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4 more LA County probation officers on leave over youth violence
The Los Angeles County Probation Department has placed four more officers on leave following an internal investigation that found more occurrences of youth violence at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, the department announced Friday. Since January, Probation Department Chief Guillermo Viera Rosa has put 12 Los Padrinos officers on...
UCLA students staging counter-protest as campus encampment grows
The growing encampment on the campus of UCLA – one of many that have sprung up at colleges across the country – continues to be a point of contention between anti-war protesters, university officials and law enforcement. A counter-protest in support of Jewish students scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday could escalate tensions even further, and […]
Southern California woman defrauded over $150 million from U.S. Postal Service
A San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty to defrauding over $150 million from the U.S. Postal Service. Lijuan “Angela” Chen, 51, of Walnut, carried out the scheme by using counterfeit postage to ship tens of millions of packages, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. From November 2019 to May 2023, Chen and her accomplice, Chuanhua […]
Police pursuit ends near LAX; 4 arrested
A lengthy police pursuit early Saturday morning that came to an end near Los Angeles International Airport resulted in four arrests, authorities confirmed. According to Beverly Hills police Lieutenant Andrew Myers, officers attempted to pull over a SUV around 2 a.m. when plate-reader technology revealed that the vehicle, which was carrying four passengers, was involved […]
Man stabbed with knife in South LA after argument on bus
A man was stabbed several times with a knife Friday after an argument on a Metro bus turned to violence, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. It happened around 12:40 p.m. Police said multiple people got into some kind of argument on the bus, then exited near the intersection of Adams and Figueroa Way in South Los Angeles. Officers said the suspect then stabbed the male victim and was taken into custody by LAPD after attempting the flee the scene. The victim was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition. The identities of the suspect and victim have not...
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