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By Richard Winton, Los Angeles TimesMay 16, 2012 The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after he was beaten by Fullerton police has reached a settlement with the city that will pay her $1 million, officials announced … Continue reading →

video platform The bank robber called the Well-Dressed Bandit is changing his expensive threads for prison garb. Anthony Burgess, 30, of San Diego, was sentenced Tuesday to four years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to the nine bank … Continue reading →

A $2,000 pair of pocket pistols and a military rocket launcher — sans rocket — were among the 1,673 firearms that Los Angeles residents traded in for gift cards in the city’s gun buyback this weekend. Los Angeles police Chief … Continue reading →

Dramatic details emerged from grand jury testimony unsealed in the massacre at the Seal Beach hair salon that left nine people dead. The transcripts, released Thursday, described a desperate scene when the gunman began opening fire in the bloodiest shooting … Continue reading →

The 14-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his father, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agent, was angry after being disciplined for misbehaving, according to law enforcement sources. Fueled by anger, the boy grabbed a handgun, sources believe, … Continue reading →

Elected officials are demanding answers after Daniel Chong, a 23-year-old UC San Diego student, was left unattended for five days in a Drug Enforcement Administration detention cell. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) called on U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. … Continue reading →

A largely peaceful May Day protest in downtown Los Angeles turned tense on Tuesday evening as police clashed with protesters. The incident occurred near 4th and Hill streets when some protesters appeared to swarm a smaller number of LAPD officers, … Continue reading →

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A $200,000 yellow Lamborghini owned by celebrity chef Guy Fieri and stolen from a San Francisco car dealership was found in a Point Richmond storage unit, police said Monday. The 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo was stolen in March 2011 from a … Continue reading →

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to shield Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca from being sued for racial gang violence in the jails he supervises. The justices without comment turned down an appeal from the county’s lawyers, who argued … Continue reading →