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Stevie Wonder's nephew, woman charged in extortion plot
Stevie Wonder's nephew and a woman have been charged in an extortion plot against the legendary singer, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said Friday. Alpha Lorenzo Walker, 38, ...
USC officers shoot suspect accused of robbing students at gunpoint
USC security officers shot and wounded a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly robbed four students at gunpoint. Wednesday's incident took place about 12:40 a.m. when four USC students -- ...
Simi Valley police investigate bank robbery
Simi Valley police were investigating a bank robbery that occurred Sunday afternoon. The incident was reported about 4:25 p.m. in the U.S. Bank in Albertsons grocery store, 5135 Los Angeles Ave.. The ...

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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 ...
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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Burglary, freeway-chase suspects to face charges
Two men who allegedly burglarized a Glendale motorcycle shop and led police on a pursuit are expected to be arraigned Tuesday. The men -- Enrique Beltran, 37, of Hawthorne and Carlos Luna, 28, of ...
Alleged burglary ring members arrested in Galleria theft
Three men believed to be connected to a group of organized burglars were arrested Sunday after they ransacked an AT&T kiosk inside the Glendale Galleria. Police stopped Tairez Smith, 22, Willard ...
Police use iPad app to apprehend Christmas Day burglar
A man accused of stealing an iPad and holiday presents from a Westlake Village home Christmas morning was captured with the help of an app on the tablet computer. A search of the suspect's home ...

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Oxnard mother arrested after baby son dies of head injuries
An Oxnard mother was arrested in connection with the death of her 11-month-old boy, who died after suffering head injuries, police said Monday afternoon. The boy suffered from bleeding in the front ...
Former juvenile probation camp counselor convicted of child abuse
A former substitute teacher, Stephen Wesley, was charged with six felony counts of child abuse Tuesday. Wesley was a camp counselor at a Los Angeles County juvenile probation camp, Camp Karl Holton. ...

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Christian school principal accused of lewd acts on a child
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High School teacher arrested in student sex case
A Palos Verdes Peninsula High School teacher has been arrested on suspicion of having inappropriate sexual relationships with students, police said Monday night. The teacher taught dance at the school ...
Students Foil Brazen Sex Attack at South L.A. School
Police detectives are looking for a man they say aggressively approached a young girl at a school in what was likely a botched sexual assault. The 12-year-old girl, a student at George Washington ...

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Police officer arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography
A nine-year veteran of the Long Beach Police Department has been arrested on suspicion of felony possession of child pornography after reportedly meeting a teenager while on patrol and soliciting ...
Students Foil Brazen Sex Attack at South L.A. School
Police detectives are looking for a man they say aggressively approached a young girl at a school in what was likely a botched sexual assault. The 12-year-old girl, a student at George Washington ...
Man who allegedly had 2,600 child porn images is arrested
A 61-year-old Riverside County man who allegedly possessed more than 2,600 child porn images was arrested Monday, authorities said. John Fernando Botello of Cathedral City was apprehended on an ...

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L.A. gardener arrested on suspicion of selling city-owned gas
A gardener for the city of Los Angeles has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement for allegedly selling thousands of dollars of city-owned gasoline on the black market. Michael Lee, a 12-year ...
Man convicted of raping, killing woman in 1998 cold case
A man was convicted Monday of raping and killing a 42-year-old Anaheim woman in a 1998 cold case that was solved with DNA evidence. Dung Duong would often sleep on a makeshift mattress behind a ...
3 arrested in suspected welfare fraud tied to Pasadena liquor store
The owner of a Pasadena liquor store and two clerks have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit welfare fraud after a joint investigation involving local and federal authorities. The ...

