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…
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…
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…
Police say the man attacked patrons with a knife at the Placer County library in Auburn, Calif.
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.
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Moments after winning a murder conviction in the death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, the lead prosecutor, Jon Hatami, stunned the public with a revelation: He too had been abused as a boy.
A 25-year-old after-school instructor pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 10, to molesting four girls in Santa Ana. Eddy Bustamante Infante of Santa Ana pleaded guilty to four counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, according to court records. A fifth count of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than…
Los Angeles County Democrats have endorsed former San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascón over incumbent Jackie Lacey.
A former Brea insurance agent who embezzled almost $600,000 from his clients’ retirement funds pleaded guilty Monday, Dec. 9, to multiple felony charges of theft, fraud and elder abuse. Joseph Ramiro Garcia, 37, formerly of Brea, admitted to stealing from 18 victims, including a 91-year-old woman, according court records. He was sentenced to a six-year…
