Two arrested in foiled attempt to mail narcotics to LA County jail inmates, LASD...
A man and woman were arrested in what authorities said was a thwarted attempt to send narcotics to inmates in the Los Angeles County jail system. Detectives from the sheriff's Custody Services Division opened the investigation into the smuggling of contraband into the jail through the United States Postal Service. A...
Federal agents arrest 12 alleged members of LA’s massive 18th Street gang drug trafficking...
Federal law and order operation targets LA's largest street gang as authorities arrest alleged 18th Street members using homeless tents for drugs.
Workers hit with job losses after LA’s new $22.50 wage law backfires
ONE law intended to help workers in tourist-trodden Los Angeles has gone wrong. An industry in the famed city is working around the wage increase. Hotel owners in the town are simply lowering its employee count after its hand was forced to pay workers more, according to data. In late...
9th Circuit affirms conviction of ex-captain of boat that burned, killing 34
PASADENA, Calif. (KESQ) - A federal appeals panel in Pasadena today upheld the manslaughter conviction of the former captain of the dive boat Conception, which caught fire near Santa Cruz Island on Labor Day in 2019, killing 33 passengers, including two Santa Monica residents, and a crew member. Jerry Boylan,...
Inside Nick Reiner’s Life in Jail: Blood-Stained Floors, Defunct Toilets and 3 Showers Per...
Accused killer Nick Reiner is sitting in an 80-square-foot cell at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, the nation’s largest mental health institution, which has been accused of unsanitary conditions, including blood-stained floors, visible mold and nonfunctioning toilets. “Inmates wake up at...
Dutch Bros’ first Los Angeles location has everything but the drive-thru
The Dutch Bros location in Los Angeles, just off the campus of the University of Southern California, has everything you’d expect from the fast-growing beverage chain. That includes multiple windows, the chain’s new expanded food menu and some limited-time drinks like the Fruit Punch Iced Rebel Energy drink with a...
Las Vegas Stabbing Suspect Captured in Los Angeles After Months on the Run
A Deadly Morning in Silverado Ranch (Image Credits: Unsplash) Las Vegas – Authorities apprehended a man wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing that occurred in the city’s south valley last December.[1][2] A Deadly Morning in Silverado Ranch Police responded to reports of a stabbing around 3:15 a.m. on Sunday,...
Woman Found Dead in Vermont Knolls Neighborhood
A woman was found dead in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of South Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide detectives Thursday are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. Detectives were called at approximately 11:40 p.m. Wednesday to the 1100 block of W. 87th Street, west of...
Former Actor and Founder of Animal Sanctuary Arrested on Attempted Kidnapping Charge Tied to...
Federal authorities have arrested Leo Grillo, 77, an actor and the founder of the Acton-based animal welfare organization Dedication and Everlasting Love to Animals (DELTA) Rescue, on a charge of attempted kidnapping tied to a former employee who won a $6.7 million wrongful-termination judgment against him, the...
Woman’s body found in South LA ally
A death investigation is underway after a woman's body was found in a South LA ally.
