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• Lorna Valle Charged With Murder After Infant Daughter Drowns

    LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors say a Los Angeles mother has been charged with drowning her year-old daughter and trying to drown her 5-year-old daughter. Deputy District Attorney Teresa Sullivan says 32-year-old Lorna Valle (VY’-ay) was charged with murder and attempted murder Friday and will be arraigned at a later date due to unspecified medical issues. The girls’ father told … Continue reading →

• Shootout between ICE agents leaves 1 dead and 1 wounded at Long Beach federal building

  A confrontation between federal law enforcement agents erupted in gunfire Thursday evening in Long Beach, leaving one dead and another seriously injured, authorities said. The incident was sparked by an unspecified dispute between Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Glenn M. Anderson Federal Building near the city’s oceanfront, according to law enforcement authorities. The agency said in a statement … Continue reading →

• Shooting in East Hollywood leaves two dead

  February 16th, 2012 Two people, including a suspected gunman, were found dead inside a burned East Hollywood home, police officials said. Domestic violence is believed to have triggered an East Hollywood shooting that left two dead, including the gunman, and three others wounded, police said. Lt. Andy Nieman of the Los Angeles Police Department said the shooter had a former … Continue reading →

• Exporting inmates the answer to overcrowded jails?

  A state lawmaker thinks he has the answer to the problem of overcrowding at Los Angeles County jails: export inmates out of state. Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Moorpark) has introduced legislation that would allow counties to negotiate with other states for the transfer of inmates to places where jails have space. He noted the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has … Continue reading →

• Jack Sparrow pepper sprayed in Hollywood brawl

  A brawl between several people dressed as action figures erupted in front of the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday evening, resulting in a Jack Sparrow character being pepper-sprayed by an attacker, police said. Jack Sparrow was treated for minor injuries in the fracas that included Catwoman, an alien and a second pirate, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Officers … Continue reading →

• Sheriff’s deputy arrested burrito drug smuggling scandal

  Sheriff’s deputy accused of smuggling drugs to jail A grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday accuses a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy of smuggling drugs hidden in a burrito into a courthouse lockup. Henry Marin, 27, pleaded not guilty to one count each of bringing drugs into a jail and conspiracy to commit a crime. Marin, who has been relieved of … Continue reading →

• Ex-Marine accused of killing 4 homeless men to face 2 more murder charges

    A “significant DNA link” has led prosecutors to drop charges against a Yorba Linda man suspected of fatally stabbing his mother and older brother and instead connect suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo to the Oct. 25 crimes. Orange County Dist. Atty. Tony Rackauckas said that Eder Herrera, 24, was expected to be released from Orange County Jail on Friday … Continue reading →

• Shooting at L.A. Chinese Consulate

  Los Angeles police said a protester apparently fired shots at a security guard outside the Chinese Consulate on Thursday afternoon, missing his target and hitting a building in the compound instead. There were no initial reports of injury, though details were still developing. Early reports indicated that a group of protesters had gathered outside the consulate when one of the … Continue reading →

• Tubas Getting Stolen From Southland High Schools

  Several  Southern California high schools are scrambling to keep their bands marching. But a string of recent break-ins has left several South Los Angeles high school bands without tubas. In recent weeks, band rooms have been ransacked across Los Angeles in pursuit of the prized brass instruments. “It’s demoralizing,” South Gate High School band director Ruben Gonzales Jr. told ABC News. … Continue reading →

• Gunman killed after opening fire near ArcLight Theater

  UPDATED: After being listed in critical condition on Saturday following a horrifying random shooting in Hollywood, music executive John Atterberry died Monday just before 5PM. The AP reports that Atterberry was the attack’s only seriously injured victim; he was shot in the face and upper body when 26-year-old gunman Tyler Brehm began opening fire on passing automobiles. A gunman randomly … Continue reading →