The FBI in Los Angeles has posted a wanted notice for Victor Ignacio Beltran‑Audelo, accused of trafficking fentanyl, meth and heroin hidden inside fire extinguishers.

Federal agents arrested Nikolai Buzolin after alleging his Houston company submitted more than $384 million in fraudulent insurance claims in under six months.

LAFD posted an alert Friday about a structure fire at 2311 W Southwest Drive in Hyde Park; units from FS66 were listed among responders.

The alleged leader of a massive Guatemala‑U.S. smuggling ring is expected to plead guilty in Los Angeles after signing a plea agreement that admits hostage‑taking and smuggling charges. Prosecutors tie the network to stash houses in Westlake and a fatal 2023 crash.

An appellate panel has again ordered a judge to vacate mental‑health diversion for Job Uriah Taylor, reviving a possible trial in a racially charged Santa Monica attack.

Detectives say an 18-year-old and a juvenile were booked after a ring targeted silver shipments across L.A. County.

A Los Angeles judge has sent Michelle Ritter’s lawsuit against Eric Schmidt into private arbitration, moving the high‑profile sexual‑assault and spying claims out of public court. The decision turns a major procedural page in the dispute.

LAFD says crews knocked down a Westlake structure fire at 150 S Mountain View Ave early Friday. The department’s alert named FS20 among responders and included a map.

A Pasadena high school was locked down Thursday while officers searched for suspects tied to an armed robbery in Baldwin Park. The lockdown was lifted and students were dismissed.

Deneyvous Hobson faces a federal sentencing hearing Friday after a jury convicted him in a 2022 armored-truck ambush that took about $166,640.

LAFD posted an alert reporting a structure fire at 930 S Orange Grove in Mid‑Wilshire. Crews from FS61 responded; no injuries or cause were reported in the initial notice.

A 59-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly tried to grab a mother and her 15-year-old daughter near Lincoln Avenue in Anaheim. Police credit cellphone video and Real Time Crime Center tools for the quick arrest.

LAPD detained two people at Anatola Avenue Elementary in Van Nuys after a man was seen cutting copper pipes on the playground; one suspect hid in a trash can.