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LAPD pursuit ends in violent multi-vehicle crash in Westlake
LOS ANGELES - The pursuit of an alleged stolen vehicle ended in a multi-vehicle crash in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood Friday afternoon. Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said they were in pursuit of a silver Toyota Prius when the suspect crashed at the intersection of 6th and Coronado streets just before 12:40 p.m.
Man's body found inside building in L.A.'s Garment District
A man was found dead Friday inside a building in the Garment District of Central Los Angeles. Fire officials were notified at 8:44 a.m. Friday by the LAPD of a person found not breathing at 944 E. Pico Blvd., according to the LAFD.
1 Killed in Fiery Freeway Crash on 105 Freeway in South Los Angeles
SOUTH LOS ANGELES, May 3 (KNN) — At least one person has died as a result of a fiery traffic collision late Thursday night on the 105 Freeway in the Athens area within South Los Angeles. California Highway Patrol’s West Los Angeles officers responded to reports of a stalled...
LAPD detective rear-ended civilian on 5 Fwy, drove off: Gascón
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has charged an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department detective with a hit-and-run stemming from an incident on the 5 Freeway one year ago. Detective Stephanie Carrillo was in her unmarked police vehicle on May 3, 2023, when she “allegedly rear-ended a civilian’s vehicle causing damage,” Gascón’s office said […]
Fiery family dispute in Southern California prompts SWAT response
A man reportedly suffering from a mental health crisis, who was allegedly armed with a gun, has been taken into custody after a domestic disturbance led to a home in the Los Angeles County neighborhood of Lynwood being fully engulfed in flames. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Century Station responded to reports […]
1 killed in shooting at downtown LA warehouse
One person was killed a shooting at a warehouse Friday in downtown Los Angeles. Police responded at about 8:30 a.m. to the building in the 900 block of east Pico Boulevard after receiving a report of a person armed with a gun. Four men were seen leaving the scene in...
Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Vehicle in Westlake Alleyway
WESTLAKE, LOS ANGELES, May 3 (KNN) — The Los Angeles Fire Department and Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart Division officers responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in an alley behind an address in the 400 block of South Alvarado Street in Westlake. A vehicle traveling northbound through...
Dark streets linked to thousands of copper thefts in L.A.: report
The City of Los Angeles received more than 11,000 calls about street lights going dark during the first three months of 2024, according to data compiled by the non-profit news outlet Crosstown L.A. The vast majority of those issues are assumed to be linked to thieves stripping copper wire from critical equipment, a problem that […]
Southern California lottery player wins $10 million on scratcher
A $10 million scratcher was purchased in the Inland Empire this week, marking one three Southern California lottery players to win at least $5 million in May thus far. According to the California Lottery, Steve Love won $10 million on a California 200X Scratchers ticket purchased at a Shell station on Sunnymead Boulevard in Moreno […]
Murder increase in Los Angeles appears to slow
The LAPD reported Friday that, as of the end of April, the city's rise in the number of murders in 2024 continued to decline and, as of April 27, was only 4.2% above the number of murders reported at this time in 2023. No information was available from the police...
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