When Ford announced that it would stop making the Crown Victoria sedan, the California Highway Patrol and law enforcement agencies around the country were faced with replacing the iconic cop car. Some agencies decided to go smaller with police versions … Continue reading
Adult-film star Jenna Jameson was arrested early Friday on suspicion of drunk driving after crashing into a pole in Westminster, police said. Jameson, 38, was driving at about 12:46 a.m. near Springdale Street and Westminster Boulevard when she was taken … Continue reading
More details are emerging in the case of a Silicon Valley software executive accused of using fake bar codes to buy massive amounts of Lego sets. Police allege Thomas Langenbach, a 47-year-old vice president of global software giant SAP, brought … Continue reading
By Kate Mather, Los Angeles Times May 23, 2012 Investigators don’t know where 15-year-old Sierra LaMar is, but they are almost certain she is dead. For more than two months, the high school cheerleader’s family has been holding out hope. … Continue reading
As often happens in Las Vegas, a California man didn’t quite play his cards right at the casino. Michael Quinn Belton, 24, of Nuevo in Riverside County, was arrested by Las Vegas police Saturday night on suspicion of taking part … Continue reading
A former high school football star who had his rape conviction dismissed plans no legal action against the woman who recanted the sexual assault claim she made 10 years ago. But Brian Banks, 26, does plan to file a claim … Continue reading
States, eager to save money and adopt alternatives to incarceration, release inmates in record numbers. Is society ready for the surge? By Sean J. Miller, Correspondent, Photos by Tony Avelar / May 20, 2012. Christian Science Monitor Jason Corralez donned a … Continue reading
By Joel Rubin and Lisa Girion, Los Angeles TimesMay 19, 2012 Shell casings and signals from one of the victim’s cellphones led police to arrest two men in the slayings of two USC graduate students from China — a botched … Continue reading
CHICAGO — Protesters at the NATO summit meeting clashed with the Chicago police late Sunday as officers tried to disperse thousands of people who had gathered several blocks from the site of the meeting and refused demands to leave. The … Continue reading
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