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L.A. gardener arrested on suspicion of selling city-owned gas
A gardener for the city of Los Angeles has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement for allegedly selling thousands of dollars of city-owned gasoline on the black market. Michael Lee, a 12-year ...
Man convicted of raping, killing woman in 1998 cold case
A man was convicted Monday of raping and killing a 42-year-old Anaheim woman in a 1998 cold case that was solved with DNA evidence. Dung Duong would often sleep on a makeshift mattress behind a ...
3 arrested in suspected welfare fraud tied to Pasadena liquor store
The owner of a Pasadena liquor store and two clerks have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit welfare fraud after a joint investigation involving local and federal authorities. The ...

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Undocumented immigrants try to escape domestic violence
The last time Francisca Lorenzo Ruiz's boyfriend hit her, she was holding their baby daughter in one hand and defending herself with the other. He had returned from work particularly violent that ...
Thousand Oaks man accused of hitting relative with wrench
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in Thousand Oaks on suspicion of hitting a family member with a wrench, authorities said. The Thousand Oaks man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a ...
Oxnard mother arrested after baby son dies of head injuries
An Oxnard mother was arrested in connection with the death of her 11-month-old boy, who died after suffering head injuries, police said Monday afternoon. The boy suffered from bleeding in the front ...

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Van Nuys 'pill mill' allegedly selling illegal Oxycontin shut down
Authorities have shut down a Van Nuys medical clinic they say was operating as an illegal “pill mill,” where drug addicts and dealers could buy prescriptions. It was a return visit ...
Three suspected drug smugglers arrested off Malibu
Three suspected drug smugglers have been arrested in a panga boat off Malibu following a brief ocean chase. Lifeguards notified sheriff's deputies around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that there was a ...
Brothers in Hollywood-based drug ring to be sentenced
Two brothers at the center of a Hollywood-based drug ring that moved hundreds of pounds of cocaine to the East Coast and brought back millions in drug proceeds via chartered jets is scheduled for ...

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Bicyclist carried 23 pounds of marijuana in a cooler, police say
A man was arrested after police in South Pasadena found him allegedly carrying 23 pounds of marijuana in a cooler while riding a bicycle. The suspect, Marco Solis, 53, was stopped about 2:30 a.m. ...
Griffen Kramer died of heroin overdose, toxicology tests show
Griffen Kramer, an 18-year-old high school quarterback who was found dead at a friend's house, died of a heroin overdose, Los Angeles County coroner's officials said Friday. Kramer , a ...
Los Angeles fire captain held in heroin sting
A Los Angeles City fire captain has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to purchase heroin, authorities said Thursday. Matthew Phillpsen was arrested about 12:10 p.m. Wednesday near Avenue 61 and ...

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Brothers in Hollywood-based drug ring to be sentenced
Two brothers at the center of a Hollywood-based drug ring that moved hundreds of pounds of cocaine to the East Coast and brought back millions in drug proceeds via chartered jets is scheduled for ...
Heroin smuggled inside burrito
A sheriff's deputy was accused of trying to get heroin into a courthouse jail inside a bean-and-cheese burrito. In recent years, three Sheriff's Department guards have been convicted and a ...
Ton of marijuana seized off Ventura County coast; 10 arrested
About 2,000 pounds of marijuana were seized and 10 people were arrested Wednesday in an early-morning raid off the Ventura County coast, federal officials said. Agents from the Department of Homeland ...

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Suspected DUI crash in Sherman Oaks sets truck ablaze
A fiery crash in Sherman Oaks that took down a light pole and high-voltage power lines ended in the arrest of a truck driver on suspicion of driving under the influence. Authorities say the woman ...
Deputies to round up DUI suspects with outstanding warrants
Palmdale motorists with outstanding warrants for driving under the influence of alcohol had better beware because deputies are coming after you. On Wednesday, teams of Palmdale sheriff’s ...
Bobby Brown to appear in court in connection with DUI charges
Singer Bobby Brown is scheduled to appear in a Van Nuys court Monday morning for his arraignment on three misdemeanor charges related to an arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence. Brown, ...

