Suspect Injured in Shooting Involving Deputies in Diamond Bar

A suspect who may have stabbed his own mother then armed himself with an assault rifle while wearing body armor was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies Monday in Diamond Bar. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau, deputies responded to a location near the 2900 block of Crooked Creek Drive at 11:45 […]

Woman Arrested After Walking Away from Correctional Reentry Program

A 25-year-old woman who allegedly walked away from a state correctional reentry program in Los Angeles was back behind bars Monday and facing a possible escape charge. Aleisha Schmitz was taken into custody without incident around 5:35 p.m. Saturday in North Hills, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. State officials said she […]

LA City Council to Consider Election of New President Pro Tempore

The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday will consider a motion calling for the election of a new president pro tempore to replace Curren Price, who stepped down from the position and faces suspension from the council after being charged with embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest. The motion introduced by Council President Paul Krekorian calls […]

Family of Man Who Died After LAPD Tasering Sues City

Relatives of Keenan Anderson, a Black man who went into cardiac arrest and died after being Tasered multiple times in a struggle with Los Angeles police in Venice, Monday announced the filing of a lawsuit against the city. Anderson, the father of a 5-year-old son, had been a teacher for more than eight years, the […]

Authorities Investigate Anti-Semitic Items Found in Redondo Beach

Authorities found a bag containing anti-Semitic material in Redondo Beach Monday. Officers from the Redondo Beach Police Department responded to the 400 block of south Gertruda Avenue at 1:40 a.m. to investigate a plastic bag containing white rocks and a document referencing an anti-Semitic website. RBPD officers have responded to similar incidents in the past […]

Authorities Investigate Multiple Robberies in North Hills

A series of armed robberies were carried out in the North Hills area early Monday, and two suspects were in custody. It was unclear if the robberies were related, but they occurred in the same general area shortly before 6 a.m. A Los Angeles Police Department desk officer confirmed that two suspects had been taken […]

Authorities Seek Public’s Help in La Puente Fatal Stabbing

Authorities reached out to the public Monday for information leading to the person responsible for a fatal stabbing at a La Puente nightclub. The victim, identified as Jie Deng, was stabbed around 1 a.m. June 14 at a nightclub in the 100 block of South Sixth Avenue in the La Puente area, according to the […]

Hospital Seeks Dismissal of Former Nurse’s Faith Discrimination Suit

A lawsuit filed by a former nurse at PIH Health Whittier Hospital Whittier, alleging she was discriminated against and then terminated in 2021 because she objected on religious grounds to being tested for the coronavirus, should be dismissed for a lack of triable issues, the facility’s attorneys argue in new court papers. Lilia Acevedo-Cosio’s Norwalk […]

Bear Killed on Freeway in Santa Clarita

A bear was killed Monday on the Antelope Valley (14) freeway after being struck by a car, according to reports by the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported around 5:10 a.m. on Monday on the 14 freeway at Soledad Canyon Road in the Santa Clarita area. ABC7 reported two cars struck the animal, which […]

Two Wounded in San Pedro Shooting

A man and a teenage boy were wounded on a San Pedro street, authorities said Monday. The shooting was reported about 5 p.m. Sunday at 21st and Alma streets, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The 22-year-old man and 17-year-old boy were on the street when they were […]

Man with Alzheimer’s Disease Missing from Lancaster

A 69-year-old man with early onset Alzheimer’s disease has gone missing in Lancaster and sheriff’s detectives Monday appealed to the public for help locating him. Carl See Sierks was last seen about 11:30 p.m. Sunday on the 1600 block of West Avenue J, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. His family is concerned for his […]