California Highway Patrol at 4:16 a.m. on the westbound San Bernardino Freeway just east of the Orange (57) Freeway. A witness told the CHP the big rig hydroplaned […]

Long Beach Pedestrian Succumbs to Crash Injuries

Police Monday released the name of a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and killed in Long Beach last month. Carleton Carlson, 77, of Long Beach, died at a hospital after being struck at 7:25 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the intersection of Palo Verde Avenue and Atherton Street, according to the Long Beach […]

Wrongway Motorist Causes Head-On Crash on 405 Freeway Near LAX

A motorist driving northbound in southbound lanes of the San Diego (405) Freeway caused a three-vehicle crash Monday including a head-on impact. The crash occurred about 3:40 a.m. on at Imperial Highway, in the unincorporated Lennox area near LAX, and resulted in a SigAlert shutting down all southbound lanes. The HOV and two left lanes […]