| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, August 7, 2020
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Home Invasion Terror In Hacienda Heights: Mostly Teen Suspects Nabbed, Elderly Victims ‘Traumatized’  Four men were in custody Friday on $1 million bail each on suspicion of committing an armed home-invasion robbery of a “traumatized” elderly couple in Hacienda Heights. The crime occurred about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Oldridge Drive, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The four men were booked on […]
  
Living With A Thousand Illegal Marijuana Plants Worth $1 Million In Your Home: Lake Elsinore Raid  An illegal marijuana grow containing roughly 1,000 plants cultivated inside a Lake Elsinore home was confiscated during a Riverside County sheriff’s operation, authorities said Friday. Deputies raided the property in the 4000 block of Pascali Lane, near Bankhall Street, about 6 p.m. Thursday, according to Sgt. Jeff Reese. An investigation was initiated in recent weeks […]
Transgender Women Threatened, Targeted With Slurs In Downtown LA Bar? Suspect Insists ‘Not Guilty’  A man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he threatened and hurled slurs at a group of transgender women in a downtown Los Angeles bar last summer sparking a confrontation with the establishment’s security team that was captured on video. Eduardo Gonzalez, 28, is charged with one misdemeanor count each of making a criminal […]
Ex-Angels PR Director Charged In Overdose Death Of Star Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Former Angels public relations director Eric Kay surrendered to federal authorities in Texas Friday on a drug-distribution charge stemming from the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Kay, 45, was charged with conspiracy to distribute a mixture containing detectable amounts of fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Dallas. Kay was taken into custody […]
Major Golf Tournament Next Month Without Fans In Rancho Mirage The ANA Inspiration golf tournament will go forward next month in Rancho Mirage after being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, although spectators will not be allowed to watch from the course, organizers announced Friday. The ANA Inspiration is set for Sept. 10-13 at the Mission Hills Country Club, and will be the first major […]
Orange County Reports Seven New COVID-19 Deaths The Orange County Health Care Agency Friday reported seven COVID-19 fatalities, hiking the death toll to 704, while only reporting 43 new diagnoses of coronavirus, which is likely due to the state’s ongoing glitch in reporting positive cases. Of Friday’s reported deaths, one was a skilled nursing facility resident and two were assisted living facility […]
Grammy Award-Winning Producer Jailed for Alleged Sexual Assaults The Grammy Award-winning producer known as Detail remained behind bars Friday while awaiting arraignment on charges of raping five women and sexually assaulting a sixth woman. Noel Christopher Fisher, 41, is jailed in lieu of $6.29 million bail pending arraignment Aug. 27 at the downtown Los Angeles courthouse, according to the Los Angeles County District […]
Injured Stuntman Settles with Rebel Actress, Production Companies A stuntman and his wife settled the negligence suit they filed against an actress and two production companies over injuries the man says he received when the main star of the “Rebel” television series applied too much pressure during a simulated chokehold scene in 2017. Patrick and Amber Gallaway’s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was […]
Man’s Conviction Upheld for Killing of Nurse A state appeals court panel Friday upheld a Lennox man’s conviction for murdering his former nursing instructor, who had appeared as a contestant on a television reality show. The three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal found that “the evidence overwhelmingly supports the jury’s verdict’ in the case of Jackie Jerome Rogers. He […]
Metro C Line to Halt Service Friday evening From Crenshaw to Redondo Beach The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will temporarily halt C Line (Green) service between the Crenshaw and Redondo Beach stations Friday evening through Saturday for construction to connect the future Crenshaw/LAX Line. Construction is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Friday and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. Metro will provide a free bus shuttle […]
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