A 30-year-old reputed gang member was charged Tuesday with fatally shooting a woman and pushing her from a car during a chase. Juan Diego Valencia, 30, is charged with killing Selene Mayoral, 24, on Thursday and then during a police … Continue reading
By Nicole Santa Cruz and Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times August 11, 2012 A year-long investigation into one of Anaheim’s most entrenched street gangs has resulted in 33 arrests and the seizure of dozens of guns, a crackdown that comes … Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The suspected gunman in the Sikh temple shooting was administratively discharged from the Army in 1998 after being demoted in rank, according to his military service record. Federal officials on Monday identified Wade Michael Page as the slain … Continue reading
The two men charged with the slayings of two USC graduate students pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all charges. Attorneys for Javier Bolden, 19, and Bryan Barnes, 20, told the judge they needed more time to review the case and … Continue reading
The county of Los Angeles is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the gunmen who killed a 14-year-old girl during a July 4 family celebration in the Westmont area near South L.A. The … Continue reading
The so-called Teardrop Rapist, responsible for as many as 35 attacks since 1996, may have struck again this month when a woman was accosted in South L.A. by a gun-wielding man who tried to sexually assault her in an alley … Continue reading
By Angel Jennings and Andrew Blankstein June 29, 2012 Prosecutors plan to charge a teen with murder, accusing him of firing into a crowd in Watts this month and killing a 1-year-old boy cradled in his father’s arms, authorities said … Continue reading
Audiotape of the two suspects in the 2011 Dodger Stadium beating of San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow revealed that some of the most damaging evidence against the men came from their own mouths. The release came the same day … Continue reading
At least two people were in custody Monday in connection with the killing of Venice resident and popular youth pastor Oscar Duncan, Los Angeles police said. The Los Angeles Police Department did not immediately release the identity of the suspects, … Continue reading
The 23-year-old youth pastor shot and killed this week in Venice was doing “everything right” and appears to have been the victim of random violence, friends and authorities said. At a news conference to announce a $50,000 reward from the … Continue reading