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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 […]
Man found shot to death at South Los Angeles intersection
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a man was found shot to death in South Los Angeles. The victim was identified as Jesus Fabian Castillo, 31, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On April 24, authorities responded to the intersection of 91st Street and Compton Avenue at around 1:52 a.m. Arriving deputies […]
Man arrested for attacking women with metal pole in Long Beach
After months of investigation, police have arrested a man wanted for allegedly attacking two women with a metal pole in Long Beach back in January.The first attack happened at around 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 4, when Long Beach Police Department officers were called to the area near 21st Street and Locust Avenue, according to a statement from the department at the time. They say that the woman, who was pushing a child in a stroller, was hit with the metal pole, leaving her with injuries that sent her to the hospital. The second assault came just three hours later near 21st Street...
Family searching for missing at-risk man last seen in Los Angeles County
The family of a missing at-risk man is seeking public assistance to help locate him. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says 35-year-old Jesus Garibay was last seen around 1 p.m. on May 17 in the 17000 block of Coolwater Avenue in the city of Lancaster. Garibay, who also goes by the nickname “Chewy,” suffers […]
Southern California man, 40, charged in 2 rapes along Highway 39
Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are investigating two separate sexual assaults along Highway 39 in the Angeles National Forest and are seeking any additional victims, authorities announced Wednesday. Both female victims were assaulted between the hours of 9:30 and 10 p.m. on May 12 and 13, a LASD bulletin stated. […]
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