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Afternoon headlines for Friday, March 12, 2021

‘Rape Crew’ Sex Attackers Terrorize Innocent Women In Riverside, San Bernardino Counties: Suspects Nabbed In Las Vegas

An example of handcuffs being placed on a subject.The second alleged member of a “rape crew” accused of terrorizing and sexually assaulting multiple women in the Inland Empire was under arrest in Las Vegas Friday, awaiting extradition back to the region to answer a string of charges. Bernard Saddler, 23, of San Bernardino was taken into custody by Clark County, Nevada, sheriff’s deputies […]
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Indoor Dining, Museums, Zoos, Gyms, Movies: They’ll All Be Open – Sort Of – Monday As Long Coronavirus Wait Ends!

A crowd of people sits in a movie theater.Los Angeles County restaurants will again welcome customers indoors and movie theaters and fitness centers will be able to reopen, all at limited capacity, beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday when the county advances to a less-restrictive tier in the state’s “Blueprint for a Safer Economy.” County officials confirmed the move Friday, when the state met […]
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Feds Ripped Off Of $18 Million In Fraudulent COVID-Relief Loan Applications? Suspects Nabbed For Fake ID Docs

Federal Court in downtown Los AngelesExpanding a case in which four San Fernando Valley residents were indicted last year, four additional defendants are facing charges of taking part in a scheme to submit more than 150 fraudulent loan applications that netted at least $18 million in COVID-19 relief funds used to buy homes and make other luxury purchases, the Justice […]
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Three Dead In Horrific Chase Crash: Innocent Driver Killed As Vehicle Rammed By Speeding Pickup Fleeing Garden Grove Police

A pickup being chased by Garden Grove police Friday crashed into another vehicle and ended up in a residential swimming pool, killing both motorists and a passenger. About 2:15 a.m., officers saw the driver of the Dodge Ram pickup “driving at a high rate of speed” through a parking lot at Chapman Avenue and Harbor […]
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Death Or Your Rolex! Gun-Toting Pricey Watch Robbery Suspects Arrested For Holdups In Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Culver City, Venice

beverly hills signDetectives have arrested two suspects in a series of Westside armed robberies targeting people wearing expensive watches, primarily Rolexes, authorities said Friday. The suspects were taken into custody on Thursday by detectives from the Wilshire and Pacific areas, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. “Please be advised, detectives are not … releasing the names […]
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Church Demands End To Large-Crowd Indoor Services Ban In Sun Valley

Lawyers for a Sun Valley church argue in new court papers that a preliminary injunction issued by a judge last summer directing the house of worship to refrain from holding indoor church services to limit the spread of the coronavirus should be ended given two subsequent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. The court action […]
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Pink’s Hot Dogs Unveils ‘Mr. Los Angeles’ Wiener: Delicious Dog Nod To Late LA Councilman Tom LaBonge

Pink's goes bluePink’s Hot Dogs Friday will debut a “Mr. Los Angeles” hot dog named for Tom LaBonge, the beloved former Los Angeles city councilman who died on Jan. 7. The hot dog will debut at noon at the 82-year-old Hollywood landmark located at 709 N. La Brea Ave. According to Pink’s, 100% of the proceeds from […]
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Arraignment Delayed for Woman Charged in Wild Chase With Child in Car

Arraignment was postponed Friday until March 25 for a woman accused of leading Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on a wild chase with her 9-year-old daughter in the car, striking multiple vehicles and driving at high speeds and sometimes the wrong way on busy streets. Margaret Ann Hassan, 30, was charged Thursday with one felony […]
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Orange County Continues March Toward Reopening More Businesses

Orange County officials were told Friday by the state that it can move up to the less-restrictive red tier, allowing for bigger crowds in retail stores and the reopening of museums and indoor dining of restaurants by Sunday. The county was planning to move up to the red tier by Wednesday, but since the state […]
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Tense Search For Missing Glendale Woman Hiker In Snow-Covered Angeles National Forest: Car Found, But Where Is She?

Authorities were searching a snow-covered area in the Angeles National Forest Friday for a missing Glendale woman whose car was found parked at the “Buckhorn Day Use Area” near Angeles Crest Highway on Thursday. Narineh Avakian, 37, was reported missing on Monday by family members who said she left her home about noon on Sunday […]
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