The week after Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley’s office confirmed to L.A. Weekly that it is formally reviewing sex-toy rape allegations agains...
Alleged Westside Rapist John Floyd Thomas Jr. pleaded not guilty today to the rape murders of seven elderly women dating back to the early 1970s. If found guilty, the 73-year-old state insurance adjuster could face the death penalty. Alleged Westside Rapist: John Floyd Thomas Jr.Detectives believe that Thomas may have......
More than 1,300 local and federal law enforcement officers swooped down early this morning to serve warrants at 47 homes and apartments in Los Angeles. Forty four Avenues gang members and associates were arrested in the sweep. Above: A press conference discussing the massive operation was held today outside LAPD......
A man was shot while sitting in a parking lot in South Los Angeles September 21. According to police reports, David William Colone Jr. was parked in his 1998 black Chevy Suburban when an unknown assailant approached him on foot and shot him. View Larger Map Colone Jr. attempted to......
Three men were shot, two fatally, outside a Pacoima party September 20. Patrol officers arrived at the Sunday afternoon gathering in the 13000 block of Carl Street and found three male Hispanics suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. Justin Curiel, 16, and Javier Zamora, 20, were pronounced dead at the......
A man was beaten to death after getting into a verbal altercation with three men September 13. According to a coroner report, Martin Mendez, 32, died from "head trauma." View Larger Map The incident occurred at 12:44 a.m. in the 20000 block of Saticoy Street, near Winnetka Avenue. It is......
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An 18-year-old man was gunned down near downtown Los Angeles September 19. Brent Moore was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and back. View Larger Map The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m., Saturday, in the 200 block of North Witmer Street, near Third Street......
A 47-year-old woman was gunned down in front of her Harbor Gateway home. According to police reports, Rose Maria Rees walked out of her house and was about to get into her car and pick up a family member when an unknown assailant or assailants walked up to her and......
Police are seeking information about the murder of 18-year-old Ivan Garcia. Garcia was shot in mid-afternoon in the 1200 block of East 22nd Street on September 8 by two Hispanic males who fled the scene in a red VW Jetta. View Larger Map Garcia was shot in the head and......
Just two weeks before the first anniversary of the death of 22-year-old San Diego college student Luis Santos, one of the four men charged with his fatal stabbing pleaded guilty September 16. Rafael Garcia, the son of a respected Sacramento administrative law judge, also agreed to testify against the others,......
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