Newsletter: How the LAPD is trying to lower a language barrier
LAPD officers will start carrying pocket cards to help identify indigenous languages.
Family of injured Lakewood deputy struck by suspected DUI driver hopeful for her recovery
The Lakewood Sheriff’s deputy who was seriously injured last month — when she was struck by a suspected DUI driver during a foot pursuit — a few weeks later was still in critical condition but showing signs of improvement, officials and her family said Wednesday. Deputy Dakota Palanca, 25, is a whip-smart person who since…
Jurors set to begin deliberations in murder trial of white supremacist gang member accused of stabbing man to death at a Laguna Niguel bar
The trial of an admitted white supremacist gang member who stabbed a 22-year-old man to death at a Laguna Niguel bar drew toward a close Wednesday, with jurors set to begin deliberating over whether the slaying was an intentional killing born out of anger or an act of self-defense. The three-week trial of Craig Matthew…
Knife-wielding man arrested after random attack leaves victim injured in Santa Ana
A man wielding a knife in public reportedly targeted random people in Santa Ana and was arrested on suspicion of wounding a man Wednesday, Dec. 11. Authorities received reports of the armed man attempting to cut people in the crowded parking lot of AutoZone at 430 W. 17th Street, near Ross Street, at about 1:45…
Deputies kill bat-wielding Westminster man who had injured 2 victims in Hesperia
A man wielding a baseball bat who already had seriously injured two people in Hesperia was shot to death by San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, Dec. 10, the sheriff’s department said. Mauro Carrillo, 42, of Westminster, did not appear to have any connection to the victims, said a news release, which described the…
Search for missing Irvine hiker on Mt. Baldy continues with volunteers and helicopters
The search for an Irvine man who went missing during a hike on Mt. Baldy resumed Wednesday, with seven search and rescue volunteers taking to the mountain, aided by San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopters. Sreenivas “Sree” Mokkapati, 52, got separated from three other hikers during a trek from Bear Flats at 4,000 feet to the…
Man wounded in gang-related Anaheim shooting
A man was wounded in what police say appeared to be a gang-related incident early Wednesday, Dec. 11. It was about 2 a.m. when authorities were called about shots fire in the area of Balsam Avenue and Curtis Court, according to Anaheim police. The man had a gunshot wound to the back. He was taken…
Suspect in library knife attack arrested after hours-long manhunt, police say
Police say the man attacked patrons with a knife at the Placer County library in Auburn, Calif.
States confront the casualties of the war on pot
Prosecutors in L.A. and Chicago are moving to expunge marijuana convictions from the records of tens of thousands of people using new state laws.
Newsletter: How did the California headlines affect *you* this year?
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