Arcadia, CA

ARCADIA, Calif. - An Arcadia police officer who was shot in the face during a standoff was given a big hero's welcome as he was released from the hospital Thursday. Officer Kevin Manley was greeted by fellow officers, friends and community members as he was wheeled out of Huntington Hospital.

More than 4 million people facing Southern California's prolonged drought have been asked to suspend outdoor watering for 15 days next month as officials work to fix a leak in a 36-mile "critical imported water pipeline" from the Colorado River.

LOS ANGELES - The LAPD is trying to track down a mob of people that looted a 7-Eleven store.Surveillance video shows the crowd grabbing anything and everything off the shelves: snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and lottery tickets.At least one man was seen throwing merchandise at an employee. Police say the crowd first shut down the intersection outside with vehicles doing donuts and dangerous stunts. They plan to start seizing cars at sideshows."If they're gonna start doing this kind of stuff, inconveniencing people, and taking over, cars are gonna start disappearing real soon," said a law enforcement official. Police say they have dusted the counter for fingerprints.  

Pasadena's mayor issued a strong rebuke of Principal Rudy Ramirez, saying his 'derogatory racial remarks' were 'not factual and were inflammatory.'

Detective Ryan Moreno told reporters that anyone caught attending or participating in a street takeover will have their vehicle impounded for up to 30 days.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled today that Anne Heche died of “smoke inhalation and thermal injuries,” as reported by People. An official investigation concluded that her death was accidental. The study also noted that she had a “sternal fracture due to blunt trauma,” which was a...

A car slammed into a wall on the side of the 101 Freeway in Westlake early Friday, killing one person, state authorities said. First responders pulled a person’s body from the vehicle moments before the fire started, officials said.

Traffic deaths are piling up at an alarming rate — and the trend doesn't show signs of letting up.

Two innocent people were killed when a vehicle fled from a traffic stop in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles Friday morning. Police were conducting the stop for a speeding vehicle around 4:15 a.m. when the driver decided to leave the scene, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. The fleeing driver apparently ran a […]

A five-day closure of the eastbound 210 Freeway in the Irwindale area was underway Thursday to make way for the second phase of a construction project that was expected to snarl traffic.

The family of a 67-year-old man killed by a hit-and-run driver returned to the site of the crash Thursday looking for answers. Family of Elfego Andrade gathered with friends near Chapman Avenue and Ladera Vista Drive in Fullerton. Andrade was biking to work early Thursday when he was struck from behind and killed by the driver of a green 1999 Ford F-250 pickup who stopped after the crash, drove up onto the sidewalk, then drove off.

Fullerton police arrested a man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run on Thursday that left a 67-year-old man dead. The initial incident occurred near Chapman Avenue and Ladera Vista Drive Thursday morning at around 5 a.m., when the driver of a white Ford F-250 struck a bicyclist from behind, throwing him from his bike into a brick planter. The driver then fled the scene. The bicyclist was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, where he was later pronounced dead. According to police, the suspect was last seen running from his vehicle on foot after he came to a stop near Jacaranda Place and Delphine Place by a witness who had followed him from the scene.As they investigated the collision, police received a call from the driver who was turning himself in. They arrested 21-year-old Anaheim resident Jonathan Ocampo for felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter. Ocampo is being held on $500,000 bail. The identity of the 67-year-old man "will be released by the Orange County Coroner at a time they deem appropriate," police said.

[Monrovia Police activities from the Police Department's Neighborhood Watch Report for August 11 – 17. - Brad Haugaard]. During the last seven-day period, the Police Department handled 367 service events, resulting in 71 investigations. Domestic Violence – Suspect Arrested. August 11 at 1:30 a.m., officers responded to a...

Two people are dead and a third was injured in a South Los Angeles crash involving four cars. The crash took place early Friday morning, at the corner of Manchester Avenue and South Broadway in Florence right off the 110 Freeway. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the crash...

An investigation was underway after a burned body was discovered in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood of Los Angeles Friday morning. The incident was reported just after 4 a.m. in the 300 block of West 88th Street. Firefighters responded to what was described as a “fire out” call, where they located a deceased person, a Los Angeles […]

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s latest venture is “nuthin’ but an educational thang.” Los Angeles’ newest high school backed by the music moguls is now open. The musical duo attended the grand opening ceremony in Leimert Park on Thursday. Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho was also in attendance. Iovine and Dr. Dre, […]

LOS ANGELES - Vanessa Bryant is scheduled to testify Friday in the trial of her federal lawsuit against Los Angeles County alleging negligence and invasion of privacy by first responders who snapped cell phone pictures at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed her Laker-legend husband Kobe and their 13-year-old daughter.

An $18 million settlement was announced between the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District and the parents of a boy with Down syndrome who died after attending summer school.

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 19-year-old from Los Angeles County has died after swimming at Thousand Island Lake in Madera County. On Aug. 10 at around 8:00 p.m., deputies say they received a call reporting a teenager who had been missing from his hiking group near the lake in eastern Madera County. The missing […]

On August 8, 2022, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a Glendale PD sergeant was directing traffic on the 200 block of N. Maryland Ave. when they noticed a vehicle with a shattered windshield. The sergeant spoke with the driver, 39-year-old Vladimir Karkmazyan of North Hollywood, and during the investigation, the sergeant learned that the license plate affixed to the vehicle had been reported lost/stolen. Assisting units arrived, and a vehicle search produced a loaded firearm, a large amount of cash, and the license plates that matched the vehicle’s vin number. Karkmazyan was subsequently arrested and booked for carrying a loaded firearm in public and for receiving known stolen property.