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4 L.A. County probation officers placed on leave due to continued violence at juvenile facility
Four probation officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall have been placed on administrative leave following an internal review by the Los Angeles County Probation Department. The suspensions relate to multiple incidents of “youth-on-youth violence” at the embattled juvenile detainment facility in Downey. Earlier this year, eight probation officers were placed on administrative leave due to […]
WATCH: Road rage fight on 10 Freeway caught on camera
LOS ANGELES - A road rage fight between three people in the middle of a busy Santa Monica freeway was caught on camera. It happened around 2 p.m. on April 23, on the 10 Freeway around Normandie Avenue in South Los Angeles. Viewer Thiago Oliveira shared the video with FOX 11. He said the fight was spurred by an argument over an apparent fender bender.
At least 16 people died in California after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. Several of the deaths happened in the San Francisco Bay Area, including two in...
Delta flight returns to NY after Boeing emergency slide falls midair
A Delta flight to Los Angeles from John F. Kennedy International Airport was forced to return shortly after takeoff on Friday morning when an emergency slide detached from the aircraft mid-air, according to officials.
Police Identify Cyclist Killed in Car Accident
A bicyclist who was fatally struck by a vehicle during a police chase in the South Los Angeles area was identified Thursday, while the motorist remained behind bars. Jose Monsalve Rojas, 46, a native of Colombia, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday near Hooper Avenue and 46th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Burning strip mall draws large response from firefighters in Los Angeles County
A strip mall erupted in smoke and fire Thursday morning, drawing a second alarm response from firefighters in Lynwood. Sky5 was over the scene on Atlantic Avenue between Elmwood Avenue and Imperial near the 710 Freeway Highway at 7 a.m. Heavy smoke could be seen coming from the strip mall, which houses about eight shops. […]
Driver busted in carpool lane with 'next level' dummy
A driver in Southern California took their need to speed along in the carpool lane to the next level.California Highway Patrol officers in Santa Fe Springs found a life-size doll sitting in the passenger seat of the carpool violator. The agency joked in an Instagram post Thursday that they found the driver's "plastic friend" only after initially pulling them over for allegedly crossing double yellow lines.The minimum fine for a carpool violation in California is $490."So folks have been asking, "If I have a mannequin in the passenger seat, does that count as a second occupant in the vehicle?" the agency wrote in the post. "The answer is simple... NO.""We've gotta give it to them, the appearance is next level modeling but at the end of the day… plastic is plastic," the post read. "The goatee was sharp … just a little too sharp."Officers cited the driver for multiple alleged carpool violations.
Man arrested for alleged human trafficking, pimping in Orange County
A suspect was arrested at an Orange County hotel for alleged sex trafficking and pimping. The male suspect was identified as Winston Jones, 33, from Los Angeles, according to the Irvine Police Department. Undercover agents converged at an Irvine hotel after receiving information that a woman was suspected of being trafficked for sex work. As […]
Deputies Transport Infant Not Breathing to Hospital; Homicide Investigation Underway
ROSEMEAD, Calif., Apr. 25 (KNN) — A homicide investigation is underway after sheriff’s deputies rushed a baby who was not breathing to a local hospital in their patrol vehicle Wednesday night. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies from the Temple City Station...
Kaiser Permanente notifies 13.4 million members of data breach. City of Hope also reported breach
User information was inadvertently transmitted to Google, Microsoft Bing and the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, according to Kaiser Permanente.
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