Stock Up on Masks: Indoor Face-Covering Mandate May Return

Los Angeles County remains on pace to enter the “high” COVID-19 activity level as early as Thursday, the public health director said Tuesday, and absent a major reversal in virus-related hospitalizations, an indoor mask-wearing mandate will be imposed two weeks later. The county is already in the “medium” COVID level as defined by the U.S. […]

LAPD Chief Decries Ghost Guns Amid Increase in Crime

The increasing prevalence of so-called “ghost guns” is among the Los Angeles Police Department’s most pressing challenges in confronting a rise in crime, Chief Michel Moore told the Police Commission Tuesday. Meanwhile, in a wide-ranging presentation to commissioners, Moore also reported an overall 7% increase in violent crime compared to this time last year — […]

LA County Supervisors Approve Proposal Enabling Removal of Sheriff

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which has repeatedly clashed with Sheriff Alex Villanueva on a variety of topics, directed its attorneys Tuesday to draft a proposed ballot measure that would give the panel power to remove an elected sheriff from office for cause. The issue will still need to return to the board […]

Roman Polanski Transcripts Should be Unsealed, Says D.A. Gascón

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Tuesday that his office believes grand jury transcripts of a former prosecutor’s testimony should be unsealed in the case of famed film director Roman Polanski, who fled from the United States in the late 1970s during an unlawful sexual intercourse case involving a 13-year-old girl. “This case […]

`Squid Game’ Makes History, but `Succession’ Leads Emmy Nominations with 25

Netflix’s South Korean survival drama “Squid Game” made history Tuesday as the first non-English-language series to be nominated for outstanding drama series, but HBO’s “Succession” led the way with 25 overall nominations for the 74th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Both shows were nominated in the best drama series category, along with AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” […]

Manhunt Continues for Assailant in Southland 7-Eleven Shootings

A manhunt continued Tuesday for the assailant believed to have carried out a series of robberies and shootings at 7-Eleven stores that occurred in three Southland counties, leaving at least two people dead. The rash of violence — carried out on July 11, or 7-11 — prompted the 7-Eleven corporation to recommend that Los Angeles-area […]

Victorville Man, Alleged Accomplice Face Federal Charges Involving Girl

A Southern California man accused of posing online as a teenage boy and luring a 15-year-old girl into a sexual relationship before bringing her to Mexico is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday to face federal charges of transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Daniel Navarro, 38, […]

Man Found Dead in Culver City; Investigation Underway

A man was found dead in Culver City Tuesday, and authorities were investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. The man was found just after 7 a.m. in the 5900 block of Buckingham Parkway, according to the Culver City Police Department and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. He was pronounced dead at the […]

Compton Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing Men He Met on Grindr

A Compton man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges for targeting and robbing gay men he met on the Grindr dating app. Derrick Patterson, 23, entered his plea to robbery and aggravated identity theft charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He faces up to 22 years behind bars at sentencing on Sept. 19, prosecutors […]

LAPD Chief `Troubled’ by Video Appearing to Show Officer Kicking Man

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday he was “troubled” by a video that appears to show an officer kicking a handcuffed man in the head during a July 3 arrest in Hollywood. The officer was removed from the field pending the results of an investigation, Moore told the Police Commission. The confrontation […]

Board Vows to Act on Reports Critical of Child, Adult Services Agencies

The Board of Supervisors Tuesday directed Executive Office staff to develop an action plan based on two reports that identified deficiencies in how child and adult welfare cases are handled, seeking to prevent ongoing failings and protect the county’s most vulnerable residents. The board’s 4-0 vote followed testimony by former federal Judge Stephen Larson, founder […]