| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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Woman Alleges Foster Brother Impregnated Her, Case Worker Set up Her Abortion A woman is suing the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, alleging she was sexually abused as a child by her foster father and two foster brothers, impregnated at age 13 by one of the brothers, arranged to have an abortion by her case worker and kept in the home and abused […]
COVID Continues Relentless Spread In LACo, Even Among Vaccinated Residents A relentless surge of COVID-19 cases continued Thursday in Los Angeles County as another 2,700 cases were reported, with the percentage of infections occurring among fully vaccinated residents steadily rising. In fact, during the month of June, 20% of all newly reported COVID infections in the county occurred among people who had been fully vaccinated. […]
Former Teacher Sentenced for Sexual Relationship with Teen A former Palmdale high school teacher was sentenced Thursday to seven years and four months in state prison for carrying on a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Superior Court Judge Robert Chu also ordered Anthony Mahari Faaborg, now 54, to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to the […]
Torrance Nun Pleads Guilty to Theft of School Funds The retired principal of a Catholic elementary school in Torrance, who as a nun took a vow of poverty, pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that she embezzled more than $835,000 in school funds to support a gambling habit and pay for other personal expenses after a judge said the case would be a “struggle” […]
Orange County COVID-19 Cases Continue Upward Swing Orange County’s hospitalizations for COVID-19 continued its uptick Thursday as more than 300 additional infections were reported. The county reported 304 more COVID-19 infections, hiking up the cumulative to 260,289. Hospitalizations increased from 143 on Wednesday to 149, with the number of intensive care unit patients jumping from 35 to 39. Orange County Board of […]
CHP Seeks Help Finding Driver in Deadly Hit-And-Run Near Elsinore The California Highway Patrol Thursday asked for public help in identifying and tracking down a driver involved in a hit-and-run collision just north of Lake Elsinore that fatally injured a 16-year-old boy. Jacob Becerra of Lake Elsinore died Tuesday at Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar from injuries he suffered nine days earlier. According to […]
Indio Hit-and-Run Suspect Arrested, Out on Bail A 47-year-old man accused of causing a hit-and-crash in Indio that left two people severely injured was out of custody Thursday on $75,000 bail. Julio Infante of Indio was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and posted bond the following day, jail records show. Infante was allegedly behind the wheel of a Dodge Ram […]
Hollywood Hills-Based Engineer Sentenced to Five Years for Illegal Exports An electrical engineer from the Hollywood Hills who schemed to illegally obtain integrated circuits with military applications that were exported to China without the required filing of electronic export information was sentenced Thursday to 63 months in federal prison. Yi-Chi Shih, 66, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John A. Kronstadt, who also ordered him […]
SFV Gang Member Sentenced to 31 Years in Federal Prison A member of a San Fernando Valley-based street gang was sentenced Thursday to 31 years in federal prison for committing multiple felonies, including the attempted murders of three rival gangsters. Jesus Gonzalez Jr., 28 — also known as “Lil Chito,” “Gunner” and “Chuy” — pleaded guilty in January to five felonies: one count of conspiracy […]
Ex-Union President from Glendora Sentenced to Two Years for Embezzlement A former union president from Glendora was sentenced Thursday to 28 months in federal prison for abusing her leadership position to embezzle union funds — behavior that depleted the union’s bank accounts and led her to double the dues paid by union members. Aja Ann Jasmin, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael W. […]
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