L.A. gun buyback nets 2,037 firearms, including 75 assault weapons A one-day gun buyback event in Los Angeles on Wednesday gathered 2,037 firearms, including 75 assault weapons and a rocket launcher, officials said. The total was nearly 400 more weapons … Continue reading
Man dead, 2 children safe after South L.A. standoff A 28-year-old man was shot by Los Angeles police Wednesday morning after holding two children hostage in the Baldwin Hills-Crenshaw neighborhood of South L.A., police said. The children are OK, police … Continue reading
By Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times June 18, 2012, 5:06 p.m. Police arrested a man Monday who is suspected of rape and attempted rape in a string of South Los Angeles attacks, including the sexual assault of a woman left … Continue reading