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Afternoon headlines for Thursday, July 4, 2024

LAPD Officers Injured in Shootout in Willowbrook

A manhunt is underway Thursday for an armed suspect after two Los Angeles Police Department officers were wounded during a shootout with a suspect in the unincorporated Willowbrook area. The officers were injured after they confronted and exchanged gunfire with the suspect in the area of 135th Street and Broadway around 9 p.m. Wednesday, the […]
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Burglary Suspects Arrested after Short Downtown LA Vehicle Chase Ends in Crash

Burglary suspects in a white S-U-V were taken into custody following a brief vehicle pursuit Thursday in downtown Los Angeles. The pursuit began about 9:20 a.m. Thursday in the area of Sixth Street and Broadway, where one of the suspects was left behind, the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section reported. The chase ended […]
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One Killed, 10 Injured in Boat Crash in Long Beach

A man believed to be in his 50s was killed and 10 others were injured — one critically — after a pleasure boat crashed and sank in Alamitos Bay in Long Beach and Thursday authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. Member of the Long Beach Police Department and the Long Beach Fire Department […]
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Drone Show Set For Grand Park July Fourth Block Party

What organizers are billing as the West Coast’s largest free Independence Day celebration will take place Thursday at Gloria Molina Grand Park and include 800 drones flying above The Music Center instead of a fireworks show. The 12-minute drone show will begin at 9 p.m. and depict aerial images that uniquely represent Los Angeles, orchestrated […]
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Man Suffering from Depression Goes Missing in Santa Clarita

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department circulated a photo of a 44-year-old man suffering from depression who went missing Thursday morning in Santa Clarita and was last seen wearing blue-and-black plaid boxers. Tristan James Clark was last seen about 1 a.m. Thursday in the 24000 block of Golden Oak Lane, south of Placerita Canyon Road, […]
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One Killed, One Expected to Survive Injuries From Street Fight in Fullerton

One man was killed and another expected to survive from injuries suffered during a gang-related street fight in Fullerton, authorities said Thursday. Officers responding about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 2400 block of West Valencia Avenue regarding reports of a fight in progress located two 20-year-old men lying in the street with significant stab wounds, […]
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Warehouse Workers Tentatively Settle Suit Over Coronavirus Safety Complaints

Four former Walnut warehouse workers who fell ill with the coronavirus and quarantined at home have tentatively settled their lawsuit against an employment staffing agency that alleged they were wrongfully not allowed to return to work when healthy. Angelica Avila, Angelica Loza, Sergio Gonzalez and Bryan Gonzalez brought the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court […]
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Officers Recover Gun from Man Shooting off Fireworks in Long Beach

Officers recovered a firearm from a man who was firing off fireworks in Long Beach, authorities said Thursday. Officers were patrolling about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday near the 2500 block of Santa Fe Avenue when they detained a man who was lighting fireworks, the Long Beach Police Department reported. “During their investigation, officers located a firearm […]
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McDonald’s Files Cross-Complaint Over Homeless Man’s Customer Attack

McDonald’s Corp. has filed a cross-complaint against an unidentified homeless man who allegedly attacked a customer at one of its stores near Los Angeles General Medical Center in 2023, asking that the assailant and other possible defendants compensate the fast-food chain for any damages it may be ordered to pay. McDonald’s filed the legal action […]
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Judge Whose Daughter Works for Disney Removes Herself From Suit

Two members of a Walt Disney Co. product design team who have sued the entertainment giant, alleging that the company coerced them and other colleagues to relocate from Southern California to Orlando, have been assigned a new judge in the case because the first bench officer has a family member employed by Disney. On Wednesday, […]
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Firefighters Stopped the Progress of Vegetation Fire in Perris

Fire crews stopped the spread of a vegetation fire that increased from five to 17 acres Thursday in Perris. The fire was reported at 12:09 p.m. Thursday at Goetz and Sotelo roads, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Multiple air and ground resources were requested to assist with the fire, the department reported. Firefighters […]
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