Tag: Southern California

7-Year-Old Boy Who Disappeared in Arlington Heights Found Safe

LOS ANGELES—A 7-year-old boy who went missing from his Arlington Heights home was found safe April 5, but the circumstances of his disappearance were still unclear. Derek Clay was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police…


Boy, 7, Reported Missing From Grandfather’s House in Arlington Heights

LOS ANGELES—Authorities were scouring the Arlington Heights area April 5 in search of a 7-year-old boy who went missing from the apartment complex where he lives with his grandfather. Derek Clay was last seen about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the courtyard of an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Crenshaw Boulevard, according to the…


PREMIERING 4/6 at 7:30PM ET: Julio Rosas: The Destruction of Law and Order in America—From the Crime Crisis in Cities to Migrant Chaos at the Border

“HHS has lost track of around 40,000 kids. I mean, think about that. We have no idea where they are. We don’t know who they’re with. We don’t know what they’re doing.” Today, I sit down with Julio Rosas, a senior writer for Townhall and a U.S. Marine in the Reserves. Since 2020, he’s been…


Gov. Newsom Neglects State for Presidential ‘Democracy’ Tour

Commentary Do you think COVID-19 is bad? Far worse is Oval Office Fever. And Gov. Gavin Newsom has a bad case of it. That explains his national Campaign for Democracy tour—even as the state he governs continues to deteriorate. It’s paid for by a new Political Action Committee (PAC) using funds he didn’t spend on…


Santa Monica Police Continue Search for Masked Carjacking Suspects

VENICE, Calif.—A manhunt for two armed and masked carjacking suspects who allegedly fired shots while stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint near a Santa Monica parking lot near the Venice border continues April 5 morning. Santa Monica Police Department officers initially responded at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday to the 100 block of Main Street regarding reports…


California Family of Teen Fatally Shot by School Officer Reaches $13 Million Settlement

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The family of an 18-year-old woman fatally shot by a Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) safety officer while she was sitting in a car announced April 4 that they’ve reached a $13 million settlement of their lawsuit against the district. Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, whose son was just 5 months old at the…


Ex-San Diego Police Detective, 3 Others Plead Guilty in Massage Sex Scheme

SAN DIEGO—A former San Diego police detective and three others charged by federal prosecutors with operating massage parlors that offered commercial sex services pleaded guilty April 4. Peter Griffin, 78, a former vice detective and attorney, owned and operated five businesses in California and Arizona with his co-defendants between 2013 and 2022, according to the…


California AG: 54 Ghost Guns Seized in Unique State Program

LOS ANGELES—California law enforcement took away 54 so-called ghost guns last year from people who can’t legally own firearms, a 38 percent jump in the number of the hard-to-trace weapons seized since 2021 under a unique state program, officials said Monday. The ghost guns, which are privately made firearms without a serial number, were part…


Stockton Man Arrested in San Diego Homicide

SAN DIEGO—A suspect has been arrested in the shooting death of a 38-year-old Chula Vista man in the Grantville neighborhood of San Diego, authorities said April 4. A shooting call led officers to a parking lot in the 10900 block of San Diego Mission Road at 5:51 a.m. on March 27, according to the San…


California Bill Requiring Dyslexia Screening for Young Children Advances in Senate Committee

A California Senate bill that would require schools to screen young children for dyslexia passed the state Senate Education Committee last week. The committee unanimously voted to pass state Senate Bill 691 during a March 29 hearing and sent it to the Senate Appropriations Committee for a vote on April 10. The bill would require…