Tag: Los Angeles

Thieves Steal $100,000 in Jewelry From Downtown LA Hotel Guests in Gunpoint Robbery

LOS ANGELES—Police say thieves stole jewelry valued at $100,000 from three victims Dec. 7 in a gunpoint robbery in downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles Police Department officers were called at 12:58 a.m. to the InterContinental Hotel at 900 Wilshire Blvd., where three victims reportedly were robbed of their jewelry and other possessions, ABC7 reported. Two…


Officials Say the Ports Logjam Is Easing, but Numbers Don’t Tell the Whole Story

By Sam Dean From the Los Angeles Times San Pedro Bay is looking less crowded these days. The fleet of massive container ships loitering just offshore from the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles has thinned to 46 boats from its peak of more than 80 in late October. Is that a good sign…


Man Charged With Killing Jacqueline Avant

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man was charged Dec. 6 with murder and other counts stemming from the shooting of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music executive Clarence Avant, during a robbery at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills. Aariel Maynor, 29, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at the Airport Branch courthouse on one count each of…


Ships Continue to Flood the LA Ports

LOS ANGELES—Cargo ships waited in record numbers to offload goods at the nation’s busiest ports this week as officials again delayed the start of a new system that would fine shipping companies for storing containers at the busy terminals. An influx of 96 container ships were waiting in line to offload at the Los Angeles…


Ships Continue to Flood the Los Angeles Ports

LOS ANGELES—Cargo ships waited in record numbers to offload goods at the nation’s busiest ports this week as officials again delayed the start of a new system that would fine shipping companies for storing containers at the busy terminals. An influx of 96 container ships were waiting in line to offload at the Los Angeles…


Fashion District Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for Customs, Tax Violations

LOS ANGELES—A Fashion District clothing company owner was sentenced Dec. 6 to a year in federal prison for scheming to undervalue imported garments and avoid paying millions of dollars in duties and taxes to the United States. Ambiance Apparel owner Sang Bum “Ed” Noh agreed to forfeit $81.5 million as part of his plea deal, according to the U.S….


Kentucky Derby Winner Medina Spirit Dies During Workout at Santa Anita

LOS ANGELES—Medina Spirit, the Kentucky Derby-winning horse that failed a drug test afterward and cast a cloud over the victory, died Dec. 6 during a workout at Santa Anita race track. “Following the completion of a routine morning workout, Medina Spirit collapsed on the track at Santa Anita Park and died suddenly of a probable…


Soledad Ursua: Drug Addiction, Crime, and Mental Illness—The Tragedy Unfolding on America’s Streets

“Experts keep saying … it’s a housing crisis. But we see it every day with our own eyes. When you see somebody who is passed out in their vomit or someone who is covered in feces and urine—and there are needles and there’s filth on the streets—that’s not poverty. That’s mental illness. And that’s drug…


14 Suspects Connected to LA Smash-and-Grab Thefts Released

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Friday said that more than a dozen suspects who were arrested in connection to a recent smash-and-grab retail theft spree that has hit several local businesses have been released. Speaking at a news conference, LAPD Chief Michel Moore and Mayor Eric Garcetti, said none of the alleged thieves…


LA City Council Approves 2028 Olympic Games Agreement

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles is set to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, after the city council approved on Dec. 3 an agreement with LA28, the 2028 Olympic Games organizing committee. The city council voted 11–2 in favor of the agreement, with Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Mike Bonin disagreeing. The Olympics are expected to cost…