| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, March 21, 2022 |
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Francis Ford Coppola Receives 2,715th Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Saying “thank you from the bottom of my heart,” legendary director Francis Ford Coppola received a long-overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday, 50 years after he made movie history and redefined the industry with the first of his three “Godfather” films. “I think … it’s best that my comments be brief and […]
Ex-Long Beach Officer Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge A former Long Beach Police Department officer pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge distributing child pornography. Anthony Brown, 58, of Lakewood, was charged in September last year with three counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Sentencing is set for July […]
Investigation Continuing in Hit-and-Run Tesla Stunt An investigation was continuing Monday into a stunt — apparently orchestrated for social media — in which a rented Tesla flew 50 feet in the air and crashed into two parked cars in Echo Park over the weekend. The crash occurred about 12:10 a.m. Sunday near Baxter and Alvarado streets, and the Los Angeles Police […]
Water Main Break Leads to Sinkhole in Hollywood Hills A break in an 8-inch water main in the Hollywood Hills Monday led to some flooding and a sinkhole on a street. The problem involving the cast-iron main was reported about 1 a.m. in the 6500 block of Cahuenga Terrace and affected 16 customers, said Carol Tucker of the Los Angeles Department of Water and […]
Man Convicted of Killing Innocent Bystander in Gang Shooting in Santa Ana A 36-year-old felon was convicted Monday of gunning down a dad working in his food truck on Father’s Day as the defendant was aiming at a gang rival in Santa Ana. Jose De Jesus Gomez-Ochoa was convicted of murder with a special-circumstances allegation of gang activity and sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing […]
405 Freeway Traffic Snarled Due Man on Overcrossing Possibly Intending to Jump Traffic was snarled for roughly two hours Monday on the San Diego (405) Freeway near Inglewood because of concerns that a man on an overcrossing was intending to jump. The southbound 405 Freeway was closed near Florence Avenue/La Cienega Boulevard about 8:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. Northbound traffic also was brought to […]
Woman Pleads Guilty in Deadly Freeway Crash A Santa Clarita woman pleaded guilty Monday to charges stemming from a wrong-way collision in a stolen pickup truck that crashed into four vehicles on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Claremont and left one man dead and several others injured in 2018. Nicole Danielle Thibault, 32, was immediately sentenced to 30 years and eight months […]
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Assault on Chapman Student A 22-year-old masked man sexually assaulted a Chapman University student in Orange, a prosecutor told jurors Monday, but the defendant’s attorney said evidence will show the alleged victim insulted the defendant with racial slurs and kicked him several times after they both tripped over each other. Dalante Jerome Bell is charged with assault with the […]
Hacienda Heights Man to Plead Guilty to Bilking Amazon in $1.3M Scam An Amazon.com vendor from Hacienda Heights will plead guilty to bilking the online retailer out of more than $1.3 million by manipulating the company’s payment system, federal prosecutors said Monday. Ting Hong Yeung, 41, has agreed to plead guilty to a federal wire fraud charge on a date to be determined, according to his plea […]
Man, 32, Arrested on Suspicion of Shooting Woman to Death in Long Beach A 32-year-old man suspected of shooting a woman to death in Long Beach was arrested following a police pursuit, authorities said Monday. Long Beach Police Department officers were called about 3:30 p.m. Sunday to a strip mall in the 6600 block of Cherry Avenue on what was initially reported as a stabbing, but found the […]
Man Found Dead in Burbank; Foul Play Not Suspected A man was found dead in a parked vehicle in Burbank Monday, though investigators did not believe foul play was involved. Burbank Police Department officers were called about 10:15 a.m. to 1006 North Lake Street, near the Golden State (5) Freeway, and found the man unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name […]
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