Category: Southern California

Pedestrian Lying in Street Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver in San Diego

May 21, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A pedestrian was seriously injured Saturday by a hit-and-run driver after the victim laid down in the road in the Rolando neighborhood, police said. The injury took place at 4:56 a.m. Saturday in the 6300 block of El Cajon Boulevard, according to Officer David O’Brien of the San Diego Police Department. A vehicle of…

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2 Killed by Allegedly Speeding Hit-and-Run Driver in South Los Angeles

May 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A man is in custody after allegedly killing two people while speeding, then fleeing the scene of the crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said May 21. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to 3998 S. Normandie Avenue reported two people dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire…

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Car Crashes Into Santa Ana Apartment Building 2nd Time This Month

May 21, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A vehicle slammed into a Santa Ana apartment building for the second time this month, according to CountyNews.tv. The crash was reported at 9:43 p.m. May 20 at the two-story Vista del Rio Apartments on the 1600 block of West Memory Lane when a silver Corvette struck a street barrier before coming to…

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Man, 62, Killed in Drive-By Shooting in Los Angeles County

May 21, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A 62-year-old man was shot dead by two suspects who drove up in a sedan as he was about to exercise on his bike May 21 morning in the unincorporated Firestone Park community of Los Angeles County, authorities said. The shooting was reported at 6:27 a.m. in the 9400 block of Parmalee Avenue, the…

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2 Men Found Dead at Disneyland Shopping District in Anaheim

May 21, 2023
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ANAHEIM, Calif.—Anaheim police were investigating a possible double homicide at Disneyland’s GardenWalk shopping district early May 21. The Orange County coroner’s office confirmed to City News Service that an investigation has been launched into at least one death at the shopping area, located outside the Disneyland and California Adventure amusement parks. According to KTLA5, police…

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Man Killed by Hit-and-Run Vehicle in Monterey Park Near 60 Freeway

May 20, 2023
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Police discovered a man’s body May 20 near a freeway overpass in Monterey Park. Officers dispatched at 1:36 a.m. to Atlantic Boulevard near the Pomona (60) Freeway overpass located a man down in the middle of the northbound lanes, according to Sgt. Arlene Chaidez of the Monterey Park Police Department. “The subject was unresponsive and…

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San Diego Veterinarian Died of Heart Attack in Alleged Break-In Attempt: Medical Examiner

May 20, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—An 88-year-old veterinarian who died after an alleged attempted break-in at his Rolando-area clinic died of a heart attack caused by stress, San Diego County’s chief medical examiner testified May 18. Patrick O’Brien, 38, is charged in the June 15, 2022, death of Clark Kelly, a longtime veterinarian at Boulevard Animal Clinic on El…

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Man Arrested on Suspicion of Groping Santee Schoolgirl

May 20, 2023
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SANTEE, Calif.—A 29-year-old man was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of accosting and groping a 12-year-old girl near her eastern San Diego County school, authorities said May 20. Jose Lawrence Ruvalcaba was booked Friday on one felony count of lewd and lascivious act on a child under 14 years old with force,…

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California Could Lose Most Populous Status in 20 Years, Caltrans Predicts Population Decline Through 2050

May 20, 2023
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Estimates released by the California Department of Transportation show the exodus out of the state continuing, with the population expected to decline from about 39 million today to approximately 35.7 million by 2050. The transportation department began analyzing populations to guide road and highway planning and development in 2000. Orange County’s population is expected to…

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Man Shot Dead, Another Critically Wounded in South Los Angeles

May 20, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—One man was killed and another man was critically wounded during a shooting May 20 in South Los Angeles, authorities said. Both victims were in their 30s and a motive for the shooting was not immediately known, according to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Division. The shooting occurred at about 4:20 a.m….

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