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Afternoon headlines for Friday, September 11, 2020

Uber Driver Sex Attack On Passenger In Garden Grove? $1 Million Bail

Uber ride-sharing company logoAn Uber driver was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a customer in Santa Ana and a domestic-related attack in Garden Grove. Jason Rodas, 30, of Garden Grove, was charged with single counts each of kidnapping to commit a sex offense, assault with intent to commit a sex offense, attempted forcible rape, criminal threats and two […]
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Wife Allegedly Shoots At Hubby, Mystery Woman In Car At 3 a.m. Outside Manhattan Beach Hotel: Attempted Murder Accusation

jail cellsA Culver City woman accused of shooting at her husband and a woman in a car in the parking lot of a Manhattan Beach hotel could face up to 54 years to life in state prison if convicted of attempted murder and other felony charges, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Sharday […]
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Sofia Vergara Loses Court Round In Battle With Ex-Squeeze: ‘Modern Family’ Star

A Los Angeles judge ruled that Sofia Vergara’s former fiance can have a copies of her driver’s license and records of her past and present employment information in their ongoing legal battle over her frozen embryos, but he denied a request that the actress admit to alleged past statements on abortion. Los Angeles Superior Court […]
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Los Angeles County Updates COVID-19 Testing Site Closures over Weekend

Due to safety concerns from hazardous and unhealthy air quality in the region, Los Angeles County Friday updated its closures of certain COVID-19 testing sites through the weekend. The testing sites that are closed Friday are: — California State University Los Angeles; — College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita; and — Panorama City. The […]
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Bitten Woman Says She Dragged Herself, Dog Over 200 Feet to Get Help

A woman is suing the city of Los Angeles, alleging she was bitten in the arm by a German shepherd while working as a volunteer at an animal shelter, then had to drag herself more than 200 feet with the animal’s mouth attached to her limb to get help. Kelly Kaneko’s Los Angeles Superior Court […]
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Arraignment Delayed for TikTok Stars Charged over Parties During Pandemic

Arraignment was postponed Friday to Oct. 14 for two TikTok personalities who hosted two parties at their rented home in the Hollywood Hills amid the coronavirus pandemic despite health restrictions banning such events. Bryce Hall, 21, and Blake Gray, 19, are charged with one misdemeanor count each of causing a public nuisance by conducting a […]
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Alleged Sexual Assailant Engages in Brief Standoff with SWAT in San Jacinto

A suspected rapist who allegedly engaged in a brief standoff with Riverside County sheriff’s deputies at a San Jacinto residence before ultimately surrendering peacefully was behind bars Friday. Steven Miranda, 40, of San Jacinto was arrested Thursday and booked into the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning on suspicion of lewd acts on a child under […]
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Homeless Man Pleads Not Guilty to Starting Azusa Wildfire

A homeless man accused of setting a brush fire that charred more than 4,200 acres and forced evacuations of some homes in Azusa last month pleaded not guilty Friday to felony arson charges. Osmin Palencia, who lives in a tent near the Mountain Cave community, allegedly started the blaze — dubbed the Ranch 2 Fire […]
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LA County Identifies 3 More Cases Of COVID-Related Syndrome In Children

Los Angeles County reported another 40 deaths due to the coronavirus Friday, while also announcing three more confirmed cases of a COVID-19-related inflammatory condition in children. The pediatric malady, known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, has now affected a total of 34 youth in the county. All of them were hospitalized at […]
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Uber Driver Charged with Sexual Assault of Customer

An Uber driver was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a customer in Santa Ana and a domestic-related attack in Garden Grove. Jason Rodas, 30, of Garden Grove, was charged with single counts each of kidnapping to commit a sex offense, assault with intent to commit a sex offense, attempted forcible rape, criminal threats and two […]
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