Local Leaders Complain About ICE Agents Agitation, Violent Tactics

Southland leaders continue to lash out at ongoing immigration-enforcement raids in the area, saying masked federal agents were employing questionable tactics by traveling in often-unmarked vehicles and making arrests without showing identification or producing warrants. The criticism followed another weekend of immigrants being detained, with some actions captured on cell phone video and generating allegations […]

Santa Monica Shooting Suspect in Custody

The man suspected of shooting a Santa Monica Police Department officer and two juveniles in a Waymo vehicle in the city three days ago remains in custody Thursday after being arrested following a roughly three-hour search. The officer was hospitalized in stable condition with serious but not life-threatening injuries, the department announced. The shooting near […]

Two Killed, One Injured in South LA Collision

Two pedestrians were killed in a fatal four-car collision in South Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department reported Thursday. LAPD officers from the department’s Newton Division were called at 2:38 a.m. Thursday to the intersection of Naomi Street and Olympic Boulevard regarding a multi-vehicle collision. When they arrived, the officers found two pedestrians, who […]

LACo Issues Silver Alert For 68-Year-Old Woman Diagnosed With Dementia

A Silver Alert is in effect Thursday in Los Angeles County for a 68-year-old woman diagnosed with dementia and last seen in South Los Angeles. Johnnie Griffin was last seen at around 2:45 p.m. Monday at her residence in the 3400 block of Florence Avenue, near Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. […]

One Injured in Florence-Graham Shooting

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Thursday are searching for suspects in the shooting of a woman in the Florence-Graham neighborhood of South Los Angeles. Deputies from the LASD’s were called at around 12:50 a.m. Thursday to a parking lot near the intersection of Florence and Holmes avenues regarding a shooting. When they […]

LA, OC Gas Prices Lowest Since February

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Thursday to its lowest amount since Feb. 7, decreasing 1.1 cents to $4.612. The average price has dropped three consecutive days, decreasing 3.8 cents, including 1.8 cents Wednesday, according to figures from AAA and the Oil Price Information Service. It […]

No Tickets Sold With All Six Powerball Numbers

There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $155 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, according to the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game. The numbers drawn […]

Ontario Memorial for Slain Baldwin Park Officer Thursday

A memorial service is set to be held in Ontario Thursday for Baldwin Park Police Officer Samuel Riveros, who was fatally shot while responding to a shooting call last month. Riveros, 35, a nine-year department veteran, was shot and killed May 31 while responding to a home where another victim, 43-year-old Darius Wong — a […]

LASD Deputy to Plead Guilty to Smuggling Heroin into Jail

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy is expected to plead guilty Thursday to taking part in a Mexican Mafia operation to smuggle heroin into a Castaic jail in exchange for cash bribes. The indictment against Michael Meiser, 40, of Lancaster and others stems from a sheriff’s department and FBI investigation that began in early 2022 […]

Stanton Fatal Hit-and-Run Suspect Remains At-Large

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department asked for the public’s help Wednesday in locating the suspected hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 66-year-old homeless man in Stanton. Deputies responded near Katella Avenue and Date Street at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a collision involving a pedestrian, authorities said The pedestrian, later identified as […]

Firefighters Extinguish Mid-City Duplex Kitchen Fire in 14 Minutes

A small fire in a kitchen at a Mid-City, two-story fourplex was knocked down in 14 minutes Wednesday evening with no injuries reported. Los Angeles Fire Department firefighters responded at 8:41 p.m. to 1720 S. Longwood Ave., one block east of Highland Avenue, where they found the fire inside a unit at the rear of […]