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Blog Posts in April, 2011

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Michael Jackson could not have swallowed anesthetic

Michael Jackson's alleged murder case is still in the news. A medical expert for the prosecution in Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter case says it would have been impossible for Michael ...
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Paris Hilton stalker convicted of trying to break into her home

A man was convicted Friday of trying to break into the home of Paris Hilton last year. Nathan Lee Parada, 31, was charged with a felony count of attempted residential burglary. He faces up to 3 years ...
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Defense claims grand juror bias in Packer case

The California Supreme Court will consider whether to hear legal arguments to dismiss an indictment against accused killer Joshua Graham Packer. Packer is accused of murdering Brock and Davina Husted ...
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Santa Monica police seek robbers in $1.5-million jewelry heist

Santa Monica police Tuesday were looking for three masked suspects who robbed a man of an estimated $1.5 million in jewelry. At least one of the assailants was armed when they confronted the man ...
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Mexican actress gets jail time in immigration, marriage case

A federal judge has sentenced a Mexican actress and her husband after they admitted making false statement so she could enter the United States. Actress Fernanda Romero and her husband, Kent Ross, ...
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Arrest warrant issued for Long Beach fire captain in alleged drunk-driving crash

An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for a Long Beach fire captain who allegedly was drunk when he hit and severely injured a bicyclist. John David Hines, 38, was driving drunk in his pickup truck ...
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Auto theft suspect arrested after chase

A suspected auto thief was arrested after a brief chase in Ventura April 21. John Yungandreas, 38, of Ventura was taken into custody in connection with the theft of a vehicle from the 6300 block of ...
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Police shoot armed man in Panorama City in third officer-involved shooting in one day

A suspect is in stable condition at a hospital after being shot by police in Panorama City late Wednesday. The confrontation occurred just before 11 p.m. when a man pointed a semiautomatic handgun at ...
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Five people arrested for jail drug ring in Los Angeles

L.A. County sheriff's investigators say Anthony Garcia, a Pico Rivera murderer who tattooed his crime on his chest, was also involved in attempting to smuggle heroin and methamphetamines into the Los ...
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Woman kidnapped and robbed in Ventura

A 52-year-old Ventura woman was kidnapped and then robbed about midday on April 20. Police said the woman was sitting at a bus stop in the 1500 block of North Ventura Avenue about noon when a woman in ...
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Auto theft suspect arrested after chase

A suspected auto thief was arrested after a brief chase in Ventura early Thursday morning. John Yungandreas, 38, of Ventura was taken into custody in connection with the theft of a vehicle. An officer ...
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2 Azusa officers fire on suspected drunk driver involved in crash

Azusa police officers fired on an allegedly drunk driver Wednesday who crashed his car into at least three condominiums. Two officers shot at the man, who has not been identified, but did not strike ...
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Robber who wore Santa Claus beard convicted on 9 counts

A jury on Thursday convicted a man, Peter Zepeda, of robbing two drugstores in Ventura and a grocery store in Santa Paula. Zepeda used disguises to rob the stores, and in the Von's grocery store ...
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Former teacher sentenced to life for killing his wife

A former Los Angeles teacher Aaron Leonel Raigoza was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife. Raigoza, 37, was sentenced to a term of 19 years, plus a consecutive 50 ...
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Kidnapping suspect Rashaun Bailey charged with rape, stalking

Rashaun Bailey, 27, is accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend and kidnapping her from her Simi Valley home this week and suspected of stalking her beforehand and raping her during the abduction. ...
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Mother allegedly hid heroin in teenage son's pants

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies discovered six bags of heroin inside the pants of a 14-year-old in Canyon Country after pulling the boy's mother over in a traffic stop Wednesday. The 31-year-old ...
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Former Soboba tribe leader sentenced in bribe case

A former chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians was sentenced Monday to 41 months in federal prison for taking about $875,000 in bribes from tribal vendors. Robert Salgado, 68, was also ...
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Third suspect sought in Diamond Bar break-in

L.A. County sheriff's deputies were looking Tuesday for a third suspect in the burglary of a Diamond Bar home that led to a manhunt and the lockdown of a nearby school. Deputies investigating a ...
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Two arrested, 1 sought in Ventura stabbing

Two Oxnard men were arrested in connection with an alleged gang stabbing and Ventura police are seeking a third for questioning. Jordan Patterson, 21, and Richard Rodriguez, 29, were arrested Monday ...
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Man on probation for drug charges kicks cop car window

A Ventura man on probation for various drug charges was arrested Sunday after police said he kicked out the rear driver side window of a patrol car. a.inline_topic:hover { background-color: #EAEAEA; } ...
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L.A. man arrested in child molestation case

Los Angeles police Monday were seeking potential victims of a man charged with molesting a developmentally disabled child. Jeremy Shawn Stockton, 29, is an employee of Wellspring, which specializes in ...
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Ojai man charged with possessing child pornography

An Ojai man, Jeffery Donnel Vines, is facing three felony counts of possession of child pornography by a registered sex offender. Vines was ordered to register as a sex offender in 2001. As part of ...
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Lenny Dykstra arrested, facing bankruptcy fraud charges

U.S. prosecutors Friday charged famed baseball outfielder Lenny Dykstra with bankruptcy fraud. Dykstra was taken into custody at his Encino home Thursday night. The charges related to fraud Dykstra ...
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L.A. building inspectors facing federal bribery charges

Two Los Angeles city building inspectors are facing federal bribery charges in connection with thousands of dollars in payoffs given for approval of work at residential building sites without an ...
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Heroin trafficker gets 22 years in prison

Mexican heroin trafficker Jose Antonio Medina Arreguin a.inline_topic:hover { background-color: #EAEAEA; } was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty last month to conspiring ...
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