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2 Tourists Robbed at Gunpoint in Beverly Grove

January 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Authorities were seeking two suspects in an armed robbery on Jan. 14 that targeted a pair of British tourists in the Beverly Grove area. The crime occurred about 2:40 a.m. Friday at La Cienega Boulevard and Romaine Street, and was being investigated by the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Robbery-Homicide Division, according to the…

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LA County 2022 Homeless Count Postponed to Feb. 22–24

January 14, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) announced on Jan. 14 that its annual homeless count will be postponed for one month due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, now taking place Feb. 22–24. The effort, known as the point-in-time count or Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, is essential to understanding how large the region’s…

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Fatal Tanker Truck Collision Spills 1,000 Gallons of Fuel

January 14, 2022
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CANOGA PARK, Calif.—One person died Jan. 14 after a tanker truck burst into flames and spilled an estimated 1,000 gallons of fuel after colliding with a passenger vehicle and careening into a fountain in Canoga Park. Firefighters were called at approximately 1 a.m. to 6500 N. Canoga Avenue to secure the area and contain any…

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LA County Hit Hard by Blood Shortage Amid COVID-19 Surge

January 13, 2022
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Los Angeles County officials are urging residents to donate blood as the national blood shortage crisis is impacting local hospitals—to the point of prompting an hours-long shutdown of a trauma center by the county’s Department of Health Services earlier this week. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s trauma center had to stop accepting new patients for over two…

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Gun Sales Soar as Crime Waves Hit LA

January 13, 2022
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—A gun store owner in Beverly Hills is seeing a growing number of customers lately—from celebrities to university students—who are terrified by the increase of crime in the area. Elias Chalhub, owner of Bear Arms Defense, said his shop stays busy from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. “It’s been a steady…

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LA Officials Crack Down on Fake COVID-19 Tests, Price Gouging

January 13, 2022
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As demand for COVID-19 tests soars with the spread of the Omicron variant, Los Angeles officials are cracking down on fraudulent COVID-19 tests and price gouging for the tests. COVID-related schemes on the rise include exchanging fake or unauthorized at-home tests in exchange for personal or medical information; other scammers often engaged in price gouging…

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Crime Up in LA, Including Killings

January 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles saw spikes in select categories of crime in 2021, most notably a nearly 12 percent year-over-year climb in homicides. Mayor Eric Garcetti noted that the pace of homicides was stemmed in the second half of the year. “To put that in context, I remember the first half of this past year, when…

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Groups Compete for Donors in Recall of DA Gascón

January 13, 2022
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An official committee involved in a second effort to recall Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón has become embroiled in a tug-of-war with a competing group, causing the two to spar over donors and voter signatures. Recall DA George Gascón, the recall committee that filed a petition with the county registrar in December 2021, advised…

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Orange County Judge Faces Inquiry in Accidental Freeway Killing of LA Deputy

January 13, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—An Orange County Superior Court judge faces an inquiry from a judicial watchdog agency stemming from his handling of a murder case when he was a prosecutor, officials announced Jan. 13. Mike Murray faces an inquiry before the Commission on Judicial Performance regarding the prosecution of Cole Wilkins, who was convicted of first-degree…

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Man Charged in Killing of Taco Bell Employee

January 13, 2022
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COMPTON, Calif.—A 39-year-old man was charged on Jan. 12 with murdering an employee at a Taco Bell restaurant in South Los Angeles. Jonathan Madden pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Chief Michel Moore announced Madden’s arrest at a Tuesday night vigil for…

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