An armed suspect stole roughly $5,500 from a Wingstop at Vernon and Long Beach Boulevard late Thursday; LAPD searched the area and the robber remained at large Friday.

A countywide outage knocked LASD 911 and station phone lines offline Thursday; calls are being rerouted and officials urge residents to text 911 with location details.

A two-alarm blaze ripped through a Montebello strip mall Thursday night, billowing smoke over Whittier Boulevard and prompting mutual-aid crews.

A Woodland Hills film accountant is expected to plead guilty after prosecutors say he siphoned nearly $2M from indie productions and spent it on luxury goods, Vegas trips and payments to women.

Tijuana agents arrested two homicide suspects and a man wanted for robbery after U.S. agencies shared intelligence. Authorities say the detainees will be processed by Mexican prosecutors and sent back to face charges.

A 39-year-old man was killed Wednesday night on Pacific Coast Highway near Maine Avenue after being struck by an SUV. Police say the driver stayed and cooperated.

A housekeeper was arrested after police say surveillance showed six figures missing from a safe at Michael Rubin’s Hollywood Hills estate. Investigators have detained a staffer while the case is reviewed.

A person disassembling lithium‑ion batteries sparked a Westlake apartment fire Thursday morning. HazMat teams and 45 firefighters extinguished the blaze and monitored air quality.

More than $100,000 in designer handbags were taken from a Larchmont-area home Wednesday; LAPD is investigating.

A federal judge will sentence an Oxnard man this week after prosecutors say he trafficked more than 1,700 reptiles into the U.S.

A video shows a West Hollywood security ambassador punching a homeless man at West Hollywood Park. Allied Universal removed the worker and the city opened an investigation.

LAPD chased a shooting suspect across South L.A.; the driver cut through parking lots and ran red lights while officers trailed into Hawthorne and Inglewood.

A burglary suspect reportedly barricaded himself in a Pacoima home early Thursday, prompting a heavy LAPD response while residents escaped unhurt.