| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, June 11, 2021 |
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Dead Woman Run Down In Driveway By Slowly Moving Pickup: Menifee Tragedy A woman was struck and killed by a motorist pulling out of his driveway just south of Menifee, authorities said Friday. The fatality happened about 3:30 p.m. Thursday on Whembly Circle, just west of Cherry Hinton Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Mike Lassig said a 35-year-old man was exiting his driveway in […]
Horrifying ‘Man Overboard’ Shock On Catalina Express Near Long Beach: He Fell Or Jumped But Screams For Help Fail The search was continuing Friday afternoon for a desperate 24-year-old man calling for help after he fell or jumped overboard from a Catalina Express vessel after the boat left Long Beach. The man went overboard about 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the U.S Coast Guard, which was searching for him, as were the Los Angeles […]
Sexually Violent Predator Can’t Go To La Crescenta: Judge Rules He’ll Go Elsewhere A judge Friday blocked the placement of a man designated as a sexually violent predator in a neighborhood in La Crescenta, but assured him that he will eventually be released somewhere else. Superior Court Judge James Bianco cited five factors, including a significant number of people living in close proximity to the proposed location and […]
Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Not Guilty in Deadly Off-Duty Crash in Torrance A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and reckless driving charges for an off-duty crash in Torrance last summer that killed his 23-year-old passenger and seriously injured two other people. Daniel Manuel Auner, 23, was allegedly speeding when his car crashed into a traffic pole at the corner of Crenshaw […]
Not In Riverside: National Uproar Over Forced Hospital Worker Vaccinations, But Staff Shots Not Required Here Despite national controversy over some hospitals requiring workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, major hospitals in Riverside County are not requiring staff to be vaccinated, and there are no penalties for those who opt out, officials confirmed Friday. “We are not mandating the COVID vaccine anywhere in the health system and we are not asking for […]
Former Mayoral Adviser Says Mayor’s Dad Told Him of Pending Suit Mayor Eric Garcetti’s former senior adviser testified in a deposition that the mayor’s father, former District Attorney Gil Garcetti, alerted him in 2020 that he could be sued for sexual harassment by a Los Angeles police officer assigned to protect the mayor, according to a deposition obtained Friday. Rick Jacobs gave the testimony during questioning […]
Man Accused of Stealing More Than 300K in Jobless Benefits Arraigned A 28-year-old man accused of committing identity theft to fraudulently collect hundreds of thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits pleaded not guilty Friday to more than two dozen felony charges. Thomas Frank Ledbetter of Fontana was arrested Tuesday following a months-long Riverside Police Department investigation. Ledbetter is charged with 13 counts each of identity theft […]
Documented Gang Member Charged in Beverly Hills Robbery Pleads Not Guilty One of three documented gang members accused of committing an armed robbery at a Beverly Hills restaurant in which a customer was held at gunpoint, another was struck by gunfire and a $500,000 watch was taken pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges. Khai McGhee, 18, entered his plea to charges of conspiracy to interfere […]
Marilyn Monroe’s Really Hot In Palm Springs: Fire Flares Near New Massive `Forever Marilyn’ Statue A small fire broke out Friday near the location where an enormous sculpture of Marilyn Monroe is being erected in downtown Palm Springs, though the statue was undamaged. The non-injury blaze was caused by a welder working to install the piece named “Forever Marilyn” and was reported just after 1 p.m. at the corner of […]
Driver Killed in Hancock Park Crash That Sparks Fire in Garage & House The driver of an apparently speeding vehicle that crashed into a home in Hancock Park died, and investigators Friday were working to determine if street racing was involved. Crews responded about 11:35 p.m. Thursday to the 200 block of Rimpau Boulevard, near Third Street, according to Nicholas Prange of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The […]
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