Whittier detectives executed a narcotics search warrant Thursday near Santa Fe Springs, seizing about 1.65 pounds of suspected meth and detaining three people.

LADWP wants authority to form a small armed police force to protect substations, streetlights and crews as copper thefts surge. The plan would require charter and state-law changes.

Community testing in Watts found elevated lead in some taps and prompted a City Council motion. LADWP data also flags chromium‑6 and PFAS in parts of the system.

A notice of claim says multiple teenage boys were sexually abused by female staffers at Rancho San Antonio in Chatsworth, and county and police probes are underway. The claim names L.A. County agencies and has paused transfers to the facility.

A brush fire burned along the 405 at Sepulveda Pass on May 28; LAFD said no structures were threatened as crews worked the hillside.

LAPD surveillance officers arrested three suspected burglars in Encino after a smash‑and‑grab; about $300,000 in handbags and jewelry were recovered.

LA Metro’s new official app brings trip planning, live arrivals and contactless fare payments to phones and watches, timed to ease travel during the World Cup. Riders can pay with cards, wallets or smartwatches as an alternative to TAP.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by an E Line train near the Expo/La Brea station Thursday morning; Metro issued alerts and requested shuttle buses. Riders reported long delays and shared video of stalled trains.

A Santa Monica man was arrested after allegedly brandishing a bat and his cane corso bit a pedestrian near the Third Street Promenade. Detectives have collected video and referred the case to the county DA.

A 32-year-old inmate ran from deputies at the Inmate Reception Center after a court transfer and was recaptured within minutes. The sheriff’s bureau says the incident involved a helicopter-assisted response.

Animal-rights groups pressed a City Council committee to advance a stalled rodeo-ban ordinance before it expires in mid‑July. The move pits animal welfare against cultural tradition.

Shohei Ohtani was hit on the right hand by a pitch and left Tuesday’s Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers offered no immediate diagnosis ahead of his scheduled start Wednesday.

Larchmont Charter School paid $20.5M for Bolour’s Hollywood campus and financed the purchase with charter‑school bonds; the nonprofit buyer was exempt from Measure ULA.