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Tree Trimmer Killed by Palm Fronds While Working in Bonita ID’d

February 16, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—Authorities Feb. 15 released the name of a 39-year-old tree trimmer who was killed when palm fronds collapsed onto him as he was working to remove them from the top of a tall tree in a neighborhood near Chula Vista Golf Course. Bardomiano Bautista-Perez of Escondido was at the top of the palm tree…

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Janitor Pleads Guilty to Placing Camera in Imperial Beach School Bathroom

February 16, 2023
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CHULA VISTA, Calif.—A janitor who set up a hidden camera inside a bathroom at the Imperial Beach school where he worked pleaded guilty Feb. 15 to felony and misdemeanor counts. Freddy Mogollan, 39, admitted Wednesday to filming victims inside a women’s restroom at Bayside STEAM Academy. Mogollan is also facing a lawsuit filed last week…

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Hundreds Attend Memorial For Doctor Killed While Bicycling in Dana Point

February 16, 2023
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LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—Upon the entryway of the Festival of the Arts on Feb. 16 several hundred funeral attendees passed a well-used snowboard, scuba diving equipment, and photographs depicting memories of Dr. Michael John Mammone, 58, who was murdered while riding his bicycle along Pacific Coast Highway earlier this month. “They say grief can be heavy…

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Sherman Oaks Man Could Face 20 Years in Prison for Investment Scheme

February 16, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Sherman Oaks man has been convicted of defrauding 40 investors out of $6 million in a business he ran with his brother out of their parents’ home, federal prosecutors said Feb. 15. Sassi Mizrahi, 58, was convicted Tuesday of five counts of wire fraud, with jurors acquitting him of one wire fraud…

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LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged in Crash That Killed Boy, 12

February 16, 2023
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SOUTH GATE, Calif.—A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with murder and other counts stemming from a high-speed, off-duty crash in South Gate that left a 12-year-old boy dead, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Feb. 15. Ricardo Castro, 28, is set to be arraigned March 23 on one count each…

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2 Fugitives Arrested in Mexico, Extradited to Riverside to Face Trial

February 16, 2023
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Two fugitives charged with murder and attempted murder in separate cases in Riverside County, California, were arrested in Mexico and extradited to the United States, authorities announced Feb. 15. Lorenzo Castellanos, 72, a Mexican citizen, was arrested in Mexico by the U.S. Marshals Service, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. The DA’s Office…

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Two Republicans Demand Answers From Transport Chief About Freight Train Safety

February 16, 2023
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Two Republican senators are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to account for “oversight” of the freight train system in the wake of the derailment in Ohio on Feb. 3. A 50-railcar Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, made headlines because of the 20 cars carrying vinyl chloride and other potentially toxic…

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Buttigieg Faces Tough Questions on Rail Safety From Republican Senators

February 16, 2023
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Two Republican senators are calling on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to account for “oversight” of the freight train system in the wake of the derailment in Ohio on Feb. 3. A 50-railcar Norfolk Southern freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, made headlines because of the 20 cars carrying vinyl chloride and other potentially toxic…

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Senator Wants to Ensure Americans Stop Subsidizing Drug Smugglers, Human Traffickers

February 16, 2023
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said it’s time American taxpayers stopped financing the smugglers and human traffickers, and has introduced a “Stop Taxpayer Funding of Traffickers Act.” “This legislation will put an end to our tax dollars subsidizing traffickers,” Blackburn said at a press conference on Feb. 15. Blackburn said she, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss), and…

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Mountain Lion Fatally Struck by Vehicle Near Malibu

February 15, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—A mountain lion was fatally struck by a vehicle along Pacific Coast Highway west of Malibu, state officials said Feb. 15. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the lion was struck around 7 p.m. Tuesday on Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo State Beach. “[The department] was immediately in touch with…

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