Military Weapons

North Korean Missiles Could Reach California; U.S. Beefs Up Interceptor Defense

Can North Korea hit Los Angeles with a nuclear missile? Yes, theoretically. Its tests have been inconclusive and perhaps even unimpressive so far, but the United States government isn't taking any chances. Today Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced that 14 interceptor missiles would be added to ... More >>

2 Rocket Launchers Turned In During LAPD Gun Buyback

Yesterday's LAPD gun buyback was so successful that two-hour waits and gift-card shortages were reported. The department says it picked up 75 assault weapons as part of its no-questions-asked effort that saw $100 dollar cards handed out for handguns and long guns and $200 for the kind of rifle used ... More >>

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'Grand Theft Auto' Comes to Life at LAPD Gun Buyback: Dude Turns in Military Rocket Launcher

Confronting the cops via rocket launcher isn't just for gamers anymore. At the annual LAPD Gun Buyback over the weekend, someone actually turned in a military "anti-tank" rocket launcher, reports City News Service. The buyback allows civilians to turn in their firearms -- no questions asked -- in e ... More >>

Guy Fieri Gets His Stolen Lamborghini Back What You Can Fit Inside a Storage Container

The Associated Press reports that celebrity chef Guy Fieri can finally start driving his stolen $200,000 bumblebee yellow 2008 Gallardo Spyder convertible to all those diners and dives again. 17-year-old Max Michael Wade, from San Rafael, California, was charged yesterday with an assortment of crime ... More >>

Act of Valor Review

Sheng Chen Ran Hostess Club Out of San Gabriel Valley House, Authorities Say

Dernier ExileLadies of the mic.​If you're to believe the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, 38-year-old Sheng Hui Chen is a brave, shit-talking man. In fact, they claim, he pretty much made a lifestyle of it. Not only did Chen allegedly extort mom-and-pop Chinese immigrants by saying he was a ... More >>

Yi Qing Chen, L.A. County Resident, Gets 25 Years For Agreeing to Import Shoulder-Fired Missiles From China to U.S.

Feds say Yi Qing Chen agreed to import these from China.​We admire Angeleno Yi Qing Chen for the breadth of his criminal appetite. If you're going to be an outlaw douche, you mind as well own it. Feds say the 49-year-old from Rosemead just got handed 25 years behind bars for trying to smugg ... More >>

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Mexican Cartels in L.A: Alleged Arellano Felix Plot to Kill Five People Over Drug Debt Unravels, Three Arrested

They're here.​If you need evidence that Mexico's bloody drug war continues to spill across the border, look no further than Palmdale, where authorities this week arrested three men they say are linked to an Arellano Felix drug-cartel plot to kill five family members over a drug debt.

Mystery Missile Over Los Angeles: If You Were Asia, Would You Be Runnin' Scared?

CBS San DiegoNevermind the missile -- how about the heart attack to the right? ​Either there's a lame UFO in our midst or an unidentified SoCal redneck (read: the Navy) is trying to punctuate President Obama's Eastern visit with one big Cold War chin-up -- just in time for the debut of "Black ... More >>

Former Marines Alleged To Have Sold Assault Weapons To 'Florencia 13' Gangsters In The San Fernando Valley

Guns like this, sold to gangsters -- allegedly.​Three former marines suspected of selling assault weapons to members of L.A.'s notorious Florencia 13 gang have been arrested in Southern California, federal officials announced Tuesday. The arrests by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firear ... More >>

Jack Schlesinger, L.A. Homicide No. 203: 25-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot By Police In Westlake

Google Maps​A white man was shot dead by LAPD officers just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, in the 1600 block of West Temple Street in Westlake. He has since been identified as 25-year-old Jack Schlesinger.

Pinalcchio: Renowned Forensics Experts Say a Pinal County Deputy's High-Profile Tale About Getting Shot After Encountering Drug Smugglers Doesn't Add Up

Hawaiian Gardens Shooting Rampage Targets Family; Five Shot, Two Dead

Google Maps​A deputy who happened to be patrolling the area apparently foiled what could have been a massacre as a man authorities described as a jilted lover opened fire in a home of 10, killing two and wounding two others, sheriff's officials said. The gunman was also wounded when the deput ... More >>

L.A. Police Union Urges Denial Of Parole For Female Cop Killer

Officer Daniel Pratt.​The union representing Los Angeles Police Department officers this week urged a state parole board to deny freedom for a woman convicted in the 1988 murder of a Los Angeles police officer in South L.A. Raylene Brooks was the 17-year-old driver of a vehicle that made a u- ... More >>

The Assassination of Deputy Abel Escalante

A young father had nothing to do with LAPD’s killing of Danny Leon. But he was slain for it

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A Page from the Anarchist Cookbook: India Testing Chile Pepper Hand Grenades Where to Get Your Own Bhut Jolokias

Security forces in India have a plan to put chile powder in their hand grenades, according to a report last week by Reuters. Not just any chile either: no lame cayenne or ancho weapons for a country that grows the hottest chile peppers in the world.

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

The Last Roundup Kevin Kachikian, the final defendant in the Anthony Pellicano RICO trial to be sentenced, is scheduled in federal court Monday morning. See story here later today.Mini-Madoff Fallout A $10 million contribution to the ailing Children's Museum may turn out to be a financial mirage, th ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

From Yellow Cab to Green? Santa Monica's angst now extends to worrying whether it has too many polluting taxis, driven by impolite cabbies. A freeze is in the works. L.A. TimesBill Commemorating the Other Holocaust Once more Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Glendale) will introduce a bill to commemorate t ... More >>

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