A viral cellphone clip shows a semi‑truck crush a black SUV after a road‑rage confrontation last Friday in Pacoima. Officials say the episode may have stemmed from a family dispute.

A woman allegedly threatened a security guard with a 4-inch blade and barricaded herself in a bathroom at Mission Community Hospital early Wednesday, prompting a heavy LAPD response.

A person was killed in a crash at Crenshaw Blvd and Rosecrans Ave in Hawthorne; a CHP SigAlert closed both directions while investigators worked the scene.

A Baldwin Park search warrant after a Fortin Street shots call produced an AR‑15‑style rifle, a Glock, hundreds of rounds and multiple large‑capacity magazines; a suspect was arrested.

A man with an outstanding felony warrant slipped past police after a SWAT-led search near Third Street and Alamitos Avenue in Long Beach. Officers focused their search on a nearby fenced construction site.

A dirt bike rider led CHP on a chase through South L.A. and Compton Tuesday evening, ending in an arrest near Alondra Boulevard.

An autopsy found blunt-force trauma and dozens of injuries on 5-year-old Elyjah Hearn; prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old man in the case.

Prosecutors seized about $2.04 million from a Pasadena wound‑care clinic after filings say the clinic billed Medicare millions for skin‑graft treatments investigators say didn’t occur.

An LAPD officer fired at a dog during a Pacoima encampment cleanup after the animal bit two people, including an officer, police say. Investigators remain on scene.

An unidentified passenger fell from a stateroom balcony aboard the Carnival Firenze off Catalina Island and died; federal agents have joined the investigation.

Raja Jackson reappeared on a popular podcast this week, trading jokes while a felony battery case from August 2025 remains unresolved. The episode has renewed scrutiny over platforms that give him a public stage.

Covina police say a man smashed into four restaurants on April 22 and stole cash from the tills. Detectives are asking the public to call with tips.

Homicide detectives are investigating a death in San Marino after a man was found unresponsive on Los Robles Avenue. Investigators focused on a parked car at the scene.