Four members and associates of an Armenian organized crime ring have been convicted in a wide-reaching bank fraud and identity theft scheme that authorities called one of the largest in California history, prosecutors said Thursday. The defendants were indicted in … Continue reading
Whitney Houston died as the result of drowning in what the Los Angeles County coroner has ruled as an accidental death. The coroner said heart disease and cocaine use were also factors in her death on Feb. 11. Cocaine was … Continue reading
The slaying of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a Florida high school student who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain, has captured national attention. Petitions calling for justice for Martin have exploded, amid allegations of racism … Continue reading
The man shot and killed by Los Angeles police in Shadow Hills on Wednesday afternoon had shot an employee during a tobacco shop robbery, then carjacked a woman in a Mercedes-Benz, police said. Police said they responded to reports of … Continue reading
A group of minor party candidates and conspiracy theorists have sued California Secretary of State Debra Bowen to demand that she verify the eligibility of all presidential candidates seeking to be on the November ballot. The so-called Birthers filed the … Continue reading
Federal officials in Virginia have arrested seven people in a criminal ring that stole more than $4.6 million in jewelry in California and at least six other states, the U.S. attorney’s office said Wednesday. The thieves, part of an organized … Continue reading
Match.com, eHarmony and Spark Networks agreed Tuesday to screen their prospective online dating clients for histories of sexual assault, violence and identify theft, California Atty. Gen.Kamala D. Harris announced. The agreement stemmed from a lawsuit brought last year by a … Continue reading
A non-profit organization promises anonymity and one telephone number for anyone who wants to provide a tip to law enforcement in Orange County. Two men had tied up a 90-year-old woman at gunpoint and ransacked her home. For investigators, their … Continue reading
Invisible Children filmmaker Jason Russell, who created the viral “Kony 2012” video, is seen nude yelling and slapping the ground in a new video that emerged Sunday of his bizarre behavior last week. His family has said in a statement … Continue reading
An attempt to rob a Fullerton jewelry store failed dramatically Friday when the shop owner shot one of the intruders and police quickly captured four suspects who fled in a minivan, swapped cars around the corner, then crashed a few blocks … Continue reading