CRIME & SAFETY
Banning Police seek answers on 98-year-old’s suspicious death
We're following a suspicious death investigation out of Banning. Investigators are now calling the case a homicide. They say Earnest Collins, 98, was found unconscious near North Allen Street back on April 19th. Investigators believe Collins was assaulted inside his home and died from his injuries. If you have any information on this incident, you The post Banning Police seek answers on 98-year-old’s suspicious death appeared first on KESQ.
Guns, firearm manufacturing machinery and large magazines seized in Riverside County
Gang Task Force Officers with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office seized guns, firearm manufacturing equipment and other illegal gun-related items in a Beaumont search on Thursday, according to authorities. Authorities served a search warrant on the 300 block of 12th Street at 9 a.m. Thursday. According to the sheriff’s department, the following were seized during the […]
Suspect, innocent bystander, die following dangerous pursuit, officer-involved shooting in Southern California
The Ontario Police Department says two people are dead after a dangerous pursuit, and an officer-involved shooting Sunday morning. Authorities initially received a call about a disturbance in the 400 block of West Maple Street around 10 a.m. The caller informed emergency officials that his sister’s ex-boyfriend was parked outside their home, and was threatening […]
Southern California man sentenced to one year in prison for driving through ‘Stop Asian Hate’ rally
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal judged sentenced a Southern California man on Monday to one year in prison following his guilty plea to disrupting a "Stop Asian Hate" rally by driving his car through a red light and a crosswalk with peaceful demonstrators while shouting racial slurs. U.S....
Deliberations Begin in Trail of Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Stepdad
Jury deliberations began Monday in the trial of a 23-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his stepfather during a confrontation at their Moreno Valley home. Jose Luis Hernandez is charged with first-degree murder in the 2021 death of 51-year-old Mauricio E. Moreno. Along with the murder count, Hernandez is charged...
Off-duty LAPD officer hit by stray bullet in Southern California gas station shooting
An off-duty reserve officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was hit by a bullet during a shooting at a gas station in Bellflower. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says the incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. in the 9300 block of Somerset Boulevard. When deputies arrived, they found the off-duty officer suffering from a […]
2 Caltrans workers killed in Southern California after driver crashes into crew
The California Highway Patrol confirms two Caltrans workers are dead after a driver in a box truck struck the crew on the 71 Freeway in San Bernardino County. Authorities say the crash occurred around 8:37 a.m. Monday on the 71 Freeway in Chino in northbound lanes near South Euclid Avenue, just north of the Butterfield […]
Authorities seeking public help to locate missing 21-year-old Southern California woman
The Arcadia Police Department is seeking public assistance to help locate a missing woman. Authorities say 21-year-old Susana Celest Pelaez was last seen around 8:25 p.m. on May 3 leaving the USC Arcadia Hospital at 300 E. Huntington Drive in Arcadia. Pelaez is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing approximately 146 pounds, […]
Dive Boat Captain Sentenced to Prison
A federal judge has sentenced the captain of the dive boat Conception that caught fire and sank off Southern California in 2019, killing all 33 passengers who were sleeping on a lower deck and one crewmember, to four years in prison. The captain, Jerry Nehl Boylan, 69, of Santa Barbara,...
6 injured in two-vehicle rollover crash in Southern California
A rollover crash Sunday in the Mid-City neighborhood of Los Angeles sent five people to the hospital, several of whom were in critical or serious condition, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Crews with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the 4700 block of Venice Boulevard on reports of the two-vehicle collision, according to an […]
Authorities seek public assistance to locate missing at-risk Southern California woman
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Authorities say 34-year-old Melissa Barrios was last seen around 10 a.m. on April 27 in the 4400 block of Rosemead Boulevard in the city of Rosemead. Barrios has mental health conditions and her family is extremely concerned for […]
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