| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, June 2, 2021
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Hungry Woman Steals Tip Jar, Food From Jersey Mike’s In Hemet? She Allegedly Assaults Teen Worker Blocking Escape  A woman suspected of snatching a tip jar and helping herself to food at a Hemet eatery, then thrusting an employee aside when the teenager tried to stop her, was being held Wednesday in lieu of $30,000 bail. Rechelle Marie Williams, 33, of Moreno Valley was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility […]
  
‘Olga’s Sunshine’ Caregiver Nightmare For Helpless Senior Victims In Riverside, Corona: Search Warrant For Jewelry In Suspected Burglary, Elder Abuse  A 39-year-old caregiver is under investigation on suspicion of stealing property from seniors in Riverside and Corona, and police Wednesday said there may be additional victims and asked anyone with information to come forward. Olga Romero of San Jacinto was identified last month as the alleged perpetrator in thefts committed while she worked as an […]
Do You Know Who Murdered Innocent 6-Year-Old Boy In Costa Mesa (55) Freeway Shooting? $450,000 Reward From Outraged Leaders  As his family prepares for a weekend funeral service, the reward for information leading to the killer of 6-year-old Aiden Leos, who was shot in a road-rage incident on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, stood at $450,000 Wednesday. The Costa Mesa City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to add $50,000 to the reward fund. “The […]
Stunned Firefighters Mourn Mystery Murder at Agua Dulce Fire Station: Why Did Off-Duty Firefighter Attack, Then Kill Himself? As the Los Angeles County Fire Department mourned one of its own, an investigation continued Wednesday into what motivated an off-duty firefighter to walk into the agency’s Agua Dulce station and open fire, killing one colleague and critically injuring another before taking his own life at his burning Acton home. The firefighter who was killed […]
Famed Artist Mary Corita Kent’s Former Hollywood Studio Now Historic-Cultural Monument: Immaculate Heart Remembered The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday unanimously designated social justice advocate and artist Sister Mary Corita Kent’s former studio an Historic-Cultural Monument. The building, located at 5518 Franklin Ave. in Hollywood, becomes one of a handful of sites affiliated with women to be designated for cultural or historical significance in Los Angeles. According to the […]
Garcetti Signs $11 Billion Budget, With Nearly $1 Billion For Homeless Crisis Mayor Eric Garcetti Wednesday signed the city’s $11.2 billion budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which allocates historic spending of nearly $1 billion to combat Los Angeles’ homelessness crisis. Garcetti proposed the largest spending plan in city history — which includes a $6.6 billion general fund revenue projection — and the City Council unanimously approved […]
101 Standoff in Encino Blocks Traffic for Miles, Suspect Forcefully Arrested A standoff between a driver and a slew of California Highway Patrol units blocked traffic on the westbound Ventura (101) Freeway in Encino and created a traffic nightmare before officers managed to drag him out of his car and arrest him. The standoff on the 101 at Haskell Avenue prompted a SigAlert at 9:41 a.m., […]
L.A. City Council Stops Short of Designating Taix’s Building a Monument The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday unanimously designated Taix French Restaurant as a Historic-Cultural Monument and preserved three physical features, but council members did not protect the restaurant’s structure, which would have complicated a planned development on the property. Although the designation is typically used to protect Los Angeles’ most historically significant structures, owner Mike […]
`RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Leads Real TV Award Noms; Trebek To Be Honored “RuPaul’s Drag Race” collected a leading five nominations Wednesday for the third annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, while organizers announced that the late Alex Trebek will receive an Impact Award honoring his career achievements. According to the Critics Choice Association, the Impact Award “recognizes an outstanding individual for career excellence and the positive impact […]
USC Study: More L.A. Residents Plan to Leave County, Consumer Confidence Rises Los Angeles residents are less satisfied with their quality of life compared to people throughout California and the U.S., but perceive less crime, vandalism, and drug and alcohol use in their neighborhoods than two years ago, according to the second annual USC Dornsife-Union Bank LABarometer livability survey, released Wednesday. According to the study, on a […]
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