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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 […]
Front Door Smashed in Sun Valley Pharmacy Burglary
SUN VALLEY, LOS ANGELES, May 16 (KNN) — A pharmacy in Sun Valley was burglarized early Thursday morning by suspects who gained access to the store by smashing the front door. Suspects broke into a pharmacy located in the 8400 block of Sunland Boulevard at approximately 4 a.m. and...
L.A. Metro rider shot dead hours after MTA’s news conference on transit safety
A suspect is in custody after yet another deadly incident on a Metro transit bus, this time in Commerce, authorities confirmed to KTLA. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to Slauson and Boxford avenues just before 5 p.m. on reports of a person suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said in […]
1 Suspect Arrested in Brutal Attack of 2 Juveniles at South LA Restaurant
A 15-year-old boy remained hospitalized in grave condition Thursday after being attacked by three other juveniles while eating outdoors at a Freedom Plaza restaurant in South Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, two juveniles were eating at the restaurant in the 9900 block of South Alameda Street...
Violent DTLA Rolex robbery suspect arrested; police seek other victims
A 25-year-old man suspected of beating a man unconscious then stealing his Rolex watch in downtown Los Angeles remained jailed Thursday on suspicion of robbery, and police said he may have victimized other people.
Ceremony marks opening of new Wilshire Division police station
The Los Angeles Police Department’s new $1.7 million Wilshire Division police station at 4861 Venice Blvd. was dedicated in this photograph in the May 9, 1974, issue of the Park Labrea News. Capt. Robert S. Tucker, third from right, participated in the flag salute with other members of the command staff. It marked the second move for the police station, which was established in 1922 on Wilshire Boulevard in the Koreatown area, and was later located at 4526 W. Pico Blvd. The station remains open today and can be reached by calling (213)473-0476.
Health officials warn of measles-positive passenger at LAX
LOS ANGELES — A traveler who passed through Los Angeles International Airport a week ago was infected with measles at the time, county health officials said Thursday, warning that the person may have exposed others. According to the county Department of Public Health, the patient arrived on Qatar Airways...
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