| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, April 13, 2023 |
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Man Killed on Metro Train in Long Beach was Targeted by 3 Assailants A man who was fatally stabbed aboard a Metro A (Blue) Line train in Long Beach appeared to be specifically targeted by three assailants who physically assaulted him before one of the suspects stabbed him multiple times in the upper body, police said Thursday. Long Beach police responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to reports […]
Motorist Allegedly Fleeing from Gardena Police Dies in Crash in Los Angeles A motorist who had been pursued by Gardena police before the chase was called crashed into parked vehicles a few minutes later in the city of Los Angeles early Thursday and died at the scene. The crash was reported about 2:40 a.m. at 94th Street and Harvard Boulevard, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Information […]
Report: Group That Includes Magic Johnson Set to Buy NFL’s Commanders An investment group that includes Lakers legend Magic Johnson has reached “an agreement in principle” to buy the Washington Commanders, it was reported Thursday — a transaction that, if finalized, would add an NFL franchise to Johnson’s already substantial “sport-folio.” The sports business journal Sportico reported Thursday that Dan Snyder, the embattled current owner of […]
Motorcyclist Arrested in Hit-and-Run in Boyle Heights that Badly Injured Teen Legislators were urged Thursday to strengthen traffic safety laws in the wake of a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in Boyle Heights that left a 13-year-old boy with a severed leg and a Banning man facing probable criminal charges. The suspect, 29-year-old Erwin Majano of Banning, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in connection with the […]
Port Operations Sees Further Disruption Amid Labor Negotiations The Pacific Maritime Association, the industry group representing shippers, issued a statement Thursday accusing the union that represents West Coast dockworkers of continued disruptive actions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach amid protracted labor negotiations. Both parties are negotiating new contracts with priorities in wages and the role of automation. The old […]
Two Ex-LASD Deputies Accused of Illegally Detaining Skateboarder Two former sheriff’s deputies who were involved in a much-debated fatal shooting in Gardena were scheduled to appear in federal court Thursday to face charges in a separate case alleging they falsely imprisoned a 23-year-old skateboarder in their patrol car, which crashed during a subsequent chase, injuring the man. The indictment also alleges the former […]
Newport Beach Shooting Suspect Arrested A 31-year-old Riverside man was behind bars Thursday on charges of shooting at a man in Newport Beach on Easter Sunday. Tristen Skylar Parker was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and shooting from a motor vehicle, all felonies, with sentencing enhancements for attempted premeditated murder, discharge of a firearm and […]
Screenwriter Sounds Off Ahead of Hearing to Dismiss His Suit A screenwriter hoping to defeat an effort by two production companies to dismiss his lawsuit over film credits for the still-unreleased James Caan-Pierce Brosnan crime drama “Fast Charlie” says in new court papers he was willing to rewrite the script based on concerns raised by actor Bryan Cranston, who was considered for a lead role. […]
Mistrial Declared in Raymond Chan Public Corruption Trial in LA A judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the federal criminal trial of former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan after doctors said Chan’s lead defense attorney would require months to recover from a sudden illness. U.S. District Judge John Walter ordered Chan to retain a new attorney by April 24, and set a status/trial setting […]
Claremont Residents Struggling to Control Mysterious Flooding Residents of about 20 homes in Claremont were struggling Thursday to control what initially appeared to be a slow water leak but evolved into widespread flooding of yards over the past week. Many homeowners were using portable pumps in an effort to control the flooding, which apparently began last weekend and intensified as the week […]
Dodgers Want iPhone Proof of Beating Victim’s Wife’s Emotional Distress Claim The Dodgers are asking a judge to order the wife of a fan who was hospitalized with a serious brain injury after allegedly being attacked in a stadium parking lot after a game to turn over iPhone evidence supporting her own claim for emotional distress, but her attorneys say the request involves privacy issues. Rafael […]
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