| | | | Afternoon headlines for Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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NM Authorities: Too Early to Comment on Possible Charges in Baldwin Shooting  New Mexico authorities investigating the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin said Wednesday it was too early to determine if criminal charges will be filed, but the sheriff said more than 500 rounds of ammunition, likely including some live rounds, were found on the set. Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the […]
  
City Councilman Calls For Ban On Live Guns, Ammunition On Film, TV Sets  A Los Angeles City Councilman introduced a resolution Wednesday to support legislation that would eliminate live guns and ammunition from television and movie productions, following the on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in New Mexico by a prop weapon fired by actor Alec Baldwin. “While movies can be convincing and very realistic — they are […]
Former LBUSD Safety Officer Charged with Murder  A former Long Beach Unified School District safety officer who fatally shot an 18-year-old woman who was sitting inside a moving car was charged Wednesday with murder. “It’s an unfortunate, unnecessary death that left a 6-month-old without a mother, a family without a daughter, and clearly a tremendous loss to our entire community,” Los Angeles […]
Claremont Police: Woman Kills 18-Month-Old Daughter, Then Herself A 33-year-old Claremont woman killed her 18-month-old daughter and then herself in their apartment, police said Wednesday. Officers went to the 1400 block of Morton Circle at about 7 p.m. Tuesday “for a welfare check on a mother and her child,” police said in a statement. “The mother and child had not been seen or […]
Orange County’s COVID-19 Hospitalizations Decline Orange County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fell by more than a dozen patients Wednesday, while officials reported 355 new infections and four more fatalities. The county’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped from 213 on Tuesday to 200, with the number of intensive care unit patients declining from 52 to 49. County hospitals have 25% of their ICU beds and […]
Bear Seen in San Dimas Residential Neighborhood A bear was seen in a residential neighborhood in San Dimas Wednesday, and was tranquilized and removed by wildlife personnel. Authorities received calls at about 7:15 a.m. that the animal was “wandering” in the area near Gladstone Street and San Dimas Road, according to a deputy at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s San Dimas […]
Police Seek Public Help Finding Hit-and-Run Motorist in South LA Fatality Police Wednesday sought public help to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for fatally injuring a pedestrian in the south Los Angeles area. The woman was walking near Grand and Gage avenues at 6:40 a.m. Monday when she was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer truck, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Iquisha Blaxon, 39, […]
Man Killed in Possibly Gang-Related Shooting in Long Beach Authorities Wednesday were investigating a possibly gang-related shooting that left a man fatally injured in Long Beach. Long Beach Police Department officers responded at about 9:40 p.m. Tuesday to the area of West 14th Street and Cedar Avenue, near 14th Street Park, on reports of a shooting. While responding to the call, officers received a […]
LA Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Fake Native American Jewelry Online A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit Native American jewelry online and faces up to 20 years behind bars, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Robert Haack, 55, entered his plea in federal court in New Mexico on Oct. 19 to violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act and wire fraud. […]
Gusty Winds Headed for Southland Thursday Winds will kick up in parts of the Southland starting early Thursday morning and persist through Thursday afternoon — with gusts expected to top out around 50 mph, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. Wind advisories were in place from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday for the Los Angeles County Mountains, excluding the Santa […]
Commission Finds Officer Acted Out of LAPD Policy in 2020 Shooting The Los Angeles Police Commission ruled that an officer broke department policy by firing at a suspect who stunned the officer with a Taser at the Nickerson Gardens public housing complex in November, it was reported Wednesday. The shooting occurred about 10:50 p.m. Nov. 20, 2020. Officer Jacob Duchsherer and Officer Min Yong Chung were […]
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