We know who the suspects are in the horrific abduction of a Northridge 10-year-old last week. But one accomplice has gone unnamed: An empty home somewhere in the West Valley where atrocities against the girl allegedly occurred:
Updated at the bottom with horrific details. Warning: Not for the faint of heart. First posted at 3:19 p.m. Tobias Summers, the at-large gang member wanted for the shocking abduction of a Northridge 10-year-old last week, was charged with three dozen counts of sexual assault, the L.A. County Distri ... More >>
One of two men alleged to have abducted a 10-year-old girl from her Northridge home was arrested over the weekend, cops announced. The suspect wasn't the man named by police on Saturday, Tobias Dustin Summers, who cops say is still at-large. Rather, the arrestee was ID'd as Daniel Martinez, 29:
A man cops say has a lengthy record, including allegations of kidnapping and robbery, was named today as the main suspect in the shocking abduction of a Northridge girl earlier this week. Tobias Dustin Summers is a 30-year-old, 160-pound white man on-the-loose, police said. He is believed to have t ... More >>
A 14-year-old student at Northridge's Nobel Charter Middle School died this week after huffing a chemical to get high, officials said. The girl was ID'd as Aria Doherty. The L.A. Unified School District said she died at her home Monday night. A letter was sent home with students yesterday, accord ... More >>
The man cops say gunned down four people in a shocking quadruple murder in Northridge last month was formally charged in connection with the crime today. The L.A. County District Attorney's office announced that Ka Pasasouk was hit with capital murder after the LAPD said he shot Teofilo Navales, Ro ... More >>
Would Ka Pasasouk, the man police believe murdered four people in Northridge last weekend, have been on the street had it not been for California's controversial prison-realignment program? A state prison official told us yes: He served his time and was due to get out last January in any case. The ... More >>
Ka Pasasouk, the man police allege pulled the trigger in last weekend's horrific Northridge quadruple homicide, was released from prison and placed into the hands of local probation officials even though state corrections authorities were concerned enough about his behavior behind bars to subject hi ... More >>
The shocking quadruple murder of four people outside a boarding house in an otherwise nice Northridge neighborhood has some community activists steamed about such residences. The City Council has been considering an ordinance that would eliminate boarding homes in residential areas and limit single ... More >>
Some have it called the "Chiptole-ization of pizza." Some have described it as the city's "next big one" in the world of casual dining. Whatever you call it, quick service pizza joints, which specialize in customizable pizzas cooked in minutes flat and served counterside, are quickly becoming the ne ... More >>
Updated at the bottom: The LAPD says suspect told a 911 operator he had a weapon and was "gonna have to pull out my gun on them." First posted at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday As L.A. watched it live on TV, a 19-year-old man engaged in a shootout with police in which he ultimately died. He appeared to be ... More >>
Three mean girls who admitted to painting swastikas and leaving what is apparently dog poop on the front walkway of a foe's Northridge home were kicked out of high school, according to none other than former Saturday Night Live star Jon Lovitz. He tweeted the sweet news this week after defending th ... More >>
We alert you, this gorgeous Thursday, to the ever-deteriorating state of L.A.'s streets -- so nicely, if tragically, demonstrated by Mahdokht Nakhost, a Northridge resident in a wheelchair. The LA Daily News posted a video this morning of Nakhost's neighbor struggling to push her over a monster hum ... More >>
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Downtown's iconic Hall of Justice is coming back to life, with "primary renovation" starting up this month. The L.A. County Sheriff's Department, which will occupy the 1925 Beaux Arts building that was the backdrop for TV's Dragnet and Get Smart, is champing at the bit. But it'll have to wai ... More >>
JgarbeeHomebrews At Pacific Gravity's Annual PartyIf you've heard a lot of homebrewer buzz at your neighborhood pub the past few weeks, it's likely because the National Homebrewers Conference (NHC) is being held in San Diego this year. Hoards of home brewers will be descending upon Southern C ... More >>
