LAPD: Man Who Shot 3 Officers Was Suspect in Extortion Case
A man who shot three Los Angeles police officers in a Lincoln Heights gun battle that left him dead was a suspect in an extortion case, police said Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department did not elaborate on the nature of the investigation, but said 32-year-old Joseph Magana was a parolee who was “a named […]
More Rain Hits LA Area, But Southland Avoids Brunt of Storm
More rain dampened the Southland Friday as yet another powerful storm moved into California, but the Los Angeles area was expected to be spared the brunt of the precipitation, which forecasters said will be concentrated more to the north. San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties were experiencing the bulk of rain Friday morning, and […]
Man Charged With Murdering Teen, Injuring Man in Attacks Hours Apart
A man was charged Friday with a pair of stabbings about five hours apart, including the killing of a 17-year-old honor student who was slain while waiting for his mother outside an El Sereno restaurant. Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian ordered David Anthony Zapata, 32, to remain jailed on just over $3 million bail […]
Abandoned Baby Found in Fullerton Service Station Bathroom; Woman Arrested
An abandoned newborn baby was found in a trash can in a restroom at a Fullerton gas station, and a woman was arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse, police said. Fullerton Police Department officers responded at approximately 3:30 p.m. Thursday to the station in the 900 block of Orangethorpe Avenue, near […]
92-Year-Old Woman Found Safe After Being Abducted in Stolen Car
A 92-year-old woman was briefly abducted Friday when somebody stole a running car in which she was sitting in Hollywood, but she was later found safe and the car was recovered. According to Los Angeles police, Anna Dovgalevsky was inside a car that was left with the engine running and subsequently stolen around 7:30 a.m. […]
Reports: Girardi Gave Over $1M in Gifts and Payments to Influence State Bar
An investigator for the State Bar of California and his wife received over $1 million in undisclosed gifts and payments from disgraced former attorney Tom Girardi and dozens of client complaints against the high-profile attorney were closed without any action taken, according to reports issued Friday. The reports reveal the extent of Girardi’s allegedly decadeslong […]
Ex-LA Resident Arrested in Fraud Scheme Targeting Orthodox Jewish Community
A former resident of the Fairfax district has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he defrauded investors, primarily members of the Orthodox Jewish community, by luring them into investing millions of dollars in his security camera business and purported real estate ventures in Israel, officials announced Friday. Yossi Engel, 35, who moved to […]
Alleged Serial Killer Charged in Cold-Case Murders Dies Behind Bars
A 76-year-old man who was allegedly linked by DNA evidence to the cold-case killings of a 15-year-old girl and three young women in Los Angeles and Inglewood dating back as far as 1980 has died while in custody. Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy Ashvanian announced Friday that the court had received documentation that Billy Ray […]
County Nurse Sues Over 16 Month Delay in Getting Vax Religious Exemption
A nurse who works for Los Angeles County is suing her employer and the Department of Public Health, alleging that the 16 months it took for her to get a religious exemption to the coronavirus vaccination has impacted her financially and emotionally. Sylvia Salas’ Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit alleges religious discrimination, retaliation and failure […]
`Rust’ Armorer Seeks Release From Script Supervisor’s Lawsuit
The armorer for the film “Rust,” charged along with Alec Baldwin in the fatal accidental shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie in 2021, is the latest litigant to seek a release from at least part of the civil proceedings on personal jurisdictional grounds. Attorneys for 25-year-old Hannah Guttierez-Reed filed court […]
State Honors City of LA for Efforts to Speed Housing Construction
The city of Los Angeles Friday received a “Prohousing” designation from the state, commending its efforts to expedite the construction of more housing in an effort to relieve the pervasive homelessness crisis. Cities with the designation can receive priority consideration for state housing funds, allowing them to score higher in competitive funding programs administered by […]
