| | | | The news for Friday, June 11, 2021
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Terrifying Random Attack By Venice Homeless Man: Unsuspecting Victim Knocked Unconscious, Not Guilty Plea  A transient who allegedly knocked a man unconscious in an apparently random attack in Venice has been charged with a felony count of battery with serious bodily injury. Macio Martinez Harger, 45, pleaded not guilty Thursday to the charge, which includes an allegation that he personally inflicted great bodily injury during the attack Sunday. Harger […]
  
‘Delta’ Variant of COVID-19 Present In LA County, But Still in Small Numbers The so-called “Delta” variant of COVID-19 that is blamed for massive infection rates in India and case spikes in parts of the United Kingdom has been detected in Los Angeles County since early April, but the public health director said numbers have remained low thanks to the overall plunge in virus transmission rates. Barbara Ferrer […]
16-Year-Old Girl Raped By Her Basketball Coach? Suspect Was Indio Coach Of Boys Championship Basketball Team  The coach who guided the Shadow Hills High School boys’ basketball team to a Southern Section championship in 2020 was in custody Friday on suspicion of raping a teenage girl he coached. Ryan Leron Towner, 35, was booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio Thursday on suspicion of rape of a minor by […]
One Killed in Hancock Park Crash That Sparks Fire in Garage & House The driver of a vehicle that crashed into a home in Hancock Park was killed, and the crash sparked a fire in an attached garage, nearby vegetation and in the attic of the house that burned for about 30 minutes before being extinguished by firefighters Friday morning. Crews responded about 11:35 p.m. Thursday to the […]
Orange County Reports 40 More COVID Cases, 2 More Deaths Orange County has reported 40 more COVID-19 infections and two additional virus-related deaths, as hospitalization rates ticked up. The new numbers, released Thursday, upped the county’s cumulative case count to 255,570, while the death toll edged up to 5,092. Hospitalizations increased from 50 Wednesday to 53 Thursday, and the number of intensive care unit patients […]
Average LA County Gas Price Unchanged for Third Time in Four Days The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County was unchanged Friday for the third time in four days, remaining at $4.247. The average price was also unchanged Tuesday and Wednesday and rose two-tenths of a cent on Thursday. It is 1 cent more than one week ago, 9.3 cents […]
Orange County Judge May Decide Fate of Case Against Doctor and Girlfriend An Orange County Superior Court judge may decide Friday whether to grant a request by prosecutors to gut a criminal case against a Newport Beach hand surgeon and his girlfriend alleging the sexual assaults of at least seven women. The politically tinged case against Dr. Grant Robicheaux, 40, and Cerissa Laura Riley, 34, has been […]
Arraignment Set for Documented Gang Member Charged in Beverly Hills Robbery  An arraignment hearing is set Friday for one of three documented gang members facing federal charges alleging they committed 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. Khai McGhee, 18, is charged with conspiracy to interfere […]
Second Unlicensed Bail Agent Accused in Palm Springs Shooting Due in Court Arraignment is scheduled Friday for one of two unlicensed bail agents accused in the fatal shooting of a knife-wielding fugitive who was gunned down in front of Palm Springs police officers in April. Lisa Roberta Vargas, 53, was arrested May 20 in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old David Spann. Vargas was not medically […]
Missing Man, 81, Found An 81-year-old man who suffers from high blood pressure and Tourette syndrome and was reported missing after last being seen in Compton has been found, authorities said Friday morning. Walter Lee Taylor had last been seen about 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of North Mayo Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s […]
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