| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
|
|
Crooked Cops? Three LAPD Officers Plead Not Guilty To Faking Gang Member Claims For People They Stopped  Three Los Angeles Police Department officers pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that they falsified records that claimed people they had stopped were gang members. Body-worn cameras appeared to contradict claims by the officers that individuals had admitted gang membership. Rene Braga, 40, Raul Uribe, 35, and Julio Garcia, 36, were charged last October, less […]
  
Ex-Con’s Deadly Wave Of Terror Allegedly Killed Five In Valley: Victims Headed To Church, Fishing, Father’s Day, But DA Drops Death Penalty  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Tuesday dropped its bid for the death penalty for an ex-con from Sylmar who’s charged with killing five people — most of them within less than a week — during a shooting spree in the San Fernando Valley 6 1/2 years ago. Alexander Hernandez, now 40, is charged […]
Sex Attack On Sleeping Woman In Burbank Home: Cops Need Your Help To Track Down Suspect  Police Tuesday sought public help to find a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman in her Burbank home. The crime occurred about 3:35 a.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of North Priscilla Lane, said Burbank police Sgt. Emil Brimway. An “unknown intruder entered the residence and sexually assaulted an adult female while she was asleep,” […]
Person Killed in Traffic Crash on 405 Freeway Offramp in Long Beach A person was killed Tuesday in a crash on an offramp from the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Long Beach. The fatality was reported about 11:55 a.m. on the Cherry Avenue offramp, according to the California Highway Patrol. Information on the identity of the fatally injured person was not immediately available. Traffic was routed […]
San Quentin Death Row Inmate Avoids Execution, Dies In Medical Facility: He Killed Riverside Woman, 73, In Robbery A California Death Row inmate who fatally bashed a 73-year-old woman during a robbery in her Riverside home a quarter century ago died Tuesday after being admitted to a hospital for an unspecified cause. Johnny Mungia, 64, of Riverside succumbed to the illness while undergoing treatment at a Marin County medical facility, according to the […]
Pedestrian Hit by Metrolink Train and Killed in Sun Valley Area A pedestrian was hit by a Metrolink train and killed Tuesday in the Sun Valley area. The fatal injury was reported about 6:45 a.m. near the 7400 block of North Coldwater Canyon Avenue, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Information was not immediately available on the identity or gender of the fatally injured person. Coldwater […]
Woman Killed in Rollover Crash Near Palm Springs A woman was killed Tuesday when her SUV veered off Highway 111 near Palm Springs and smashed into a fence, authorities said. The single-vehicle crash was reported about 6:45 a.m. south of Overture Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. The woman was driving a Ford Explorer southbound on Highway 111 when she lost control […]
L.A.’s Most Popular Pooch? The French Bulldog The top dog in Los Angeles? The French bulldog. The American Kennel Club Tuesday announced its annual list of the most popular AKC-recognized breeds, and the Frenchie was No. 1 in L.A. — followed by the bulldog, Labrador retriever, German shepherd and golden retriever. “The French bulldog continues to be a top favorite for people […]
Lakers Sue Insurer Over COVID-19 Losses Stemming from Staples Center Closure The Los Angeles Lakers are suing the team’s insurer for breach of contract, alleging the company refuses to pay for losses incurred by the COVID-19 shutdown and the closure of Staples Center. The complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles federal court alleges that a unit of Chubb Ltd. “curtly dismissed” the Lakers’ claim without investigating […]
South LA Community Remembers Latasha Harlins On 30th Anniversary Of Her Death A South Los Angeles playground Tuesday was renamed in honor of Latasha Harlins, who was 15 years old when she was fatally shot 30 years ago by a Korean shop owner who accused the Black teen of stealing a bottle of orange juice. Latasha was shot in the back of the head and died at […]
|
|
| Read more news on the MyNewsLA.com website |
|
|
| |
| | |
|
