The recent release of several thousand inmates from the California prison system has resulted in more than 300 ex-prisoners under the partial supervision of L.A. sheriff’s deputies in Lancaster, and there have been nearly 200 arrests among this group since … Continue reading
The shooting tragedy at Aurora’s Century 16 movie theater has just attracted its first lawsuit, according to a TMZ report. The website reports that Torrence Brown, Jr., who was in the theater when suspected shooter James Eagen Holmes threw gas … Continue reading
The phrase “inflated body count’ took on new meaning for 18 cops in China’s Shandong Province who worked together to save a sex doll they thought was a drowning woman. The incident happened July 11 when officers responded to a … Continue reading
By Ruben Vives, Nicole Santa Cruz and Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times July 25, 2012, 4:02 a.m. Simmering tensions in the wake of two deadly police shootings in Anaheim exploded into violence Tuesday night as protesters clashed with police outside … Continue reading
The Los Angeles City Council’s unanimous vote Tuesday to ban all pot dispensaries was met with a mixture of anger and support. Medical marijuana activists erupted in jeers after the decision, and police officers were called into the council chambers … Continue reading
On the evening of July 2, Bill Bentinck, 87, was led from his Palm Springs home in handcuffs, in mourning and in shock. The body of his wife of 25 years, Lynda, was still in the house, but there was … Continue reading
L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials said Michael Jackson’s mother is safe after some family members had reported her missing. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said detectives have determined Katherine Jackson was staying with other family members. Jermaine Jackson went on Twitter … Continue reading
Two Anaheim police officers have been placed on paid leave following the fatal shooting of a man that has outraged residents of the Orange County city. Police Chief John Welter announced the move at a news conference Sunday, where he … Continue reading
Two construction workers were killed along the 405 Freeway in Torrance early Sunday when vehicles driven by two suspected drunk drivers collided, sending an SUV spinning into a group of workers. The two vehicles were traveling along a marked construction … Continue reading
San Jose firefighters treated 21 people for burns when they walked across hot coals at an event by motivational speaker Tony Robbins. The incident occurred Thursday, with some of those suffering second- and third-degree burns. None of the injuries are … Continue reading