Driver runs into crowd during Compton area street takeover
Several onlookers were sent flying by a driver doing donuts in reverse during a street takeover in the Compton area early Monday morning. Cellphone video of the illegal street takeover, believed to be near East Victoria Street and South Suzanna Road, was recorded around 2 a.m. by @OCPRESS and shared with KTLA. At one...
A woman was found dead in Santa Ana of an apparent stabbing
An unidentified woman was found dead in Snata Ana early on Sunday morning, from what police believe was a stab wound, according to County News. The body of the victim, who was described as an adult female, was found in a pile of trash next to the railroad tracks that run perpendicular to East McFadden Avenue, just...
Man Exonerated after 29 Years in Prison Sues LA County for Wrongful Conviction
LOS ANGELES — The Law Offices of Jarrett Adams on Monday announced a lawsuit on behalf of East Los Angeles resident Humberto “Beto” Duran, who spent nearly three decades wrongfully incarcerated. The lawsuit, filed by Adams along with attorney Megan Denkers Baca, founder of the California Innocence...
Fresh twist in the hunt for missing baby Emmanuel Haro after police called to...
COPS searching for missing baby Emmanuel Haro are investigating a case of alleged child abuse that has been linked to his parents. Detectives swooped on one home near to a site where Emmanuel’s dad, Jake, was seen searching with officers. Cops presume that Emmanuel, seven months, is dead – a week after his mom...
Woman crashes stolen Uber into parked cars in Long Beach: Police
A woman was taken into custody after police say she drove off in a waiting rideshare vehicle and crashed Sunday night in Long Beach. The car was reported stolen shortly after 9 p.m. in the area of 2nd Street and Ravenna Drive, per the Long Beach Police Department. Arriving officers discovered that an adult female […]
Thunderstorms warnings prompt ground stops at Southern California airports
Thunderstorms prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to issue ground stops Monday afternoon at three major Southern California airports. The FAA said operations at Los Angeles International Airport are halted until 3:45 p.m., while flights at Long Beach Airport and John Wayne Airport in Orange County are paused...
Public’s help sought in search for missing 14-year-old girl
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl considered at risk. Abigail Wind was last seen about 10:15 p.m. Aug. 23 on the 30900 block of Lobo Canyon in Agoura Hills, officials said. Wind is described...
Man found dead inside Anaheim home, homicide investigation underway
Anaheim police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead inside a residence in Anaheim on Monday afternoon, authorities said. At around 2 p.m., officers responded to a report of a deceased male at a home on the 1300 block of East La Palma Avenue, said Sgt. Matt Sutter of the Anaheim Police Department.
2 fatal gas station shootings have community residents skeptical of their safety
A pair of shootings at two gas stations within the same Los Angeles County community, including one that left a 13-year-old boy dead, has residents on edge. The two shootings, which authorities believe are unrelated, took place at separate gas stations in Pico Rivera this past Thursday and Saturday. According to...
JC Penney in mall to close
Somewhere, John Cash Penney, who started his business empire with a meat market in1898, is weeping. The national chain of moderately priced department stores that carried his name will shrink by one more in November as his company announced the closing of its store in Westminster. According to an Aug....
