| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, November 29, 2021
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As Omicron Variant Looms, LACo Urges Vaccinations Against COVID-19  Again claiming the numbers are proof of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness, Los Angeles County health officials Monday reported a sharp decline in the number of virus infections among residents and staff of skilled nursing facilities, where inoculations and booster shots have been widely administered. According to the county Department of Public Health, there were 92 new […]
  
No-Burn Order Extended for Much of Southland Through Tuesday  The South Coast Air Quality Management District has extended a mandatory prohibition on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland for the fourth consecutive day due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban will now be in effect through at least 11:59 p.m. Tuesday for […]
LAPD: Search Underway in Castaic Landfill in Case of Missing Woman  Authorities Monday were searching an area of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic as part of an investigation into the disappearance and presumed death of a woman who was reported missing last month. Heidi Planck, 39, was reported missing by her ex-husband Oct. 20, and the case was turned over to the Los Angeles Police […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Statistics Hold Steady Orange County is continuing to hold the line in the rates of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations following the Thanksgiving weekend, according to data released Monday. The county reported 1,226 infections since Wednesday, raising the cumulative case count to 312,623, and logged 35 additional fatalities, though several dated back to last December and January. The cumulative […]
Los Angeles City Council to Consider Ban on Ghost Guns The City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would prohibit the possession, purchase, sale, receipt and transportation of “ghost guns” in Los Angeles. The ordinance requires unanimous approval to be adopted on its first reading. If it does not receive unanimous approval, it will return next week for a second vote, […]
Suspects Sought in Home Invasion in Sun Valley Two men wanted in a home invasion in Sun Valley Monday were being sought by police. The crime was reported about 11:40 a.m., when the armed suspects entered a residence in the 10700 block of Lull Street, apparently looking for someone at the location, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspects ransacked the […]
OC Sheriff Finds Missing Man Orange County volunteers with the sheriff’s search and rescue team found a man Monday who needed medication and was reported missing on Sunday. Joseph Schisler, 36, was last seen in the area of Via Helena and Via Jacinto about 3 p.m. Sunday. Volunteers found him about 1:30 p.m. in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County sheriff’s […]
Ex-Anthem Investigator Sentenced For SFV Health Care Fraud Scheme A Santa Clarita man who worked as a top fraud investigator for Anthem Blue Cross was sentenced Monday to a year and a half behind bars for his role in a scheme in which more than $20 million in bogus claims were submitted to Anthem and other insurance companies. Gary Jizmejian, 48, is a former […]
OC Man Pleads Guilty to Pointing Laser at Sheriff’s Helicopter A previously convicted 47-year-old Santa Ana man pleaded guilty Monday to aiming a laser at an Orange County Sheriff’s Department helicopter pilot. Eric Suarez admitted that on April 13, 2020, he was sitting alone in his parked car when he “intentionally pointed a high-intensity green laser beam” at the helicopter, striking the cockpit at least […]
Missing Pico Rivera Man With Alzheimer’s Disease Found A 77-year-old Pico Rivera man with Alzheimer’s disease who was reported missing has been found, authorities said Monday. Fortino Ascuncion Sosa was last seen at 11:35 p.m. Sunday in the 4900 block of Passons Boulevard in Pico Rivera, and authorities sought public help to find him. On Monday afternoon, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department […]
Cudahy Man’s Suit On Hold Against L.A. County Deputies Involved In Shooting A lawsuit filed against Los Angeles County and two sheriff’s deputies by a man who alleges he was left paralyzed during a deputy-involved shooting in March at his Cudahy home was put on hold by a judge pending the outcome of criminal proceedings against the plaintiff stemming from the same incident. On Oct. 14, plaintiff […]
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