| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, August 27, 2021
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RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Granted Parole, But Release Not Guaranteed  Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 in Los Angeles, was granted parole Friday on his 16th attempt, in a hearing that was absent any representation from the agency that prosecuted him — the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The decision does not automatically mean the 77-year-old Sirhan, who is imprisoned […]
  
Officer Says His Bisexuality, Workplace Harassment Complaints Brought Backlash  A bisexual LAPD officer is suing the city, alleging he was subjected to a backlash for his sexual orientation and for complaining about sexual and gender harassment involving others that he observed on the job. A representative for the City Attorney’s Office could not be immediately reached for comment on Vincenzo Averaimo’s Los Angeles Superior […]
Person Struck and Killed by Metro Train in Monrovia  A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday by a Metro L Line train in Monrovia, officials said. The person was hit by the train, which was bound for Los Angeles, near California Avenue and Duarte Road about 4:25 a.m., and died at the scene, according to Metro. Information was not immediately available on the identity […]
Man Found Dead in Lancaster; Investigation Underway  A man was found dead Friday in Lancaster, and an investigation was underway into the circumstances of his death. Detectives were sent to 200th Street East and East Avenue I about 12:10 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Information was not immediately available on the man’s identity or cause of death. Anyone […]
Police Seek Help Identifying Man Who Groped Sleeping Woman in Westwood A woman was sexually assaulted early Friday while sleeping in her Westwood apartment, and police were seeking the public’s help to identify the assailant. The woman was sleeping in her apartment in the 11000 block of Strathmore Drive, near UCLA, when she was awakened at about 4 a.m. by movement in her residence, according to […]
Pasadena Police Complete Probe Of Assault Allegations Against Trevor Bauer  The Pasadena Police Department has completed its investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was physically assaulted by Dodger pitcher Trevor Bauer during a pair of sexual encounters, and the case was presented Friday to the District Attorney’s Office for consideration of possible charges. Lt. Carolyn Gordon said that after an “extensive investigation,” the matter […]
2 Riverside County Residents Among Marines Killed In Afghanistan Bombing Two Marines from Riverside County were among the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, officials confirmed Friday. The city of Norco confirmed on its Facebook page that resident Kareem Mae’Lee Grant Nikoui, a lance corporal, was one of 11 Marines who died in the Thursday attack […]
DUI Offender Who Struck, Killed CHP Officer on I-15 Convicted of Murder A 39-year-old drunken driver who struck a California Highway Patrol officer writing a ticket on the shoulder of Interstate 15 in Lake Elsinore was convicted Friday of second-degree murder. Following a week of deliberations, a Murrieta jury returned the unanimous verdict against Michael Joseph Callahan of Winchester, also finding him guilty of a sentence-enhancing allegation […]
Woman Killed in Hit-And-Run in Palmdale; Driver Sought Authorities Friday were searching for a hit-and-run driver who fatally injured a woman in Palmdale. The victim was crossing Palmdale Boulevard, near 5th Street East, just before 8:25 a.m. Thursday when a dark colored SUV traveling eastbound on Palmdale Boulevard struck her, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department statement. The driver of the […]
Orange County’s Monthly COVID-19 Deaths Continue Upward Trend Orange County saw a significant jump in COVID-19 hospitalizations Friday, and fatalities this month also continued to climb with five more deaths logged, including two in the 25-to-34 age range. Experts says deaths should skew toward the younger ages, because the vaccination rate is so high among the county’s seniors. Four of the fatalities logged […]
Suspect Arrested in Series of Armed Robberies in L.A. and Orange Counties A man was in custody Friday for allegedly committing a series of armed robberies in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Isaiah Manning, 28, was arrested Thursday and booked on suspicion of robbery, with bail set at $200,000, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Manning is suspected of robbing a number of businesses over a […]
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