| | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
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Grandson Murdered Own Grandparents, 83 And 81, In Palm Desert Gated Enclave? Court Hearing Set  An Aug. 6 preliminary hearing date was confirmed Tuesday for a 34-year-old man accused of gunning down his octogenarian grandparents inside a gated community in Palm Desert. Frank Scott Castro III was arrested in September 2019 on suspicion of killing Frank Castro, 83, and Carolina Castro, 81, whose bodies were found in their home in […]
  
Arson Suspect A Homeless Man In Giant Pacific Palisades Blaze: Authorities Spot Him Setting Other Fires  A homeless man who allegedly started the 1,158-acre brush fire in Pacific Palisades on Friday night was arrested after investigators sent to the scene saw him starting other fires in the area the following day, the Los Angeles Fire Department said Tuesday. Ramon Santos Rodriguez, 48, was charged Tuesday with one felony count each of […]
’70s Show Star Danny Masterson Allegedly Drugged, Sexually Assaulted Woman: Tearful Victim Testifies  A 46-year-old woman struggled to maintain her composure as she told a judge Tuesday that actor Danny Masterson sexually assaulted her at his home in 2003 after earlier throwing her in a hot tub and fondling her in a shower. The woman, identified only as Jennifer B., told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo […]
Woman Shot in Alhambra When She Answered Knock at Door; Suspect Sought Alhambra police Tuesday sought public help to find a man who shot and critically wounded a woman after knocking on her front door. The crime occurred about 9:50 p.m. Monday in the 1600 block of South Benito Avenue, where officers were sent on a 911 call, according to the Alhambra Police Department. “The caller reported […]
Confused About Mask Messages? So Is LA Supervisor Barger Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who last week called on the governor to immediately align the state with relaxed federal COVID-19 guidelines on mask-wearing, said Tuesday she supports the decision to wait until June 15, but she lamented mixed messaging from federal and local authorities. “My response and the request to the governor was […]
Good News For Jailed Inmates: LA County May Make Pricey Phone Calls Free From Lockup The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to look at whether the county can offer free phone calls to jail inmates and also eliminate steep markups on basic items sold in jail commissaries. Supervisors Hilda Solis recommended that the county CEO work with the Sheriff’s Department and Office of Inspector General to consider […]
Demonstrators Rally for Palestinian Rights in West Los Angeles Pro-Palestinian demonstrators took to the street in West Los Angeles for the second time in four days Tuesday amid the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The rally was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement and scheduled from noon to 3 p.m. at the Israeli Consulate at 11766 Wilshire Blvd. Video posted online […]
LAPD Chief Wants Removal of Officer Who Shared Post Mocking George Floyd The Los Angeles Police Department internally identified an employee who distributed a Valentine’s Day-themed social media post mocking the death of George Floyd, and Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday that he has recommended the person be fired. Moore told the city’s Police Commission on Tuesday that identifying the employee responsible is prohibited by state law, […]
Orange County Qualifies For Yellow Tier Thanks to Falling COVID-19 Rate Orange County was notified by the state Tuesday that it is eligible to move into the least-restrictive yellow tier in the state’s COVID-19 economic reopening plan Wednesday. Initially, officials thought they had to wait 48 hours, but that rule has been dropped and they confirmed they could reopen in the yellow tier on Wednesday. “I […]
CHP Investigates Rash of Freeway Shootings California Highway Patrol officers Tuesday asked for the public’s help developing leads on a rash of freeway attacks in which vehicle windows have been shattered throughout the Southland since last month. “What we’re asking from the public is victims of this immediately call 911 and give us their exact location and time and description — […]
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