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L.A. gardener arrested on suspicion of selling city-owned gas
A gardener for the city of Los Angeles has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement for allegedly selling thousands of dollars of city-owned gasoline on the black market. Michael Lee, a 12-year ...
Mother of arson suspect accused in breast augmentation fraud case
Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of the man suspected of setting a series of fires around Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday on a criminal warrant issued by German authorities. A day later, the series of ...
Simi attorney could face five more years in new estate theft case
The 57-year-old son Nao Takasugi— a late assemblyman and Oxnard mayor — will remain in jail pending sentencing early next year for embezzling from an estate and will probably get five ...

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Bryan Stow beating suspects face federal weapons charges
Two men charged in state court in connection with the Bryan Stow beating case will each face federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Marvin Norwood and Louie Sanchez were arrested ...
Las Vegas man who smuggled iguana meat sentenced
A 38-year-old Las Vegas man was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison after admitting that he tried to smuggle 159 pounds of iguana meat from Mexico into the U.S. Eliodoro Soria Fonseca ...
Man tries to steal small plane from Compton Airport
A Bellflower man was arrested Friday morning after authorities said he tried to steal a small plane from Compton Airport but was unsuccessful because the rear of the aircraft was chained to the ...

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Bryan Stow beating suspects face federal weapons charges
Two men charged in state court in connection with the Bryan Stow beating case will each face federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Marvin Norwood and Louie Sanchez were arrested ...
Las Vegas man who smuggled iguana meat sentenced
A 38-year-old Las Vegas man was sentenced Thursday to two years in federal prison after admitting that he tried to smuggle 159 pounds of iguana meat from Mexico into the U.S. Eliodoro Soria Fonseca ...
Man tries to steal small plane from Compton Airport
A Bellflower man was arrested Friday morning after authorities said he tried to steal a small plane from Compton Airport but was unsuccessful because the rear of the aircraft was chained to the ...

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3 arrested in suspected welfare fraud tied to Pasadena liquor store
The owner of a Pasadena liquor store and two clerks have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit welfare fraud after a joint investigation involving local and federal authorities. The ...
Two sentenced for stealing $1 million from Tae Bo creator
Two women were sentenced Thursday to 33 months in federal prison for stealing more than $1.1 million from Billy Blanks, the founder of the Tae Bo exercise program. The two women -- Rhenee Sharmell ...
Mother of arson suspect accused in breast augmentation fraud case
Dorothee Burkhart, the mother of the man suspected of setting a series of fires around Los Angeles, was arrested Thursday on a criminal warrant issued by German authorities. A day later, the series of ...

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Man tries to steal small plane from Compton Airport
A Bellflower man was arrested Friday morning after authorities said he tried to steal a small plane from Compton Airport but was unsuccessful because the rear of the aircraft was chained to the ...
'Puffy Coat Bandit' suspect indicted for seven bank robberies
A federal grand jury has indicted a 46-year-old parolee known as the "Puffy Coat Bandit" for seven bank robberies across Southern California. Steven Dwayne Paulson was arrested Jan. 10 by an ...
John Travolta's stolen classic Mercedes found chopped to pieces
Authorities arrested two men they say stole John Travolta's classic Mercedes-Benz. He left it parked back in September for about 10 minutes in a Santa Monica residential neighborhood and then ...

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Former bank employee sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million
A former employee of Countrywide Home Loan, Rene Rebollo, was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution Wednesday in connection with a large data breach. Rebollo, 39, of Pasadena, was ...
Suspects in Identity Theft ring arrested in Newbury Park
Thousand Oaks police arrested four suspects in connection with an identity theft ring today. Police said they discovered drug paraphernalia and a large-scale fraudulent check operation inside a hotel ...
Oxnard woman denies identity theft charges
A 56-year-old woman has pleaded not guilty today to charges that she used the identity of a deceased former Oxnard resident to collect more than $74,000 in welfare payments and Medi-Cal benefits. ...

