| | | | The news for Saturday, May 15, 2021
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$2 Million Medicare, MediCal Fraud By Trusted Santa Ana Pharmacy Owner: ‘Complex, Secretive’ Scheme  A 62-year-old Santa Ana pharmacy owner will be sentenced in August after pleading guilty to a complex and secretive scheme to bilk the feds, state and Orange County out of nearly $2 million. Divina Villacarlos Catalasan of Cypress pleaded guilty to three felony counts each of making a fraudulent claim for a health benefit and […]
  
Brush Fire in Pacific Palisades Scorches 10 to 15 Acres A brush fire that has scorched 10 to 15 acres was burning in Pacific Palisades early Saturday. The fire ignited in a remote area off Michael Lane and Palisades Court around 11 p.m. Friday, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Nicholas Prange and CBS2. The Los Angeles Fire Department has dispatched 72 firefighters to […]
Were You An Underage Teen Sex Target Of This Molester Now In Prison? Cops Trying To Find More Victims  Authorities are asking for help from the public to find possible additional victims of a man police say is serving a five-year prison sentence for committing lewd acts with several minors. Princeton Bloome was arrested June 25, 2020, on suspicion of sexual assault, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. “Bloome would seek out minor children […]
Orange County Continues with Encouraging COVID-19 Statistics Orange County saw an uptick in its Covid-19 infections, but it was blamed on a laboratory reporting issue and the cases occurred before this month. Orange County continues to be on track to make it to the yellow tier if current trends hold up through Sunday, Orange County CEO Frank Kim said. That would make […]
Lancaster Checkpoint Nets 14 Arrested And Cited A DUI/license checkpoint in Lancaster netted 14 people who were arrested and cited, the Los Angeles sheriff’s Department reported Saturday. The checkpoint ran from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday morning on Sierra Highway north of Lancaster Boulevard, the LASD reported. Three people were arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and 11 others […]
Barger Calls On State To Immediately Ease Mask Mandate Breaking ranks with her county’s public health agency, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger has called on the governor to immediately relax COVID-19 mask-wearing requirements to align with eased guidelines announced by federal authorities for fully vaccinated people. “Los Angeles County has made tremendous progress vaccinating residents, including those in our hard-hit communities,” Barger said […]
46-Year-Old Lancaster Woman Reported Missing The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department continued their search Saturday to locate a missing 46-year-old Lancaster woman diagnosed with schizophrenia who was last seen in Woodland Hills. Shadi Pakatchi was seen at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday near the 5600 block of De Soto Avenue, near Burbank Boulevard, according to Deputy Miguel Meza of the Sheriff’s […]
Pedestrian Struck And Killed In Compton A pedestrian was struck and killed Saturday morning in the Compton area, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash occurred just after 3 a.m. at 4328 E. Rosecrans Ave., the CHP reported. It appears the victim died at the scene. There’s no word yet on the age or gender of the victim. The person’s […]
Crews Continue Working on 450-Acre Pine Fire Near Palmdale; 55% Contained The Pine Fire, which has burned an estimated 450 acres in a sparsely populated rural area east of Palmdale, was 55% contained and all evacuations have been lifted as of Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Two structures were damaged or destroyed by the fire, which erupted for unknown reasons about 1:30 […]
Man Shot to Death in Mid-City Area, Suspect On The Loose  A man was shot to death in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles and police continued their search Saturday for the shooter. Los Angeles Police officers responded to the area of Mascot Street and Longwood Avenue at about 4 p.m. Friday on reports of a shooting and found a civilian administering first aid to the […]
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