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• Homeless man’s mother settles with Fullerton over his death

  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 Tuesday evening. The agreement unanimously approved by the Fullerton City Council resolves Cathy Thomas’ legal claims against the city involving … Continue reading →

• Well-Dressed Bandit sentenced for nine bank robberies

  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 robberies that the FBI called the Well-Dressed Bandit series because of the robber’s taste in clothes. Under a plea agreement … Continue reading →

• L.A. gun buyback yields rocket launcher, assault weapons

  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 Charlie Beck and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa showed off an array of handguns, rifles, shotguns, rifles and assault weapons collected at … Continue reading →

• Salon massacre details revealed: ‘He’s shooting everybody!’

  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 rampage in Orange County history. In the pandemonium of people scrambling to escape, Kenneth Caleb saw a lone, limping figure … Continue reading →

• ICE agent killed after disciplining son, 14, law sources believe

  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, and fatally shot his father, Myron W. Chisem, as the father sat watching television Wednesday evening. Investigators are continuing to … Continue reading →

• UCSD student’s 5-day ordeal in DEA jail sparks outrage, anger

  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. asking for an “immediate and thorough” Department of Justice investigation into the matter. “After the investigation is completed, I ask … Continue reading →

• May Day protest: LAPD officer hit in head with skateboard

  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, who in turn called for backup. A police official said a female officer was struck in the head with a … Continue reading →

• ‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman: I’ve hit ‘rock bottom’ with bankruptcy

  Click here to find out more! L.A. NOW Southern California — this just in « Previous Post | L.A. NOW Home | Next Post » ‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman: I’ve hit ‘rock bottom’ with bankruptcy May 1, 2012 | 11:08 am increase text size decrease text size 17 22 “Octomom” Nadya Suleman said her bankruptcy filing and possible eviction have left … Continue reading →

• Celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s stolen Lamborghini found in storage unit

  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 dealership on Van Ness Avenue when a thief rappelled from the roof, entered through a window and drove away in … Continue reading →

• Supreme Court rejects bid to shield Sheriff Lee Baca from lawsuit

  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 Baca cannot be held personally liable for the stabbing of an inmate since he had no personal involvement in the … Continue reading →