Body found in Marina del Rey Harbor
A homicide investigation is underway after a body was discovered in Marina del Rey Harbor Saturday. Los Angeles County deputies received reports of a woman’s body spotted in the water about half a mile west of the harbor entrance around 2:36 p.m. The woman, who was not identified, was confirmed to be deceased. A...
Dying In LA County’s Jails: Now there are 7 deaths in 2026
AS of Thursday, the count of people who have died in 2016 has risen to seven. (You can see the list in graphic at the top of this story.) As we wrote earlier, from 2016 to 2025, approximately 37.5 percent of the 345 people who have died in the LASD’s jails, died as a result of circumstances that, according to...
Missing 31-year-old Santa Clarita man found
A missing 31-year-old man last seen in Castaic has been found about 10 days after his disappearance, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Austin Boyd Kirby, 31, a former Spokane, Washington, resident, was last seen on Jan. 19 or 20. LASD sent out an alert to the public he’d been found on...
Large cache of illicit items seized by federal officials in upscale SoCal community
Federal officials seized a large cache of illicit items, including identification documents, access devices and dozens of firearms, from a convicted felon in an upscale Southern California community. The Homeland Security Task Force Los Angeles Financial team conducted a search warrant in the Calabasas-Hidden Hills...
Grieving Long Beach Family Says Cops Hid Files After Twin Deadly Crashes
The family of a bicyclist who died after an October crash is taking the Long Beach Police Department to court, accusing investigators of stonewalling them on critical records about the wreck and its aftermath. In their lawsuit, relatives of Raul Augustin Gallopa say the department wrongfully refused to release...
LAUSD teachers union members authorize strike, ratcheting up pressure on contract talks
United Teachers Los Angeles members authorized their leadership to call a strike. Stalled talks have moved to the fact-finding stage.
Sheriff Touts Antelope Valley Policing Cleanup Under Federal Oversight
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has chalked up measurable gains on court-ordered reforms in the Antelope Valley, pointing to a new oversight report as proof that years of scrutiny are starting to shift day-to-day policing in Lancaster and Palmdale. The update, delivered Thursday, lands more than a...
Hidden camera found in staff restroom at Kaiser Hospital, employee arrested
Healthcare workers say trust was shattered after the device was discovered. An investigation into an alleged invasion of privacy at a Los Angeles hospital is raising serious concerns among healthcare workers after a hidden camera was discovered inside an employee restroom, according to multiple media reports. The...
Construction Worker Shot and Killed in South Los Angeles
At approximately 4:00 p.m. on January 21st, 2026, officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the intersection of 74th Street and Van Ness Avenue in South Los Angeles. First responders located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound to the back. The...
Illegal immigrant sentenced for Molotov cocktail attack during Paramount riot
LOS ANGELES, California - A 23-year-old man from Paramount has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at law enforcement during an anti-immigration enforcement riot last year. Emiliano Garduño Gálvez pleaded guilty to charges including possession of an unregistered destructive...