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LAPD seeks leads in indecent exposure case involving school girls
Los Angeles police Wednesday night were seeking people who may have been victimized by a man arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure and lewd conduct involving underage girls. Roderico Arael Lopez, ...
Man accused of repeated indecent exposure gets a year in jail
A Long Beach man accused of exposing himself to women in separate incidents has been sentenced to a year in jail and must register as a sex offender, Los Angeles city prosecutors said Tuesday. A jury ...
14-year-old Long Beach girl fights off foul-smelling attacker
A 14-year-old girl fought off a would-be assailant as she was walking to school in Long Beach on Monday morning. During the struggle the man allegedly exposed himself before fleeing. The teen was ...

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Kidnapped four-year-old's body in California canal
A kidnapping suspect's car was found at the bottom of a Central California canal Friday, but the suspect, Jose Rodriguez, and the missing 4-year-old boy, Juliana Cardenas, were not inside. Jose ...

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L.A. gardener arrested on suspicion of selling city-owned gas
A gardener for the city of Los Angeles has been arrested on suspicion of embezzlement for allegedly selling thousands of dollars of city-owned gasoline on the black market. Michael Lee, a 12-year ...
Man convicted of raping, killing woman in 1998 cold case
A man was convicted Monday of raping and killing a 42-year-old Anaheim woman in a 1998 cold case that was solved with DNA evidence. Dung Duong would often sleep on a makeshift mattress behind a ...
3 arrested in suspected welfare fraud tied to Pasadena liquor store
The owner of a Pasadena liquor store and two clerks have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit welfare fraud after a joint investigation involving local and federal authorities. The ...

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Fire in Rowland Heights home reveals marijuana-growing operation
Firefighters putting out a house fire in Rowland Heights discovered marijuana plants growing inside, officials said Tuesday. Authorities were unsure how many plants were inside the two-story, ...
More than 18,000 pot plants seized in Los Padres
Nearly 18,400 marijuana plants were seized this week on the Santa Barbara County side of the Los Padres National Forest , authorities said Wednesday. Working with law enforcement agencies including ...
3,500 pot plants seized in Santa Monica Mountains
Rangers recently seized 3,500 marijuana plants in the Santa Monica Mountains, the National Park Service reported Tuesday. Authorities found nine separate pot gardens in late June in Malibu's ...

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'Teardrop' rapist strikes again after lengthy break
For nine years the "teardrop" rapist was one of Los Angeles' most prolific serial predators, preying on girls or women walking alone in the early-morning hours. He would force them into ...
Details released on fatal shooting by Moorpark deputy
Authorities released new details Monday about the fatal police shooting of a 47-year-old man who reportedly rushed at detectives with a machete outside his rural Moorpark home. The incident began ...
Victim reported missing 8 days before head found under Hollywood Sign
A 66-year-old man whose head, hands and feet were found in Bronson Canyon below the Hollywood sign was reported missing eight days before his dismembered remains were discovered. Hervey ...

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Suspected Oxnard pimp arrested in prostitution investigation
A suspected Oxnard pimp was arrested on suspicion of crimes including human trafficking this week following a four-month investigation by local and federal authorities. Carlos Hernandez, 30, was ...
25 arrested in a prostitution crackdown in Hawthorne
Twenty-five people have been arrested during a crackdown on prostitution in Hawthorne over the last three weeks. Eleven of the arrests were suspected prostitutes, one a suspected pimp and 13 were ...

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Man convicted of raping, killing woman in 1998 cold case
A man was convicted Monday of raping and killing a 42-year-old Anaheim woman in a 1998 cold case that was solved with DNA evidence. Dung Duong would often sleep on a makeshift mattress behind a ...
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. ...
Army private is ordered to stand trial on charges involving rape of half-sister Wednesday
Army private Daniel Jay Brazelton escaped from military custody in Georgia for a week while awaiting extradition to Los Angeles County in connection with the rape of his 15-year-old stepsister in ...

