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Supercute Bulldog Pup Stolen From Home By SoCal DirecTV Installer, Cops Allege (PHOTOS)

Cops say a 38-year-old undocumented worker installing DirecTV systems took a $2,500 English bulldog puppy from a customer's home in Victorville. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department today announced the arrest of Eduardo Robles on suspicion of grand theft. He's also a felon who had previou ... More >>

USC Students Robbed By Harpys Gang? Feds Crack Down, Allege Mexican Mafia Ties

Federal officials today cracked down on a Mexican Mafia-connected gang it says has targeted USC students for robberies and shaken down or "taxed" local businesses via threats of violence and murder. The RICO organized-crime indictment against alleged leaders and members of the "Harpys Deadend Gang" ... More >>

Boy Fight Video Goes Viral as San Bernardino Cops Detain Man Who Allegedly Egged it On

A man was being questioned by police today after a video (see it on the next page) of two young boys engaged in a brutal fight in San Bernardino County went viral. The man, who was not identified, was detained this afternoon at the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department's Adelanto station, spo ... More >>

DesertXpress: High-Speed Train Will Run From Vegas to Palmdale, Serve Booze

A high-speed rail from SoCal to Vegas is every party girl and businessman's dream, obviously. But up until now, DesertXpress Enterprises' proposed route, nicknamed the "bridge to nowhere," has been laughable. That's because it ended in freaking Victorville -- a creepy desert trucker-stop of a city ... More >>

A Plea for Pulque, Mexico's Lost Beverage

Lately the thought of pulque, a fermented beverage of Mexico made from sap of the maguey cactus, has been haunting my dreams. It wasn't too long ago that a friend introduced me to a vendor selling jugs filled with pulque for a few dollars a pop at one of those Eastside street fairs that crop up on ... More >>

The Boy Scouts' Police Problem

Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually abused by cops. Should Scouts share the blame?

Facebook Girl Fight Ends in SoCal Man Getting Shot in Face: Catherine Villarreal And Her Boyfriend Arrested

facebookfights.com​Maybe they should call it anti-social networking. Southern California authorities say a Facebook fight between two women escalated into a shooting that left a man with a bullet to the face. It all culminated at 8 p.m. Tuesday, say San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials, ... More >>

Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day in West Hollywood

Siran Babayan​It was raining men in West Hollywood Saturday night as the city organized its first Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day. Leave it to WeHo to declare a Go-Go Dancer Appreciation Day and Motley Crue Day in the same year. And only in WeHo will you find a scantily clad dancer outside a yog ... More >>

San Bernardino County Man Kicks Out Sheriff's Car Window, Sues Over Subsequent (Alleged) Beating

​Handcuffed, Jose Montalvo apparently didn't want to be in the backseat of a San Bernardino Sheriff's squad car, so he tried to get out by breaking the rear window of the vehicle. His idea, however, could not have gone as planned. For though Montalvo claims he did not try to flee or fight the of ... More >>

Tween Love Triangle? 12-Year-Old Boy Stabs 13-Year-Old Rival in Victorville Over a Girl, Authorities Say

cookware.com​Kids these days. They grow up fast. Take the case of a 12-year-old boy whom authorities say stabbed a 13-year-old acquaintance with a steak knife in Southern California yesterday afternoon. Over what? A girl. Dang. Lil' player. It happened ...

High-Speed Train to Vegas From Victorville

Just one hitch: You have to drive to Victorville

Alleged Victoria's Secret Bandit Nichole Homes Leads Deputies on a Chase, a Very Sexy Chase

A not-so-secret crime spree is alleged.​Sometimes the sexy factor at Victoria's Secret drives us a little crazy too. But this is just nuts. Authorities in San Bernardino say a 31-year-old woman spotted taking items from a Victoria's Secret in Victorville went on a crime spree that included an ... More >>

13-Year-Old Miranda Hemphill Abducted By 22-Year-Old L.A. County Sex Offender -- Dad Reaches Out Via YouTube

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department13-year-old Miranda Hemphill​[Update: Hemphill and her abductor were discovered in a car together on Las Vegas Boulevard around noon and taken into custody. Originally posted at 8:15 a.m.] Best way to communicate with your 13-year-old daughter, en rou ... More >>

More Food in Cars: Sonic Drive-In Opens in Duarte

If you get hungry on Monday and are driving anywhere near Duarte, Sonic Drive-In officially opens its new store in that town at 6 a.m. Cherry limeades, extra-long chili cheese Coneys, whatever. The new Duarte location is the closest of the chain's drive-ins to the actual city of Los Angeles, so live ... More >>

We’re Jerkin’ (Starring the New Boyz, J-Hawk and Pink Dollaz)

Gangsta rap is over. Clownin’ and Krumpin’ too

End of the Line for Disney-to-Vegas Maglev Express

Well, it's official: There'll be no 300 mph levitating train connecting Disneyland to Las Vegas. The dream of being able to park outside the Matterhorn and, two hours later, alight at Caesar's Palace, has gripped the imagination of forward-thinking humanity for years. But now its tireless champion, ... More >>

The Tortoise and the Tank Face Off at Fort Irwin

A battle in the desert over territory and resources, starring hard-shelled refugees, burger-loving insurgents and a couple of dazed road warriors

Federal Indictment Targets Drew Street Crime Family

A multi-agency task force of 500 law enforcement officers swooped down on members of the Avenues gang on Drew Street early Wednesday morning. The crackdown netted 32 members or associates of the “Drew Street” clique of the Avenues. The operation, which began at 4 a.m., stemmed from a massive 15 ... More >>

Major Law Enforcement Crack down Nets the Gangsters of Drew Street

A multi-agency task force of 500 law enforcement officers swooped down on members of the avenues gang on Drew Street early this morning. The crackdown netted 32 members or associates of the “Drew Street” clique of the avenues. The operation, which began at 4 a.m., stemmed from a massive 157-pa ... More >>

A Sinner's View of Tim Russert's Passing

Blasphemy against the pope of all media

The Gangsters of Drew Street, Glassell Park

Why neither God nor the police can stop them

Boyz II Men: A Philadelphia Story

The only thing these guys didn't do was cater

The Slow Death of a Chocolate City

Geeks in the 'hood and L.A.'s black exodus

Shine On, You Crazy Loft-Liver

What to do in Los Angeles this week

A Terrible Thing to Waste

Convicted as an ecoterrorist, a brilliant young scholar nose-dives in prison Also, excerpts of Billy Cottrell's letters from prison

Planning for Disaster

An obscure group gets millions to make L.A. work, but �SCAG� is a flop

Love, Love, Love

The romantic songs that shape our hearts: A special Valentine�s Day report

Best Spot Online to Meet a Pushmi-Pullyu

Flight Patterns

A local architect takes recycling to new heights

Where the Jacarandas End

Talks between the Teamsters and Coke go flat

Miss Exotic World: Dixie's Chicks

EXTREMES: Punch-Drunk Lugs

Pool Man

Neck-Deep in the living waters

Urban Naturalist: The $5.5 Billion Bird

Watching the Detectives

How a couple of middle-aged P.I.'s and world-class raconteurs survived the DEA, the mob and the tabloid wars to take on their most elusive target yet -- Hollywood

Letters

L.A.'s Telecom Hotel

Downtown high-rise is Information Superhighway's Grand Junction (Internet and phone giants shake hands in the Meet Me Room)

Fast Track

I got railroaded and now I�m hooked

Cato Caves In

Accused of fraud, mismanagement, maverick school loses charter

Big Money in Kids

Charter School for Scandal (page 1)

How a controversial academy scored millions in state education funds