Suspect Arrested, More Victims Sought in Sexual Assaults in Long Beach
A 40-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl on a Long Beach sidewalk and police believe there could be other victims. Officers responded to the alleged attack at Atlantic Avenue and Market Street around 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. A preliminary investigation revealed […]
Ex-Doctor From OC Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Prescribing Drugs
A former physician from Orange County was sentenced Friday to 151 months behind bars for conspiring to illegally prescribe more than 120,000 opioid pills over a six-year span without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash and insurance payments. Dzung Anh Pham, 61, of Tustin, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Josephine L. Staton, […]
LA City Council Commemorates 80th Anniversary of `Zoot Suit Riots’
The Los Angeles City Council Friday publicly condemned the 1943 “Zoot Suit Riots,” and acknowledged the city’s role in the treatment of Mexican-Americans during the racial turmoil of 80 years ago. “Today, we gather to honor the resilience of previous generations that endured violence and to formally apologize for the sanction brutality that targeted not […]
LA Council OKs Adding Juneteenth As Holiday for City Employees
The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved adding Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S., as an official holiday for non-represented city employees and those represented by certain labor organizations. In a unanimous vote, the council approved a recommendation from the city administrative officer to greenlight contract amendments with city employees and […]
Black Woman Sues Over Cotton Picking Project at Daughter’s Hollywood School
A Black woman who filed a civil rights suit on behalf of her daughter against Los Angeles Unified and the Board of Education — alleging the girl suffered emotional distress after a cotton-picking field was set up at her Hollywood school in 2017 as an instructional tool about what life was like for slaves — […]
LA City Takes Next Steps to Officially Become a Sanctuary City for Immigrants
The City Council approved a motion Friday calling on various city departments to take the necessary steps for Los Angeles to officially become a sanctuary city for immigrants. The motion, which was previously OK’d by the council’s Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee and the Public Safety Committee, instructs the city attorney to […]
Elected Officials Push for Superfund Designation at Former Exide Plant Site
A group of local elected officials gathered near the former Exide battery-recycling plant in Vernon Friday and pushed for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare the area a federal Superfund site, a move that would free up funding for cleanup efforts and expedite the process. Authorities have said the plant, which closed in 2015, […]
LA County Attorneys Seek Deputy’s Therapy Records in Retaliation Suit
Attorneys for Los Angeles County want a judge to release the therapy records of a deputy who sued the county alleging her career has been derailed because a recruit the plaintiff found to be physically unfit brought about a backlash from former Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s wife. In court papers filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior […]
Authorities ID Two Men Killed in Shooting at Motel in Lancaster
Authorities Friday identified two men who were fatally shot at a motel in Lancaster during an apparent robbery. Deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station were called at 9:08 p.m. Wednesday to the 44000 block of Sierra Highway, said Lt. Omar Camacho of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On Friday, the Los Angeles County coroner’s […]
Six CHP Officers, Sergeant Plead Not Guilty in Man’s 2020 Death
A California Highway Patrol sergeant and six CHP officers pleaded not guilty Friday to charges stemming from the death of a Burbank man who was restrained after refusing to have his blood drawn following a traffic stop on the Golden State (5) Freeway just over three years ago. Sgt. Michael Little, 58; Dionisio Fiorella, 39; […]
Two Men Arrested in Carjacking of Pizza Delivery Driver in Burbank
Two North Hollywood men have been arrested for allegedly carjacking a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint in Burbank, police said Friday. The crime occurred on Tuesday about 4:25 p.m. in the 1500 block of North Naomi Street, according to the Burbank Police Department. “The victim, who works for Domino’s Pizza, told officers he was delivering […]