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Restaurant robbed in Santa Paula
Santa Paula police were looking for a man who robbed a restaurant Wednesday afternoon in the 300 block of South Peck Road. Witnesses said the man entered the El Pescador Restaurant about 1:40 p.m., ...
Moorpark Police arrested a man who allegedly robbed a Dominos Pizza
Moorpark police arrested a man in connection with the robbery of a Dominos Pizza in the 300 block of West Los Angeles Avenue on Friday. Jose Manuel Cabada, 27, of Moorpark entered the pizza ...
Three people arrested after robbery at Pacific High School in Ventura
Three people were arrested Monday night in connection with the robbery and beating of a woman in Ventura, police said Tuesday. The robbery was reported about 7:40 p.m. near College Drive and Main ...

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Man convicted of raping, killing woman in 1998 cold case
A man was convicted Monday of raping and killing a 42-year-old Anaheim woman in a 1998 cold case that was solved with DNA evidence. Dung Duong would often sleep on a makeshift mattress behind a ...
Police officer arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography
A nine-year veteran of the Long Beach Police Department has been arrested on suspicion of felony possession of child pornography after reportedly meeting a teenager while on patrol and soliciting ...
Lenny Dykstra pleads no contest to lewd conduct
Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra pleaded no contest to charges of lewd conduct and assault with a deadly weapon involving women who responded to housekeeping ads he placed on Craigslist. He pleaded ...

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Man accused of raping girl, 12, and forcing her into prostitution
A Los Angeles man faces several criminal charges stemming from his arrest last week on suspicion he forced a child into prostitution and sexually assaulted her. LAPD and FBI agents took Michael ...
Thousand Oaks woman says service technician assaulted her after working in her home
A Verizon service technician was arrested Thursday after a 76-year-old woman said he sexually assaulted her when he performed work in her home. The Thousand Oaks woman called the Ventura County ...
Students Foil Brazen Sex Attack at South L.A. School
Police detectives are looking for a man they say aggressively approached a young girl at a school in what was likely a botched sexual assault. The 12-year-old girl, a student at George Washington ...

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German man smuggles hundreds of live tarantulas into L.A.
A German man, Sven Koppler, shipped hundreds of live tarantulas by mail all around the United States. Federal Agents in Los Angeles posed as buyers in a 10-month investigation of the animal smuggling. ...

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Army private is ordered to stand trial on charges involving rape of half-sister Wednesday
Army private Daniel Jay Brazelton escaped from military custody in Georgia for a week while awaiting extradition to Los Angeles County in connection with the rape of his 15-year-old stepsister in ...
U.S. army private escapes military custody facing statutory rape charges
Authorities issued an alert Monday for U.S. Army private and Palmdale native Daniel Brazelton who escaped from military custody in Georgia after he allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl from Los Angles ...

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USC officers shoot suspect accused of robbing students at gunpoint
USC security officers shot and wounded a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly robbed four students at gunpoint. Wednesday's incident took place about 12:40 a.m. when four USC students -- ...
Simi Valley police investigate bank robbery
Simi Valley police were investigating a bank robbery that occurred Sunday afternoon. The incident was reported about 4:25 p.m. in the U.S. Bank in Albertsons grocery store, 5135 Los Angeles Ave.. The ...
Suspect nabbed in connection with burglary in Camarillo
A 19-year-old man was arrested early Saturday in Camarillo in connection with a commercial burglary in the city, sheriff's officials said. About 1:30 a.m., deputies responded to a burglary in ...

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Details released on fatal shooting by Moorpark deputy
Authorities released new details Monday about the fatal police shooting of a 47-year-old man who reportedly rushed at detectives with a machete outside his rural Moorpark home. The incident began ...
Simi Valley police investigate bank robbery
Simi Valley police were investigating a bank robbery that occurred Sunday afternoon. The incident was reported about 4:25 p.m. in the U.S. Bank in Albertsons grocery store, 5135 Los Angeles Ave.. The ...
Ton of marijuana seized off Ventura County coast; 10 arrested
About 2,000 pounds of marijuana were seized and 10 people were arrested Wednesday in an early-morning raid off the Ventura County coast, federal officials said. Agents from the Department of Homeland ...

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