Category: police

Los Angeles Police Looking For 11-Month-Old Girl Abducted From South LA

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles police March 8 were looking for an 11-month-old girl and a homeless man suspected of abducting her. The infant was taken about 6 p.m. March 7 from the 8100 block of South Western Avenue, but the abduction wasn’t reported to the Los Angeles Police Department until the morning of March 8, police…


Police Find 11-Month-Old Girl Abducted From South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—An 11-month-old girl who was taken from her family’s home in South Los Angeles was safely returned today and the homeless man suspected of abducting her was taken into custody, police said. The baby was taken about 6 p.m. March 7 from the 8100 block of South Western Avenue, but the abduction wasn’t reported…


Man Found Fatally Wounded in Driveway of Home in Santa Ana

Police found a man fatally wounded in a driveway to a home in Santa Ana, authorities said March 6. Officers were dispatched at 11:26 p.m. Friday to the 1400 block of West Elder Drive in response to reports of a shooting victim and found the man suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body, the…


Deep Dive (March 4): House Passes Controversial Bills

Two controversial bills passed in the House. One would shake up the election process across the nation. The bill would make many of the election reforms introduced last year amid the pandemic into permanent federal law. And the other is a police reform bill. Named the “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act,” the bill narrowly passed the…


Deep Dive (March 4): Capitol Police Request National Guard Stay in DC Longer

Capitol Police are requesting National Guard presence in D.C. to be extended beyond March 12. According to The Associated Press, defense officials say the new proposal is being reviewed by the Pentagon. Two controversial bills passed in the House. One would shake up the election process across the nation. The bill would make many of the…


Lone Republican to Vote for Democrat Police Reform Bill Says He Pressed Wrong Button

The only Republican to vote yes for a Democrat police reform bill in the House of Representatives said he accidentally did so, and changed his vote in the record. “I accidentally pressed the wrong voting button and realized it too late,” Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) wrote in a tweet he later deleted. “I have changed…


Sole GOP Voter for House Police Reform Bill Says He Pressed Wrong Button

The only Republican to vote yes for a Democrat police reform bill in the House of Representatives said he did so by accident, and has changed his vote in the record. “I accidentally pressed the wrong voting button and realized it too late,” Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) wrote in a tweet that he later deleted. “I…


Gang Task Force Operation Conducted in Orange County

SANTA ANA—The Orange County Violent Gang Task Force was serving a number of federal and state warrants March 3 as part of an investigation targeting an Orange County-based street gang, according to the FBI’s Los Angeles field office. “The Orange County Violent Gang Task Force and its partners are executing twelve federal search warrants this…


Orange County Deputies Cleared in Laguna Niguel Shooting

The Orange County District Attorney’s office (OCDA) has vindicated two police officers who were under investigation for a fatal Laguna Niguel shooting. In a letter to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, OCDA Todd Spitzer said the deputies’ use of force was consistent with the law. The letter included a report prepared by Senior Deputy District Attorney Janine…


Huntington Beach is Clamping Down on Defiant E-Bike Riders

Huntington Beach will enforce its existing law banning electric bicycles (e-bikes) from the beach and bicycle paths, following a March 1 city council meeting. The move was attributed to the increasing popularity of e-bikes along the eight-mile Huntington Beach coastal trail. Concerns over the power-assisted bikes have been voiced in letters of complaint to Huntington Beach staff and council,…