CRIME & SAFETY
Authorities Seek Help Locating 69-Year-Man Last Seen in Lynwood
Authorities sought the public’s help Thursday in locating a 69-year-old man last seen in Lynwood with an unspecified health condition that requires medication. Jose Luis Contreras Sastre was last seen near the intersection of Imperial Highway and Long Beach Boulevard on March 4, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Woman run over at street takeover may be dead, L.A. police say
A $25,000 reward was announced Friday for information about a street takeover in Los Angeles’ Florence neighborhood that may have resulted in a death after a vehicle spun out of control into a crowd of spectators. Video released by the Los Angeles Police Department’s South Traffic Division shows an unidentified woman being struck by an […]
Flash robbery crew seen violently ransacking Southern California stores
Surveillance video captures a group of suspects wanted for a series of violent flash robberies targeting stores across Southern California. The suspects began targeting retail shops on March 3, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The robbery crew involves around 10 to 20 suspects who are all described as Hispanic males between 15 to […]
Lynwood Man Arrested, Charged with Ventura County Pharmacy Burglaries
A Lynwood man suspected of a string of pharmacy burglaries in Ventura County was nabbed by detectives earlier this week. Daniel Godinez, 21, was arrested after Ventura County Sheriff's Office detectives tied him to attempted break-ins at several pharmacies last December, according to a press release from the Thousand Oaks Police Department.
Los Angeles K-9 deputy survives being shot during search for suspect in Compton
A bulletproof vest likely saved the life of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department K-9 struck by gunfire during a search for a suspect in Compton Wednesday. The dog named “K9-Kjeld” but often called “Kid” by his partners was shot as Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) personnel intervened to help deputies apprehend an assault with a […]
Video shows woman jump from ambulance on busy Los Angeles freeway
Video shared with KTLA by a viewer shows a woman jumping from the back of an ambulance in the middle of heavy traffic on a Los Angeles freeway. It was unclear exactly where and when the incident occurred, but the video uploaded to Instagram late last week by ONEHOODATATIME_MICKDOGG88 appears to show the events taking […]
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