Water bottle-thrower faces up to 8 years in prison
A Border Patrol operation outside a Home Depot in Playa Vista led to chaos as agents took a man into custody amid heckling from bystanders. The man seen throwing a water bottle at the unmarked vehicle could face up to eight years behind bars.
Medical Examiner ID’s Woman Killed in Compton Area Crash
A 62-woman who was killed in a two-vehicle collision on the Artesia (91) Freeway in Compton was identified by county authorities Tuesday. California Highway Patrol officers were called at 12:08 a.m. Monday to the eastbound freeway and the Alameda Street exit, where they found one of the vehicles had driven off the...
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...
Elderly man stabbed to death; suspect taken into custody with self-inflicted wounds after standoff
An elderly man was stabbed to death at a residence in South L.A. and the suspect was arrested with multiple self-inflicted wounds after a prolonged standoff over the weekend. A press release sent out by LAPD on Monday morning states that officers with the Southwest Division were dispatched to the 2300 block of West...
A Stadium Full of Homeless People
IAUDIT! - As I mentioned in an earlier column, on August 5, the Westside Current published an interview with Union Rescue Mission CEO Mark Hood. During that interview, Mr. Hood used an excellent visual model to describe just how small a reduction has been made in LA’s population, if LAHSA’s latest PIT count is to be...
Suspect stopped for gas while engaging police in high-speed chase and still got away
A suspect, who was driving a stolen vehicle, was spotted entering a Los Angeles gas station and stopping for gas, all while he was engaging police in a high-speed chase. Per KABC, the incident occurred in the Wilshire area last Friday night, and police said the dark blue Infinity 250 sedan being driven by the...
Arrests made during immigration enforcement in Playa Vista
LOS ANGELES — Four people, including a U.S. citizen, were arrested Monday during an immigration enforcement operation at a Home Depot in Playa Vista, an official with the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Spectrum News. Three of those people were said to be living in the country illegally,...
Santa Monica police chief announces he is resigning
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (CNS) - Santa Monica is looking for its next top cop Sunday after Police Chief Ramon Batista announced his resignation. Batista announced Friday that he would step down effective Oct. 4. He did not give a reason. Batista said he had submitted a letter of resignation to City Manager Oliver Chi.
Fed up with denials and delays, LA fire survivors ask state insurance commissioner to...
Homeowners want the state to act immediately and intervene more to help them recoup what they're owned from insurance companies.
California leaders announce changes to state’s high-speed rail project
State leaders are speaking out on California's high-speed rail project.
