Contract Talks Break Off Between SAG-AFTRA, Studios

Actors were back on the picket lines Thursday amid renewed uncertainty about the future, one day after contract talks that appeared to be progressing broke off with Hollywood studios, raising fears of a more protracted impasse. Negotiators with the SAG-AFTRA performers’ union and Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers met Wednesday, but both sides […]

Dodgers Get Swept Out of Postseason by Diamondbacks

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ longer-than-expected offseason begins Thursday after they fell victim to an upset by a National League West runner-up in their opening postseason series for the second consecutive season. The Dodgers suffered their first postseason sweep since a 2006 National League Division Series against the New York Mets when the Arizona Diamondbacks won […]

Mother and Daughter Sue LASD Over `High-Risk’ Traffic Stop

A Monrovia woman sued the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Thursday, alleging in federal court that deputies used illegal “high risk” traffic stop tactics against her in which they held her at gunpoint, forced her onto her knees and handcuffed her for no good reason. Gabriela Koutantos contends she was driving her lawfully rented U-Haul […]

`Sunset Strip Killer’ Dies in Prison

A serial killer known as one of the “Sunset Strip Killers” who cruised the streets of Hollywood looking for prostitutes and runaways to pick up and kill has died in San Quentin State Prison, where he was incarcerated on death row for murdering six young women in 1980, officials said Thursday. Douglas Daniel Clark, 75, […]

Authorities ID Motorist Killed in Collision Involving Big Rig in Long Beach

Authorities Thursday identified a motorist who was killed in a collision with a big rig in Long Beach. The crash was reported about 4 p.m. Wednesday at Anaheim Street and West Ninth Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Silverio Arturo Vasquez, Jr., 64, of Los Angeles died at the scene, according to the […]

Santa Monica Pier Closes — Again; This Time for Police/Fire Training

The Santa Monica Pier was closed to the public Thursday for the second time this week, but this time there was no actual emergency, just a realistic training exercise. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, officers and firefighters were conducting a joint exercise that began at 6 a.m. and will continue until noon “to […]

Exam Performed on USC Gynecologist; Cause of Death Deferred

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday it performed an exam of George Tyndall, the former USC campus gynecologist who was found dead at his home last week while awaiting trial for alleged sexual misconduct with 16 patients. “An examination was performed, and the cause of death has been deferred,” a spokeswoman for […]

VA Affairs Police Officer at West LA Campus Pleads Not Guilty to Assault

An officer with the Veterans Affairs Police Department accused of using a department-issued baton to illegally strike a man about 45 times in 41 seconds at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges, officials announced Thursday. Juan Anthony Carrillo, 45, entered his plea to two counts: deprivation of […]

Theft Investigation Leads to Recovery of Tools, Vehicles

A Long Beach resident was in custody Thursday after tools, vehicles and other goods taken during a theft at a Riverside County warehouse were recovered during a search of a his property. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Team members served a search warrant at the residence of 43-year-old Ingo Carrillo Gonzalez on Wednesday. Sgt. […]

Authorities Seek Public Help Finding 39-Year-Old Woman With Multiple Ailments

Authorities sought the public’s help Thursday to find a 39-year-old woman with diabetes and an unspecified mental health disorder and was last seen in Norwalk. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Sophia Lorraine Garcia, who requires medication, was last seen around 9:30 a.m. Friday in the 12100 block of Shy Street. Deputies described […]

Ex-Inglewood Police Officer Agrees to Plead Guilty to Drug Charge

A former Inglewood Police Department officer has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of distributing cocaine, officials announced Thursday. John Abel Baca, 47, of Whittier, who served as an Inglewood officer for 21 years, admitted that he distributed cocaine on two occasions, according to his plea agreement, filed Thursday in Los Angeles federal […]