Officials, Family Call for LAPD Reform After Death of Keenan Anderson

Family members of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month after Los Angeles police tased and shackled him following a traffic collision, gathered with several local elected officials in front of City Hall Tuesday calling for several LAPD reforms. At the briefing, organizers called for police to […]

LA County Reports 63 COVID-Related Deaths Over 4-Day Period

Los Angeles County reported 63 new COVID-19-related deaths from a four-day period ending Tuesday, pushing the overall death toll past the 35,000 mark, along with about 3,200 new infections. The county Department of Public Health noted that the statistics are likely low due to delays in reporting from the weekend. Health officials reported 21 virus-related […]

LA Council Signals Support for Legislation Allowing Indefinite Remote Meetings

The City Council approved a pair of resolutions Tuesday supporting state legislation that would allow local legislative bodies, including neighborhood councils, to continue holding remote meetings. The council voted 12-1 for the resolutions, with Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez dissenting. Under Assembly Bill 361, governing bodies have been able to meet remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. But […]

Bass to Head to Washington for U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will make her first trip to Washington since taking office in December to speak at the four-day United States Conference of Mayors 91st Winter Meeting, which began Tuesday. Bass will participate in sessions on affordable housing, reducing homelessness and increasing jobs, and speak at a plenary session on Thursday, according […]

Man in Custody in Death of Woman at Street Takeover on Christmas Day

A motorist allegedly responsible for fatally injuring a 24-year-old woman at a South Los Angeles street takeover on Christmas Day was arrested in New Mexico, authorities said Tuesday. Dante Chapple Young, 28, of Orange County, was arrested Friday on a murder warrant in Albuquerque, where he was being held on $2 million bail, pending extradition […]

`Pinocchio,’ `Marcel the Shell’ Lead Annie Award Nominations

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” collected a leading nine nominations Tuesday for the 50th annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animated entertainment, while the independent film “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” earned eight. “Pinocchio” was among the nominees for best animated feature. It will compete with “Turning Red,” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish,” […]

Man Gets 10 Years Prison for Pomona Police Officer’s Shooting Death

A man who pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter for the killing of a Pomona police SWAT officer who was helping to serve a search warrant at a San Gabriel house where the defendant and his family lived was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison. Defense attorney Brady Sullivan, who had asked for the […]

British Authorities Seize Drugs Smuggled in Luggage Flown from LAX to London

Nine U.S. citizens have been arrested in London for allegedly smuggling large quantities of cannabis from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, British officials announced Tuesday. According to the British National Crime Agency, authorities seized drugs over the past week that were packed into checked luggage and flown from Los Angeles International Airport to Heathrow […]

Man With Schizophrenia Reported Missing From Valencia

Authorities Tuesday were continuing their efforts to find a 48-year-old man diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder who went missing from Valencia. Hagop Raouf Salehian was last seen around 5:25 p.m. Sunday in the 27000 block of Coldwater Drive in Valencia, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Salehian is white, 5 feet 8 […]

`Reset’ in Talks to Settle LA Homelessness Lawsuit

After hearing from the new mayor of Los Angeles, a federal judge Tuesday agreed to allow settlement talks to begin anew between local leaders and a coalition of downtown residents who sued over what they claim is local government’s lax response to the homelessness crisis. Although U.S. District Judge David Carter approved the city’s settlement […]

Police Seek Suspects in Pepper-Spray Robbery at Target Store

Authorities Tuesday sought the public’s help in identifying and locating two suspects, one of whom allegedly pepper sprayed an employee at a Target in Inglewood and strolled out with a shopping cart full of merchandise. The robbery occurred on Dec. 15 about 9:10 p.m. at 3471 W. Century Boulevard, where one of the suspects filled […]