Brian Hassine’s heart raced as he stood alone in the dark behind the Nuggets & Carets jewelry store in Mission Viejo he co-owns with his brother. It was after 11 p.m. April 14, and the burglars suspected of stealing more than $1.2 million in diamonds and assorted baubles from his other store in Laguna Niguel…
Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies throughout Southern California are joining forces to catch a new breed of brazen criminals using travel visas to enter the U.S. to pillage homes, businesses and automobiles. Dubbed by authorities as “burglary tourism,” sophisticated gangs comprised of Chilean nationals are suspected of committing a string of thefts in…
Maria Villatoro had a few things on her checklist that would sway her vote for her kids’ new school board member: They should make the superintendent work harder, visit schools in her southeast Los Angeles neighborhood more often — and preferably, be a Latina, who might better understand the needs…
Michael Vechell had already drawn the attention of an airline worker and two passengers at Los Angeles International Airport by the time he was confronted by police. Waiting to board his Philadelphia-bound flight with his dog Odie, Vechell had sparked concern when he sidled up to another passenger…
The CIF-SS Track and Field Divisional Finals at El Camino College on Saturday, May 11, 2019 in Torrance. Oluwatob Adegoke of Los Osos places first with a distance of 23-00.50 in the boys Division 1 long jump competition during the CIFSS Track and Field Divisional Finals at El Camino College on Saturday, May 11, 2019…
The normally diplomatic Southern California Edison talks bluntly about power outages caused by metallic party balloons. “It is a problem that shows no end,” reads a written statement from SCE, the primary supplier of electricity in Southern California, serving 15 million people within 50,000 square miles. Mylar balloon-caused power outages in SCE territory have increased…
LOS ANGELES — Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show “The Mod Squad” and the 1990s show “Twin Peaks,” has died of cancer. She was 72. Beloved mother to Kidada & Rashida Jones, former wife of Quincy Jones, actress Peggy Lipton has died at age 72. Twin Peaks & Mod Squad…
NEWPORT BEACH — The owner of a Southern California yoga studio is accusing Dennis Rodman of helping three people steal more than $3,500 in merchandise from his business. Ali Shah says security cameras captured the former NBA star walking into Vibes Hot Yoga in Newport Beach on Tuesday with his alleged accomplices. Shah said the…
DANA POINT — Mother’s Day has always been special for Jay Bellamy. “To me, there’s only one love that comes close to the love of our Heavenly Father and that is the love of a mother,” he said. So this weekend is especially meaningful for Bellamy. Saturday, May 11, his mother, Joan Greenwall, would have…
Actress and former model Peggy Lipton, who rose to stardom in the late 1960s on the counterculture police series “The Mod Squad” and later starred on TV’s “Twin Peaks,” has died. Her death from cancer was announced Saturday by Kidada and Rashida Jones, her daughters from a marriage to famed music…
