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CRIME & SAFETY
Wrong-way driver crashes into cars and big rig on 405 Freeway in chaotic chase
A wrong-way driver in a van crashed into a big rig and two other vehicles on the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles at the end of a police pursuit that began early Friday morning in Venice. The pursuit started after officers responded to a call about a woman causing...
Family identifies Watts teen brutally beaten while enjoying birthday hamburger
A Watts family is asking for justice after revealing that the teen brutally beaten on Tuesday was Jason Rios, who was enjoying a hamburger for his 15th birthday. On Tuesday, Rios went to the Habit Burger Grille at Freedom Plaza “while being so happy he could now go out on his own,” said Rios’ brother […]
15-year-old boy beaten by group at Watts fast-food restaurant
A teenager is in intensive care after he was brutally attacked by three people while eating at a fast-food restaurant in Watts. Jason Rios, who turned 15 just days ago, is in the intensive care unit following a disturbing assault at The Habit Burger Grill restaurant, his family said. According to his loved ones, the boy was at the eatery with a friend around 6 p.m. Tuesday when a group of three violently attacked him.
2 inmates suspected of murder of another incarcerated man in California prison
The California Department of Corrections Rehabilitation is investigating after an incarcerated man was allegedly murdered at Kern Valley State Prison. Officials say 30-year-old Raul E. Mendoza, of Los Angeles County, was violently attacked in jail on May 13 — his fellow inmates, Andrew L. Espinoza, 29, and Frank Vasquez, 44, allegedly used two manufactured weapons […]
Guns once owned by law enforcement agencies found at crime scenes
Thousands of guns once owned by law enforcement have been found at crime scenes, including at incidents in Southern California, an in-depth investigation has revealed. A two-year investigation with KCAL News and partners Trace and Reveal showed that out of the 52,000 guns sold across the country by police agencies, many showed up at crime scenes over a 16-year period. Gun buy-back programs allow law enforcement agencies, like the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, to pull weapons from the market but they could also lead to lethal results. The Los Angeles Police Department has sold or traded at...
15-year-old boy jumped, severely injured in South Los Angeles
Police are searching for a group of suspects who jumped and severely injured a 15-year-old boy in the Watts area of South Los Angeles Tuesday night. The attack was reported just after 9 p.m. in the parking lot of a strip mall with restaurants near Century Boulevard and South Alameda Street. Officers responding to an […]
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