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Liz OhanesianYou can get your Free Comic Book Day Dark Crystal book signed at Meltdown Comics tomorrow.May 7 is the first Saturday of May and, as many comic book lovers know, that means it's Free Comic Book Day. The annual event encourages people to support their local comic book shop with lo ... More >>
Liz OhanesianYou can get your Free Comic Book Day Dark Crystal book signed at Meltdown Comics tomorrow.May 7 is the first Saturday of May and, as many comic book lovers know, that means it's Free Comic Book Day. The annual event encourages people to support their local comic book shop with lo ... More >>
FacebookA black man discovered dead in the hallway of a Van Nuys motel on Sunday night has been identified as 29-year-old Larry David Green of Northridge. LAPD detectives were called to the Voyager Motor Inn at about 11 p.m., City News Service reports. They spent the entire night "collectin ... More >>
Activist Student CoalitionSigns of the times for students.The kids will be all over the street today, and school's not even out for summer. No, it's the annual Day of Action protest to decry those massive hikes in state college tuition and fees that make gas prices look friendly. And althoug ... More >>
Medical pot selling seems to attract violence.Two people were wounded when robbers shot them at a Northridge pot shop Wednesday night. Because this kind of medicine-dispensing business is so safe and legit. The robbery at a cannabis store at Roscoe Boulevard and White Oak Avenue was reported ... More >>
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 >>
The National Weather Service is warning Angelenos to expect "hazardous heat," with temps in the 100s inland and in the Valleys. The city of Los Angeles is doing its part -- encouraging folks who need respite from the hot weather Monday to take shelter in "cooling centers" that include "Seni ... More >>
-- Silver Lake's wild yeast man, breadmaker Mark Stambler. [Eating L.A.] -- So much for David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay opening a pub in L.A. Hey, what's Diego Maradona up to these days? [Grub Street] -- Mooi in Echo Park to host Community Supported Agriculture on Tuesdays. [Daily Dish] -- Are ... More >>
A pot shop worker was shot and wounded during the robbery of a Northridge dispensary over the weekend -- the third medical marijuana robbery the ended in gunfire in the last week, police said. The heist at MediMar, 8924 Reseda Blvd., was reproted at 9 p.m. Saturday, said Capt. Kevin McClure ... More >>
LAPDOne of City Hall's quandaries as it considered a law to limit the number and scope of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles was the fact that these places have been, at times, crime magnets. Eying their green bud and green cash, gunman have hit several dispensaries in the three ye ... More >>
Nu, does it have to be trayf?
Nu, does it have to be trayf?
A Homeless Christian-Muslim From Palestine Pitches a Tent Behind Bed Bath & Beyond in Northridge. Then Come the Railroad Men and Feral Cat Activists.
The motorist who was attacked by the passenger in his Jeep Cherokee while driving along the 18600 block of Frankfort Street in Northridge on June 26, has been identified as 21-year-old Joaquin Rodriguez. View Larger Map Rodriguez smashed into a parked trailer before dying at the scene. The pa ... More >>
A motorist was apparently shot or stabbed, possibly by the passenger in his Jeep Cherokee, as he was driving along 18600 block of Frankfort Street in Northridge this morning. View Larger Map The Caucasian motorist, who has yet to be identified, smashed into a parked trailer before dying at the scen ... More >>
A Hispanic man was shot today at his home in the 7400 block of Kelvin Avenue in Canoga Park. View Larger Map According to preliminary police reports, two Hispanic males with "shaved heads" showed up on the victim's doorstep and shot him several times in the chest. No word on whether the victi ... More >>
A new "ban" would allow 20 areas citywide thick with billboards
Ara's Armenian bakery, on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Kenmore Avenue, two days after the Northridge earthquake.Photo: Cary Moore/LAPL Collection
Ara's Armenian bakery, on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Kenmore Avenue, two days after the Northridge earthquake.Photo: Cary Moore/LAPL Collection
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