LOS ANGELES—Three members of a street gang have pleaded guilty on the eve of trial to their roles in the robbery and fatal shooting of Los Angeles Police Department Officer Fernando Arroyos who was gunned down in January 2022 while off-duty and house-hunting with his girlfriend, officials announced on July 14. The defendants—Luis Alfredo de…

LOS ANGELES—A 30-year-old man was shot and killed near Los Angeles City Hall before sunrise on July 14. Central Division officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called at 3:05 a.m. to First and Spring Streets regarding shots fired. Upon their arrival, the officers found the victim on a sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds,…

LOS ANGELES—Dave Chappelle’s lawyer says the comedian is unhappy with Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón’s decision not to charge the man who allegedly attacked him on stage with a felony. “It’s a travesty of justice that Gascón is refusing to prosecute this case as a felony,” Gabriel Colwell told the New York Post…

LOS ANGELES—Local officials are warning of fraudulent COVID-19 tests online and at pop-up COVID-19 testing locations, as the demand for COVID-19 tests surges along with infections due to the Omicron variant. Sellers of fake tests are also stealing patient data for purposes of identity theft, according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. “The harder…

LOS ANGELES—The City Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to declare a North Hills motel a public nuisance, saying in a new lawsuit that the business for decades has been “an epicenter of serious crime, including murders,” and is located across the street from two schools. The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Thursday…