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Terrifying home video shows attempted home invasion in Whittier
Terrifying footage from a home surveillance camera shows the moments that three armed suspects attempted to force entry into a Whittier home early Friday evening. The family living at the home in the 8100 block of Bradwell Avenue, say that the men, all wearing masks and hoodies, claimed to part of their gas company and asked to check on a meter, but were told they couldn't come inside because they were "very suspicious," as detailed in a post from the victims made on the Ring app. The video shows as the three men walk away from the front door and the family...
2 killed in fiery Memorial Day crash in Wilmington
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating after two people were killed when their vehicle erupted into flames in the Wilmington area early Monday morning. LAPD officials said the single-vehicle crash happened around 2:13 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Alameda Street near East O Street...
81-year-old arrested after police say he terrorized a California neighborhood with a slingshot
AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — An 81-year-old man who investigators say terrorized a Southern California neighborhood for years with a slingshot has been arrested, police said. While conducting an investigation, detectives “learned that during the course of 9-10 years, dozens of citizens were being victimized by a serial slingshot shooter,” the Azusa Police Department said in a statement.
1 Man Killed in South Los Angeles Double Shooting
SOUTH LOS ANGELES, May 27 (KNN) — The shooting of two men in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood within South Los Angeles shortly before midnight Saturday, left one man dead at the scene. Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Division officers responded to reports of a shooting with two victims in the...
Whittier teen who cares for ailing mother graduates high school
A Whittier teenager who balanced his schoolwork along with being a caretaker for his ailing mother graduated from high school this weekend. He is now looking forward to pursuing a degree that will help people who are affected by the same illness as his mom. Preston Guinto graduated magna cum...
Handgun recovered during Compton pursuit
Deputies recovered a handgun following a vehicle and foot pursuit of a suspect in Compton, authorities said Monday. Deputies observed about 4 p.m. Sunday a motorist driving recklessly in the area of 124th Street and Mona Boulevard.
Washington man killed in crash identified
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Coroner’s office has identified 54-year-old Benjamin Kelley, of Washington, as the person who died in a fatal traffic collision in Castaic on May 15. Shortly before 2 p.m. that day, personnel with the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall Office received reports of a traffic...
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