Christine Pelisek

Unarmed Man Killed by Deputies in Lennox

Christine Pelisek
A deputy shot and killed a 35-year-old Lennox man on Wednesday night. Deputies patrolling the area believed he was a drug dealer who was reaching for a gun, according to police reports. Christian Portillo, 35, was shot twice in the chest and died at the scene. With the fatal shooting......

Officer Involved Shootings Reach 27 this Year

Christine Pelisek
With Monday's fatal shooting of postal worker Kevin Wicks by an Inglewood police officer the number of deaths this year at the hands of law enforcement in Los Angeles County has hit 27, according to the LA County Coroner. That means roughly four deaths a month involving police officers. The......
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More Alleged Avenues Gangsters and Associates Nabbed

Christine Pelisek
Five fugitives have been apprehended since the Drew Street crackdown last month. Raul Carbajal and Jose Aviles turned themselves in to the Los Angeles Police Department’s Northeast station on June 26. Two days later, LAPD officers arrested Carlos DeJesus Cervantes in the Drew Street area. Raul Carbajal Luis Esteban Vargas......

Billboard Banter Gone Wild

Christine Pelisek
Los Angeles’ illegal billboard issue is clearly heating up in the press and cyberspace -- again. The Daily News recently published an editorial about the city’s botched 2002 billboard ban and the need for a list of billboard locations and owners. Today, Los Angeles Times reporter Veronique de Turenne picked......