| | | | The news for Thursday, June 24, 2021
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Fake Ads Bust Sex Trafficking In La Quinta: Undercover Cops Lure Customers, Hookers To Jail  Eight men and one woman were have been arrested after being caught in an undercover sex trafficking operation that used fake prostitution advertisements in La Quinta. In the prostitution sting, members of the La Quinta Special Enforcement Team, Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force and Southern Coachella Valley Community Services District on Tuesday placed decoy […]
  
Underage Teen Pregnant After Instagram Meetup Led To Sex With Suspect, 25: Santa Ana Felony Charges  A 25-year-old man will be arraigned in Santa Ana July 9 on felony charges for allegedly impregnating an underage girl he met through a social media app. Ruben Garciacarbajal was charged Tuesday with one felony count each of unlawful sexual intercourse, with a sentencing enhancement allegation of inflicting great bodily injury on the victim, harmful […]
Original `SNL’ Star Laraine Newman Back on Stand in Robert Durst Trial Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Laraine Newman is expected to return to the witness stand Thursday — one day after testifying that a longtime friend told her at some point before she was killed that she had provided a false alibi for Robert Durst in connection with the disappearance of the New York real […]
Homeless RV Fire Tragedy: One Dead In Early Morning Blaze One person died in an early morning fire Thursday in a parked recreational vehicle at a curbside homeless encampment in the Historic South Central District, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived on scene at 3:06 a.m. and quickly extinguished the fire at 230 W. 38th St., but discovered the body inside the vehicle, […]
No Tickets Sold with All Six Powerball Lottery Numbers There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to $75 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. […]
Average LA County Gas Price Rises for Ninth Time in 10 Days The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose Thursday for the ninth time in 10 days, increasing a half-cent to $4.274, its highest amount since July 18, 2015. The average price has risen 2.8 cents over the past 10 days, including 1 cent on Wednesday, according to figures […]
Infectious COVID `Delta’ Variant Prompts Call for Continued Indoor Precautions Los Angeles County’s public health director is again urging cautionary measures while working or attending events indoors — noting that the highly infectious “Delta” strain of COVID-19 is spreading locally and nationally, particularly among unvaccinated people. The “Delta” variant is blamed for rampant infections in India and other virus hotspots worldwide. While current vaccines are […]
Body Found In San Pedro Identified A man who was found at the bottom of a cliff in the San Pedro area was identified Thursday. Jhonatan Flores Escareno, 31, was identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner as the person who was discovered near the rocks at the base of the cliff about 11:35 a.m. Monday in the 700 block of […]
Driver Arrested in Norwalk on Drug and Weapon Charges A driver is in custody Thursday after being pulled over by sheriff’s deputies in Norwalk and charged with possession of methamphetamine and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The arrest came after deputies stopped a vehicle around 11 p.m. Wednesday in the 11900 block of Firestone Boulevard for tinted windows, according to […]
Murder Charge Expected Against Man Accused in Fatal Palm Springs Shooting A murder charge is expected to be filed Thursday against a Sky Valley resident accused of fatally shooting a man in Palm Springs. Jeff Burgess, 42, was arrested Tuesday and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of murder, with bail set at $1 million. Officers were sent to the 700 […]
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