A fatal crash near an elementary school critically injuring a six year-old girl and killing her mother last week in Los Angeles prompted a committee of the Los Angeles City Council April 26 to pass two motions for the establishment of a dedicated speed bump program near all schools, and to explore increasing school crossing…
2 Held in Follow-Home Robbery of Woman in Front of Daughters
LOS ANGELES—Two people who allegedly followed a woman home from a post office and then robbed her at gunpoint while she was taking her two young daughters out of their car seats in Hancock Park were behind bars on Friday, May 20. Ashton Dwight Carter, 38, and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Teresa Whitaker, both of Los…
Suspect in Stabbing Death of UCLA Grad Student Charged With Murder
LOS ANGELES—A homeless man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24- year-old UCLA grad student inside a Hancock Park furniture store was charged on Jan. 21 with murder. Shawn Laval Smith, 31, is expected to be arraigned on the Jan. 21 afternoon in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom on the murder charge, which stems from the…
Suspect in Fatal Stabbing of UCLA Grad Student Arrested in Pasadena
LOS ANGELES—The man suspected of fatally stabbing a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where she worked was arrested on Jan. 19 in Pasadena. Pasadena Police Lt. William Grisafe confirmed the arrest of Shawn Laval Smith, 31, to City News Service. A short time later, the Los Angeles Police Department…
Suspect Identified in Fatal Stabbing of UCLA Grad Student at Furniture Store
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has identified a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where she worked. Shawn Laval Smith stands 6-feet-3 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, and is 31 years old. He should be considered armed and dangerous. If seen,…
Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at LA Furniture Store
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…
Over $200,000 Raised to Find Suspect Who Killed UCLA Grad Student at Furniture Store
LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz asked city leaders on Jan. 18 to add $50,000 to the more than $200,000 from private donations raised for a reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of a man who fatally stabbed a 24-year-old UCLA graduate student in the Hancock Park boutique furniture store where…
Woman Found Fatally Stabbed in Hancock Park Store
LOS ANGELES—A woman was killed Thursday afternoon in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles, and police found her body inside a boutique furniture store on La Brea Avenue. Brianna Kupfer, 24, of Pacific Palisades was found inside the store in the 300 block of North La Brea Avenue about 1:50 p.m. Thursday, the Los…
Woman Robbed in Hancock Park While Pushing Child in Stroller
LOS ANGELES—Authorities sought public help Dec. 1 to find two masked men who robbed a woman as she returned to her Hancock Park home from a walk with her infant child in a stroller. The Los Angeles Police Department released security video of the crime, which occurred at about 5:10 p.m. on Nov. 28 at…
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