| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, September 17, 2024
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Diddy Indicted for Sex Trafficking, Racketeering  Nearly six months after his homes in Holmby Hills and Florida were raided simultaneously by federal agents, Grammy winner Sean “Diddy” Combs was accused in an indictment unsealed Tuesday of leading a decade-long racketeering and sex-trafficking operation that prosecutors say included forced labor, staged sex parties, bribery and arson. Combs, 54, was taken into custody […]
  
Fertility Clinic Accused of Disposing Embryos  A couple sued a fertility clinic Tuesday for allegedly disposing of their embryos and making it likely the pair will never have children biologically related to them. Marissa Calhoun and Stephen Castaneda brought the complaint against Reproductive Partners Medical Group Inc., alleging negligence, negligent hiring and supervision, conversion and bailment. They seek unspecified compensatory and […]
Domestic Violence Suspect Shot By Police  A 33-year-old man with a history of domestic violence and violating stay-away orders shot by Anaheim police was behind bars Tuesday on suspicion of assault, resisting arrest and violating parole. James Brasher was shot during a confrontation with officers who responded to a domestic dispute at about 8 p.m. Monday in the 700 block of […]
Bridge Fire 25% Contained  The Bridge Fire in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument was 25% contained Tuesday while two evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings and an evacuation warning was lifted. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was estimated at 54,795 acres, according to the Angeles National Forest. “Firefighters made significant progress last […]
Santa Ana Police Investigate Alleged School Shooter  Santa Ana police Tuesday were investigating reports of an active shooter at a middle school, but have not found any evidence to confirm them. Police were called just after 2 p.m. to McFadden Institute of Technology at 2701 S. Raitt St., Santa Ana police Officer Natalie Garcia said. As of 3:15 p.m., police on campus […]
Barney’s Beanery WeHo Fundraises for Valet’s Medical Bills After Assault  A fundraising effort was continuing Tuesday on behalf of a longtime valet at the famed Barney’s Beanery restaurant in West Hollywood, where an unknown assailant ruthlessly beat the worker outside the eatery. Efrain “Frankie” Zarazua was attacked around 10:30 p.m. Saturday outside the restaurant at 8447 Santa Monica Blvd. Surveillance video of the attack shows […]
LAPD Searches for Sherman Oaks Hit-And-Run Driver  Police sought the public’s help Tuesday to find the hit-and-run driver responsible for severely injuring a 63-year-old woman in the Sherman Oaks area. The crash occurred on Sept. 6 around 5:54 p.m. when a black Hyundai sedan traveling westbound on Ventura Boulevard made a left turn onto Costello Avenue and struck a pedestrian crossing in […]
Long Beach Double-Homicide Suspect Commits Suicide During Standoff  Authorities Tuesday identified a man believed to be the suspect in the fatal shooting of two people in North Long Beach and was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following an hourslong standoff with police. Christopher Barnes fled to a nearby house following the shootings and barricaded himself, according to the county […]
Cameroon President’s Daughter Seeks Quashing of Singer’s Summons The daughter of the president of Cameroon is seeking to quash the lawsuit summons ostensibly served on her by a singer from that African country, in which the entertainer says the leader’s offspring and a friend defamed the plaintiff on social media by accusing her of dealing drugs and being involved in identity theft and […]
LA Health Officials Investigate 2 Human Infections of Raccoon Roundworm Los Angeles County public health officials said Tuesday they are investigating two human cases of a rare infection known as raccoon roundworm in the South Bay area. No details about the patients were released. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can infect the human spinal cord, brain and eyes, health officials said. “While Baylisascaris is rare in […]
LA City Council Seeks Report to Expand Gun Buyback Events In a bid to reduce crime and accidental shootings, the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday called for a report on resources needed to host more gun buyback events at all police department bureaus. In a 12-0 vote, council members instructed the Los Angeles Police Department in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and […]
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