Crime Spree Leads to 3 Carjackings, 2 Injured Police Officers

A man who allegedly stole a vehicle in Ventura County and fled into Los Angeles County, where the pursuit led to a crash that injured two police officers in Toluca Lake, carjacked two other vehicles during a chase that hit speeds topping 100 mph and ultimate led back to Ventura County, where the suspect was […]

DTLA Man Pleads Guilty to Hacking into Social Media Accounts

A downtown Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding victims by hijacking their social media accounts to steal non-fungible tokens, cryptocurrency and other digital property. Amir Golshan, 24, entered his plea to federal counts of unauthorized computer access to obtain information, wire fraud and accessing a computer to defraud and obtain value, according to […]

OC Woman, Three Others Arrested in Alleged Business Fraud Scheme

The owner of a now-shuttered Orange County health care business management services company and three others were arrested Wednesday on a nine-count federal indictment alleging they defrauded lenders and investors out of millions of dollars via false claims that the owner’s struggling business was booming. Tammy Le, 48, of San Clemente, the former owner and […]

Inglewood Shooting Leaves One Dead, Two Wounded

Police Wednesday were investigating a shooting in Inglewood that left a man dead and two others injured. Officers from the Inglewood Police Department were called at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of Rosewood Avenue near West Arbor Vitae Street, where they found the victims suffering from gunshot wounds near a convenience store. One […]

Small Earthquakes Strike Near Bell

A pair of small earthquakes rattled the southeast Los Angeles area, although the magnitude of the temblors was downgraded Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported a pair of 3.0-magnitude quakes occurring near Bell, one at 9:37 p.m. Tuesday and another four minutes later at 9:41 p.m. Early Wednesday morning, the USGS revised the magnitude […]

Film Production Across LA Area Declines in Second Quarter: Report

Fueled in part by the ongoing writers strike, on-location film production in the Los Angeles area registered another decline in the second quarter this year — totaling 6,566 Shoot Days, a drop of 28.8% compared to the second quarter of 2022, according to a report released Wednesday. FilmLA, a partner film office for the city […]

SoCal Water Recycling Program Gets $80M From State

State officials Wednesday presented an $80 million check to advance Pure Water Southern California, a large-scale, regional water recycling program intended to create a new source of water to benefit 19 million people amid changing climate and weather whiplash. Assemblywoman Lisa Calderon, D-Whittier, Joaquin Esquivel, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, and Carson […]

Bicyclist Killed in Crash in Long Beach; Motorist Sought

A woman riding a tandem bicycle with her husband was fatally injured in a crash in Long Beach over the weekend, and authorities Wednesday sought the public’s help to find a motorist who police say might not know their vehicle was involved. Gaylin Reese, 76, of Long Beach, was injured about 12:25 p.m. Sunday near […]

Man Reported Missing From South LA Area

Authorities sought the public’s help Wednesday to find a man who went missing from the South Los Angeles area. Dominick Magana, 27, was last seen at about 4 p.m. Thursday in the 3100 block of South Hoover Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Magana is Hispanic, 5-feet-9 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, […]

Appeals Court Strips LAPD Officers of Immunity in Wrongful Death Suit

A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling granting four LAPD officers qualified immunity in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging they used excessive force on an unarmed burglary suspect who had already surrendered by repeatedly shocking him with a Taser, then stood by without rendering aid when he went into cardiac arrest and died, according […]

Man’s Latest Appeal Denied in Walnut Park Torture-Murder

A state appellate court panel Wednesday rejected a bid for re-sentencing by one of five men convicted of torturing and murdering a man in Walnut Park in a dispute over marijuana two decade ago. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal rejected the defense’s contention that there was not substantial evidence demonstrating […]