| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, August 4, 2020
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Child Sex Molester Gets $4.5 Million From LA County Taxpayers As He’s Held ‘Oppresive’ 17 Years In State Hospital Without Trial  The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a $4.5 million settlement payout to a convicted child molester who was held in a state hospital for 17 years awaiting trial on whether he could be committed as a sexually violent predator. George Vasquez pleaded no contest in 1995 to four counts of lewd or […]
  
LA DA Jackie Lacey’s Hubby Hit With Misdemeanor Firearm Assault Charges For Pointing Handgun At Protesters Outside Granada Hills Home  Misdemeanor assault charges have been filed against Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey’s husband, who pointed a handgun out his front door while ordering a group of protesters to leave his Granada Hills property in March. Lacey is in a heavily contested battle to retain her post in the upcoming November election. David Allan […]
Elvis’ Daughter Fights For Her Twin 11-Year-Old Daughters Custody, But Court Closed To Protect Minors Lisa Marie Presley’s court battle with her fourth husband over custody of their twin 11-year-old daughters entered its second day Tuesday after a judge heard testimony from a psychologist on Monday. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman is conducting the non-jury trial pitting Presley against Michael Lockwood in a closed session because minors are […]
Deadly Mulholland Mansion Madness: Four Wounded, One Fatally, in Shooting At Coronavirus Rule-Breaking Party Four people were wounded, one fatally, when gunfire erupted early Tuesday morning at a large party taking place at a mansion north of Beverly Hills where police had earlier responded to multiple calls of disturbing the peace. Firefighters and paramedics sent to the 13200 block of Mulholland Drive about 12:45 a.m. located three adults who […]
Man Charged With Murdering Uncle Who Disappeared in 2017 A 24-year-old man was charged Tuesday with murdering his uncle, who disappeared from his Santa Clarita-area home about 3 1/2 years ago. Daniel Cierzan is accused of killing 58-year-old William Cierzan at his uncle’s house and then disposing of the body, according to the District Attorney’s Office. The victim’s wife, Linda, spoke with her husband […]
Two People Hurt in Truck Crash That Snarls Traffic in Downtown L.A. A crash involving two big rigs blocked traffic on the southbound 5 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday while crews worked to clean up some spilled diesel fuel. The crash was reported at about 12:30 p.m. near the 5 and the 110 freeways, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two people were injured. Firefighters freed […]
Orange County Reports 253 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 More Deaths Orange County reported 253 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and two more deaths Tuesday, raising the cumulative total to 38,066 cases and 653 fatalities since the pandemic began. The number of patients being treated for COVID-19 in county hospitals dropped from 555 Monday to 539, while the number of patients in intensive care dipped from 175 […]
Norwalk’s Court Battle Over Housing For Homeless Vulnerable to Coronavirus Danger A judge who issued a partial preliminary injunction in July directing the city of Norwalk to comply with state and county efforts to temporarily house homeless people considered vulnerable to the coronavirus stopped short of dismissing the case Tuesday after being told the city is pondering a new ordinance. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James […]
Man Sentenced for Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Boy in Torrance One of two motorists involved in a crash that killed a 16-year-old high school baseball player and seriously injured his father was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in state prison. Darryl Leander Hicks Jr., 32, was convicted in January, along with co-defendant Tung Ming, of one felony count each of gross vehicular manslaughter and reckless […]
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