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Kidnapping suspect captured after passing SWAT perimeter, running through LA homes
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is assisting the U.S. Marshals Service after a kidnapping suspect barricaded in the San Gabriel Valley Wednesday. LASD Special Enforcement Bureau personnel were called to assist around 2:20 p.m. in the 800 block of Muscatel Avenue in South San Gabriel. Authorities first responded to the area when a neighbor called deputies to report that the suspect stole something from them. "I felt threatened when he said he was going to shoot me if I didn't get out of his property, " the neighbor said. "That's when I called the cop again and said 'Hey, I need...
Video shows argument between parent and homeowner after crash outside LA County elementary school
The viral video shows a not-so-uncommon encounter between a parent and homeowner outside a Saugus elementary school. "They do this everyday and it's getting out of hand," the homeowner, who wished to stay anonymous, said. The recording captured the homeowner confronting the Plum Canyon Elementary school parent after she parked her truck in front of his driveway during school pickup Tuesday afternoon. The woman in the video said the man damaged her truck after he hit it. She said she normally parks elsewhere but left her truck for a few minutes to find her child. "We do have a lot of traffic...
Person shot on 10 Freeway in East L.A.
A person, believed to be a teenager, is recovering Thursday after being shot on the 10 Freeway in East Los Angeles late Wednesday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP learned of the shooting around 11 p.m. It was believed to have occurred in the eastbound lanes of the 10 near the 710 […]
Man arrested in Mexico for Long Beach killing gets 15 years in prison
Albert Jesse Rodriguez, now 28, pleaded no contest Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter. The post Man arrested in Mexico for Long Beach killing gets 15 years in prison appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Extremely dangerous escaped convict captured in Mexico
The Orange County District Attorney's office ended their weeklong manhunt for an "extremely dangerous" convict who escaped from a Santa Ana halfway house. Authorities arrested 20-year-old Ike Souzer in Rosarito, Mexico on Tuesday after receiving information that he may have crossed the border near the San Ysidro area. The Orange County District Attorney's Office said Souzer was sentenced to 90 days in jail and on formal probation for two years after he pled guilty to a felony vandalism charge. The judge presiding over the case gave Souzer time served, something the prosecutors strongly objected to because of Souzer's violent criminal history. "My prosecutors...
Ex-manager took $300K from Mexican restaurant in Bell: report
A popular Mexican restaurant in Bell is facing financial hardship after a longtime manager embezzled more than $300,000, according to a report. Jorge A. Bejarano stole from La Casita Mexicana over the course of 12 years, nearly half of the restaurant’s existence, reports L.A. Taco. La Casita Mexicana has been featured on KTLA, including in […]
Missing 68-Year-Old Woman Found Unharmed in Long Beach After Two-Week Disappearance
The Long Beach community breathed a sigh of relief as Maria Raquel Mata Vallecillo, the 68-year-old woman reported missing since March 16, was found unharmed on March 27. According to the Long Beach Police Department's announcement, Vallecillo, an at-risk individual due to her mental condition, had last been seen leaving her residence nearly two weeks prior, posing considerable worry to family, friends, and authorities.
Los Angeles County's transit agency injected with federal cash while trying to boost ridership
(The Center Square) – In the year before the pandemic in 2019, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority received $319 million to its operating budget. Three years later, the transit agency that serves Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim was given $1.3 billion in federal dollars, according to reports. And now, the agency is set to get millions of more of taxpayer dollars in preparation for the 2028 Olympics. ...
Here’s how much rain Southern California could get this weekend
Any chance of a mild, dry Southern California weekend appears to have slipped away as a storm system bringing wet weather and cooler temperatures is forecast to land Friday and last through Monday. For the time being, daytime temperatures should remain in the 60s through Friday, with evening temps in the low 50s. […]
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