LOS ANGELES—Authorities sought the public’s help on July 14 to find the hit-and-run motorist responsible for killing an 85-year-old man and injuring his adult grandson as both men were crossing a street in the Baldwin Hills area. Paramedics sent to the 4200 block of Santa Rosalia Drive about 9:30 p.m. Thursday took both men to…
85-Year-Old Man Killed, Grandson Injured by Hit-and-Run Motorist in South Los Angeles
2 Teens Arrested, One Officer Injured After Pursuit in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES—Two teenage suspects were arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle and prompting a brief pursuit and colliding with a police motorcycle, injuring the officer, authorities said on July 14. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Valley Traffic Division received a report from a witness about a stolen vehicle Thursday around 3:30 p.m.,…
California Legislature Considers Pilot Program to Use Cameras for Traffic Enforcement
A proposed five-year pilot program that calls for using traffic cameras to issue automatic tickets to speeding drivers traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the limit in California is close to approval in the state’s Legislature. Assembly Bill 645 passed a second Senate hearing in the Judiciary Committee July 11 after clearing the…
Third Illegal Immigrant Bus Arrives in Los Angeles From Texas
A third bus of illegal immigrants from Texas arrived in Los Angeles on Thursday, carrying 35 migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border sent by Gov. Greg Abbott amid a political battle between the two states. Arriving downtown after a 30-hour journey, the illegal immigrants were met by paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Department and representatives…
Sentencing Due for Orange County Man Who Stalked Online Gamer
LOS ANGELES—A former Marine from Orange County faces sentencing on July 13 for using hundreds of Twitter accounts to torment a professional online gamer he fixated on during a long-running harassment campaign. Evan Baltierra, 30, of Trabuco Canyon, pleaded guilty last year in Los Angeles to one count of stalking, a crime that carries a…
MLB All-Star Game Draws Record-Low Viewership for 2nd Year in Row
NEW YORK—Baseball’s All-Star Game drew a record low in viewers for the second straight year. The National League’s 3–2 win over the American League in Seattle on Tuesday night was seen by 7,006,000 viewers on Fox, down from 7.51 million last year. The game drew a 3.9 rating, down from a 4.2 last year, and…
Teen Killed in Shooting Near Los Angeles Mall ID’d
LOS ANGELES—Authorities July 12 identified a 17-year-old boy who was killed in a shooting near the Beverly Center over the weekend that left two other people wounded. Officers were dispatched at 3:50 a.m. July 9 to West Third Street and South Orlando Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). On Wednesday, the Los Angeles…
Can California Ever Reduce Homelessness?
Commentary It’s discouraging. No matter what solutions are advanced, homelessness just keeps getting worse in California. The recently released point-in-time count found the number jumped 10 percent in the City of Los Angeles and 9 percent in Los Angeles County since 2022. For three days in January, more than 7,000 volunteers covered every inch of…
LA Man Sentenced to Prison for Siphoning $7 Million in COVID Relief Fund
LOS ANGELES—A West Los Angeles man was sentenced July 10 to 79 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining at least $7.3 million in coronavirus relief funds, some of which he gambled away in Las Vegas. Andrew Marnell, 43, who lives in the Beverly Grove neighborhood, pleaded guilty in 2021 to one count each of…
Metal Pipe-Wielding Woman Fatally Shot by Police in Los Angeles
TARZANA, Calif.—A woman wielding a metal dumbbell bar allegedly assaulted four people, leaving them with serious head and face injuries, before she was fatally shot by police on July 9 in Tarzana. At around 8:30 a.m., officers responded to several calls of an assault with a deadly weapon suspect in the area of Reseda Boulevard…
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