By Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles TimesAugust 21, 2012, 6:46 p.m. Earlier this summer, thieves in Pico Rivera made off with a 200-pound brass bell from a Catholic church. Burglars around California have torn up train tracks, carted off bleachers, nabbed … Continue reading
Steve Goulding and his family come from Utah to Anaheim multiple times a year to enjoy Southern California’s treasures. The family has season passes to Disneyland, but when they got back to their hotel Tuesday night and turned on the … Continue reading
Grand theft was reported June 20 on Talbert Avenue. Unknown suspects stole a generator of undisclosed value from a construction site. Officers responded to a report of shots fired June 22 on Phoenix Avenue. A 1994 Honda Accord was reported … Continue reading
This article is about the real-life incident. For the Blues Traveler album, see North Hollywood Shootout. North Hollywood shootout Larry Phillips, Jr. (left) and Emil Mătăsăreanu (right) engaged LAPD officers in a firefight after robbing a branch of Bank of … Continue reading
The FBI was alerting the public Thursday about a fugitive wanted on five counts of child rape who may be in Los Angeles. The bureau is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of John Joseph Hartin, … Continue reading
A gunman who had been holed up with a hostage inside a Buena Park bank was shot and wounded by SWAT team members who entered the building just after 3 p.m., authorities said. “The suspect is wounded, I don’t know … Continue reading
Flashlights in hand, the crowd of about 50 assembled off Beach Boulevard. It was 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and the residents were on a mission: to rid the area of prostitutes. Along with the Anaheim Police Department, they hoped their presence … Continue reading
A “significant DNA link” has led prosecutors to drop charges against a Yorba Linda man suspected of fatally stabbing his mother and older brother and instead connect suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo to the Oct. 25 crimes. Orange County … Continue reading
Several Southern California high schools are scrambling to keep their bands marching. But a string of recent break-ins has left several South Los Angeles high school bands without tubas. In recent weeks, band rooms have been ransacked across Los Angeles in … Continue reading