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Bloody Family Murders In Diamond Bar: $2 Million Bail For Suspect Accused Of Killing Mom, Brother

Picture of a knife, not the one in story.A man is facing double murder charges for the alleged bloody killings of his mother and brother who were stabbed in Diamond Bar, authorities announced Wednesday. Eric Kwan, 28, is accused in the deaths of Loretta Ho, 55, and Edward Kwan, 23, who were found dead in their home last Friday. Kwan, who’s being held […]
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Terror Of 91 Freeway BB Vehicle Shootings Ends? CHP Suspect May Be Culprit

CHP patchAuthorities are investigating whether a suspect arrested Wednesday in Riverside County may be responsible for a score of BB gun freeway shootings that have left more than 100 vehicle windows shattered across the Southland in recent weeks. “An arrest was made this morning from an incident that occurred in Riverside County yesterday evening,” California Highway […]
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LA Sheriff’s Dept. Bilked Compton Out Of Millions By Falsifying Patrol Records?

los angeles county sheriff's department carThe city of Compton filed a damages claim against Los Angeles County Wednesday, alleging the sheriff’s department has bilked the city out of millions of dollars by falsely reporting the amount of time deputies spend patrolling the city. “We believe that a theft of historic proportions has taken place, resulting in damages which potentially amount […]
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Teen Girl Secretly Videotaped In Shower In Santa Ana: Control Of Child Porn Charges

A 34-year-old was behind bars Wednesday on charges of secretly taking a video of a 15-year-old family member while she was showering in Santa Ana. Julio Cesar Resendizfigueroa was charged Tuesday with using an underage person for obscene matter and possession or control of child pornography, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of using […]
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Massive Traffic Jam As Person Threatens to Jump Off Santa Ana (5) Freeway Overpass in Anaheim Area

A person threatening to jump onto the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in the Anaheim area Wednesday caused major backups as much of the thoroughfare was shut down for hours. Officers went to the area south of Lincoln Avenue about 3 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The northbound freeway was closed as a precaution […]
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San Jacinto Teen Fatally Assaulted, No Suspect in Custody

An investigation was underway Wednesday into a fatal attack on a San Jacinto boy. The deadly assault happened shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday at a residence in the 400 block of East Main Street, near Alessandro Avenue, in San Jacinto, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. Ben Ramirez said deputies were called to […]
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Man Charged with Shooting at Motorist on 91 Freeway

A 32-year-old man accused of shooting at occupants of a vehicle on the Riverside (91) Freeway during a drunken rage was charged Wednesday with assault using a deadly weapon and other felonies. Lorenzo Antonio Parra of Corona was arrested Sunday, several hours after the alleged attack on the westbound 91 in Riverside. Along with the […]
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Ca. Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case of Sex Offender

The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to hear the case of a registered sex offender from San Gabriel who was convicted of sexually abusing a young girl and possessing child pornography. Ronald Melvin McKenzie, now 70, was convicted in September 2019 of five counts of committing a lewd act on a child and four counts […]
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Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in Deadly Off-Duty Crash in Torrance

A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy is facing murder and reckless driving charges for an off-duty crash in Torrance last summer that killed his 23-year-old passenger and seriously injured two other people, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. Daniel Manuel Auner, 23,is set to be arraigned June 11 at the Torrance courthouse […]
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It’s Official: Amazon Buying MGM for $8.45 Billion

Amazon has closed the deal to purchase Hollywood icon MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, the companies announced Wednesday in a joint statement. “Amazon and MGM today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for a purchase price of $8.45 billion,” the statement said. “MGM has nearly […]
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