| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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Armed Man Arrested in Woodland Hills Following Police Search  An armed man was taken into custody Tuesday following a police search in Woodland Hills, authorities said. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called to the 6400 block of Winnetka Avenue at about 12:45 p.m. after receiving a report of a man armed with a gun, according to Officer Rosario Cervantes. Officers did not locate […]
  
Mistrial Declared In Embezzlement Trial Of Attorney Michael Avenatti  A federal judge in Orange County declared a mistrial Tuesday in the embezzlement trial of attorney Michael Avenatti, who is accused of stealing settlement money from several clients to help bail out his law firm from bankruptcy, stave off creditors and spend on himself. The mistrial was granted on technical grounds, with U.S. District Judge […]
Judge Overseeing Scarlett Johansson Suit Offers to Recuse Self from Case  The judge overseeing Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit alleging the Walt Disney Co. breached her contract by releasing her latest Marvel film “Black Widow” on the Disney+ streaming service despite assurances it would debut only in theaters has offered to step down from the case because he formerly worked for the law firm that represents the entertainment […]
Vehicle Veers Off Freeway Into Building in Anaheim  A dump truck careened off a ramp to the Orange (57) Freeway into two apartment buildings in Anaheim Tuesday, killing at least one person and injuring another. The vehicle crashed just before 12:40 p.m. on the southbound freeway at Lincoln Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The dump truck slammed into a vehicle that […]
Mayim Bialik To Take Over as Temporary Host of `Jeopardy!’ Actress Mayim Bialik will take over as temporary host of “Jeopardy!” while the iconic quiz show continues its troubled search for a new permanent host, the show’s producers announced. “Happy to be of service to my Jeopardy! family. There’s no place I’d rather be!” Bialik tweeted Monday. Sony Pictures Television — which produces “Jeopardy!” — […]
Man Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing Vehicles in Venice Area A man who allegedly slashed the tires of a number of parked vehicles in the Venice area was in custody Tuesday, and police urged other possible victims to call detectives. Roland Morrow, 48, was arrested Monday and booked on suspicion of felony vandalism, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. He was being held on an […]
LA City Council Orders Racial Equity Audit Of City Programs, Policies The Los Angeles City Council approved a motion Tuesday to have staff members draft a “Racial Equity Audit” of the city’s programs, policies and practices to determine whether systemic barriers block Black Angelenos and other underserved communities from accessing benefits and opportunities. Councilmen Mark Ridley-Thomas, Curren Price and Marqueece Harris-Dawson introduced the motion on June […]
Cleanup Crews Recover Over $100,000 in Stolen Property Near Railroad Tracks Workers cleaning up homeless encampments near railroad tracks in Pomona over the weekend found more than $100,000 worth of items that had been stolen from a Union Pacific Railroad train, authorities said. Members of the Pomona Homeless Encampment Action Response Team were working on Saturday near Humane Way and Temple Avenue when they found items […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Numbers Show Signs of Stabilizing Orange County’s weekly COVID-19 averages, coupled with the daily statistics released Tuesday, indicate the county’s most recent Delta-variant surge might have leveled off, but a UC Irvine epidemiologist remains on alert for another wave linked to a return to classroom instruction. According to weekly averages released on Tuesdays, the county’s average daily case rate per […]
LAPD Says 84 Employees Test Positive For COVID-19 in Last Week Eighty-four Los Angeles Police Department employees tested positive for COVID-19 in the last week and two additional employees were hospitalized, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore, who said Tuesday it was a “substantial increase” from last week. A total of 2,977 employees have tested positive for the virus as of Monday, and the increase in […]
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