| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, February 4, 2021
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Hooker Sting Snares Coachella School District Security Director: Suspect Makes Bail In Statewide Crackdown On Forced Prostitution  The Coachella Valley Unified School District east of Palm Springs announced Thursday its security director was on administration leave after he was arrested on suspicion of soliciting prostitution during a human trafficking operation crackdown. “The district’s first priority and purpose is to provide a safe environment where students can learn and achieve,” a district statement […]
  
Lawyer From Hell? Pasadena Attorney Gets 15 Years For Siphoning Client Cash By Falsely Claiming Court Wins  A former attorney from Pasadena who defrauded clients by falsely telling them he won favorable rulings in their cases in order to siphon their cash was sentenced Thursday to 15 years behind bars. Shant Ohanian, 38, pleaded guilty two years ago in Los Angeles federal court to one count of wire fraud. Calling it “a […]
Innocent Driver Killed In Pomona Crash As Other Motorist Fled Cops: Murder Charge Possible  A motorist who allegedly fled from police during a traffic stop in Pomona and crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver, was in custody Thursday and facing a possible murder charge, authorities said. Eli Richard Machado Lopez, 22, of Pomona was booked on suspicion of murder following the crash, which occurred about 4 p.m. Wednesday […]
Mexican Mafia Murder Trial Ordered In Orange County: Drug Dealer Allegedly Killed For Failing To Pay ‘Taxes’ Reputed Orange County Mexican Mafia chief Johnny Martinez and four co-defendants were ordered Thursday to stand trial for murder in an alleged conspiracy planned and organized within state prison with smuggled-in cell phones in the killing of a drug dealer who had not paid “taxes” to the gang. An indictment was tossed last year on […]
Outraged Trump Dumps Actors Union Before He’s Ousted: I’m Outta Here, You’ve Done ‘Nothing For Me’  Donald Trump, a reality TV star on “The Apprentice” prior to his election as president, resigned his membership Thursday in the SAG-AFTRA actors union, blasting the organization’s “dismal record” and doing “nothing for me.” The union was moving to possibly expel him over allegations of endangering the lives of broadcast journalists and inciting the insurrection […]
`Ma Rainey,’ `Schitt’s Creek,’ `The Crown’ Lead The Way In SAG Nominations Undoing what many saw as a snub in the Golden Globe nominations, the Screen Actors Guild paid tribute to Black stories and performers Thursday, with “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “One Night in Miami” and “Da 5 Bloods” earning top film nominations for the 27th annual SAG Awards. None of the three films earned a Golden […]
Injured Children Airlifted Following Roll-Over Crash on I-10 in Coachella Two children and two adults were injured Thursday morning when a pickup hauling a trailer crashed and rolled over on Interstate 10 in Coachella, throwing two occupants to the pavement. The solo-vehicle crash involving a Ford F-250 pickup towing a trailer containing two all-terrain vehicles was reported about 6:30 a.m. near Dillon Road, according to […]
OC’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Cases Continue to Drop The death toll from the holiday season COVID-19 surge continued Thursday with Orange County logging 50 more fatalities, but hospitalizations and case counts continued to decline. The county also reported 602 coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising its cumulative totals to 235,310 cases and 3,249 deaths. The number of coronavirus patients in hospitals in Orange County […]
Former Maywood Mayor, 10 Others Charged in Corruption Probe The former mayor of Maywood and 10 others have been charged in a 34-count criminal complaint alleging widespread corruption, including soliciting and receiving bribes, misappropriation of public funds and embezzlement over a three-year period, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced Thursday. Former mayor and councilman Ramon Medina, 61, was set to be arraigned […]
Hunt For Hit-And-Run Pickup Driver Who Dumps Vehicle, Runs Away: Major Injuries For Dirt Bike Rider Near Lake Elsinore A man riding a dirt bike near Lake Elsinore sustained major injuries when he was struck by a pickup whose driver fled the scene on foot and remains at large Thursday. The hit-and-run happened about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Highway 74 and Hammack Avenue, just east of the city, according to the […]
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