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Police searching for suspect after man stabbed, pepper sprayed in downtown Los Angeles
The search is on for a suspect who stabbed and pepper sprayed a man in downtown Los Angeles early Tuesday morning. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that officers responded to the area of 7th and Figueroa streets on a stabbing call. An exact time was not officially released, but preliminary information […]
Narco that sold crack, meth out of South L.A. storefront gets 12 years
A 54-year-old man, a member of what federal prosecutors referred to as the “Hoover Criminals Gang,” has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of running a drug trafficking enterprise that distributed methamphetamine and crack cocaine, among other narcotics, out of his South Los Angeles storefront, authorities announced Tuesday. […]
Cat survives 500-mile journey in Amazon box
Lehi, Utah — A mischievous cat named Galena survived a journey across the United States after accidentally getting shipped inside an Amazon return package, reported The Guardian. The indoor-only cat traveled over 500 miles from Lehi, Utah, to California in a three foot by three foot shipping container, enduring six days without food or water. Galena was discovered in relatively good shape by an Amazon employee. ...
Video shows protests at UCLA as violent confrontation breaks out
Video from CNN affiliate KABC shows fireworks, objects being thrown and physical violence among demonstrators on the UCLA campus. A violent confrontation broke out between pro-Palestinian protesters and Israel supporters at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department has arrived on campus at UCLA, mayor Karen Bass said early on Wednesday.
Possible shooting suspect leads police chase in LA; 4 in custody
LOS ANGELES - A group of suspects who were possibly connected to a shooting are in handcuffs – but not before leading a dangerous police chase that stretched across downtown Los Angeles and the Westlake neighborhoods. The suspects led authorities on a chase Tuesday evening. Over the course of...
How a survivor of a notorious crime is working to save one of LA's most storied cemeteries
Broken gates, shattered headstones and desecrated grave sites are just the most recent troubles at Compton's storied cemetery, Woodlawn Celestial Gardens."It's a huge historical landmark," Compton City Councilman Jonathan Bowers said. "A lot of American history laid to rest here, dating back to the 1800s."Among the 26,000 buried here is a baby named Jennie, who died in 1871. Another is Antonia Ruiz, who was born in 1797 and lived through three centuries before dying in 1903 at 112 years old. The historic cemetery also has 17 soldiers who served in the Civil War buried on the hallowed grounds. "This is an...
Plans Move Forward For Train System To L.A.
Four cities in the Valley, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, Indio, and Coachella are eyeballing locations to put stations within city limits that would be part of this system. Currently called the Coachella Valley, San Gorgonio Pass Rail Project, it would run directly between the two cities with multiple stops.
Motorcycle Rider Killed in Harbor City Identified
A 20-year-old motorcycle rider who was killed in a three-vehicle collision in Harbor City was identified Wednesday by county authorities. According to the medical examiner’s office, Aubrey Pascha died from multiple blunt force traumatic injuries. The crash happened at 9:23 p.m. Monday and California Highway Patrol officers responded to...
LAPD officers, nonprofit remodel home for Watts family
It may be a rare sight when a bunch of cops pour over Ikea furniture instructions, but that's what members of the Los Angeles Police Department's Southeast division, along with volunteers, did when they made over the home of the Johnson family in Watts. After the makeover, the nonprofit The Healthy Room Project team delivered and assembled furniture for the seven kids, whose family moved to LA from New Orleans last fall. The children's dad is the sole income while their mom returns to college. "Things are expensive," mother Samiyah Selmon said. "Without this, it would've gotten done, but it would have been...
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