A man was found shot and pronounced dead Saturday evening on the 3900 block of East César Chávez Avenue. LASD homicide detectives are canvassing the scene and seeking tips.

A stolen red sedan that looped through South L.A. and Compton ended in Long Beach Saturday when officers tackled the driver in a backyard and took them into custody.

A teenage driver was shot near Atlantic and Artesia in North Long Beach early Feb. 28; injuries are not life‑threatening and detectives are investigating.

Five suspected robbers were detained after their getaway car crashed into a hedge near Santa Monica Boulevard and Foothill Road; four were treated for non‑life‑threatening injuries.

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two protesters of stalking after they followed an ICE agent home and livestreamed the encounter, while a third defendant was acquitted.

A parolee was arrested after allegedly ramming two marked Burbank patrol cars during a Feb. 17 traffic stop. He was arraigned on multiple felony counts.

A Hollywood Hills man pleaded guilty to wire fraud after prosecutors say he siphoned more than $3.8 million in PPP and EIDL pandemic loans through shell companies and fake payrolls. Sentencing is set for Sept. 11, 2026.

A Metro train hit an SUV in South L.A. Thursday; firefighters extricated one man and multiple people were evaluated. Traffic and rail service were disrupted in the area.

A 12‑year‑old girl died after being struck during an alleged bullying incident at Reseda High, prompting an LAPD homicide investigation and student protests.

A motorcyclist died early Saturday after a single-vehicle crash on northbound I-405 at Springdale in Westminster; witnesses told CHP the rider had been speeding.

A two-vehicle crash at Figueroa and 3rd in downtown Los Angeles left one person dead. The Central Traffic Division is investigating.

A jury convicted Aloysius Winthrop James in the 1988 Santa Maria killing of Ofelia Sandoval after updated DNA testing and a multi‑agency investigation ended a decades‑old cold case.

Sheriff’s deputies say they stopped a courier-style government‑impersonation scam that had already netted $25,000 from an elderly Santa Barbara resident before arresting two suspects.