Cesar Chavez Accused of Raping Teen, UFW Co-Founder Huerta
Labor icon César Chávez sexually assaulted female followers as young as 12 in the 1970s, and raped United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, now 95, in 1966, according to an explosive New York Times investigation released Wednesday.
For Los Angeles’s Taix, a Long Goodbye
A regular says farewell to the 99-year-old restaurant and lounge, which closes March 29. It always takes a minute for my eyes to adjust when I transition from stark Echo Park sunshine into the welcoming darkness of Taix. The windowless refuge, with its wood veneers and shabby genteel burgundy booths, compensates for...
L.A. sheriff’s deputy lied to federal agents, sentenced to 10 years in prison
A 34-year-old deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to hindering a federal investigation into a self-proclaimed cryptocurrency mogul known as “The Godfather,” authorities said. According to officials in the U.S. Attorney’s Los Angeles office, Scott Allen...
Heartbreak In Northeast L.A. As LAPD Officer Daniel Malek Dies
The Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday announced the death of Police Officer III Daniel N. Malek, a veteran of the force who was assigned to the Northeast Area. The department said Malek is survived by his daughter, Samantha, and his mother, Laila. LAPD Post and Tribute. In a post...
Driver charged with killing high schooler sitting at bus stop gets 6 months of...
“I really hope that everybody learns from this because with one mistake, he ruined a lot of lives," the victim's mother said of the driver. The post Driver charged with killing high schooler sitting at bus stop gets 6 months of jail time appeared first on Long Beach Post .
William McCasland search: Ex-colleague vanished months before him
Monica Reza was an aerospace engineer and developed a special metal that was used in rockets.
Former LASD deputy sentenced in Beverly Hills crypto extortion case that included LAX arrest...
Prosecutors say the former sheriff’s helicopter pilot helped a Beverly Hills cryptocurrency “godfather” intimidate rivals. Federal prosecutors say a former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy and helicopter pilot will spend more than five years in prison for helping a cryptocurrency promoter intimidate rivals and...
Man found shot to death in South LA
LOS ANGELES – A man with at least one gunshot wound was found dead in the Hyde Park area of South Los Angeles Tuesday morning, police said. Officers were called to the area of 59th Street and Third Avenue around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police officers arrested in U.S. insurance fraud investigations tied to benefits claims
Two officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were arrested Friday on suspicion of unemployment insurance fraud linked to claims filed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Peter Mastrocinque and Nicole Grant were taken into custody by investigators from the department’s Special Operations Division Major Complaint...
Los Angeles 125 Speed Cameras Could Bring Millions In Fines
Los Angeles is gearing up to drop 125 automated speed-safety cameras on its streets, a sprawling pilot program city officials say is designed to tamp down on high-speed crashes, not pad the budget. If approved, enforcement is slated to kick in around late summer or fall 2026, following a required 30-day public...
