The family of Eliar "Elias" Hernandez disputes the LAPD account after he was shot and killed; LAPD's Force Investigation Division lists an OIS and is investigating.

Deputies recovered a concealed camera tucked in shrubs in Cerritos, and officials say similar camouflaged devices are appearing across the Southland. Neighbors are urged to report suspicious items.

LAFD crews knocked down a second‑story blaze at a Northridge strip mall early Tuesday; no injuries were reported and city inspectors were notified.

Alejandro Soto was sentenced to 46 months and an $8,000 fine after admitting to packaging and shipping fentanyl‑laced pills through dark‑web markets. Prosecutors say the operation moved large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine.

A man in his 50s was found dead early Tuesday in a downtown L.A. parking garage after an alleged pole attack; police say the suspect fled and remains at large.

A late-night single-vehicle crash in Mead Valley struck a gas meter, forced four home evacuations and prompted a SoCalGas response; one person was extricated with no injuries.

A suspected arson at a Kimberly‑Clark distribution center in Ontario early Tuesday burned through the roof of the one‑million‑sq‑ft facility; one person was arrested.

LAFD says firefighters knocked down a structure fire at 1041 S Oxford Ave in Harvard Heights; FS26 responded and the blaze is out.

Prosecutors say a North Hollywood man stomped and tossed his girlfriend’s two-month-old rabbit; he was arraigned on felony animal-cruelty and related misdemeanor counts.

Huntington Beach police arrested a 61‑year‑old man after a social‑media film crew posing as a juvenile lured him to Central Park. Authorities warned against amateur sting operations.

A Ventura County man was charged in the 2014 Sierra Linda Park stabbing after DNA genealogy tied him to the scene. Prosecutors say evidence preserved in 2014 enabled the break.

Carson High was placed on lockdown Wednesday while deputies investigated on-campus activity. Officials said all students were safe and the school was secured.

A structure fire near Beverly Hospital in Montebello was knocked down Monday after brief patient evacuations and mutual‑aid from neighboring departments.