A California appeals court tossed James Heaps’ 2023 conviction and ordered a retrial after finding juror‑related errors that kept his lawyers from addressing a concern about a juror’s English. The decision revives legal and emotional fallout for victims and for UCLA.

A Michigan man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in Arizona after jurors convicted him of setting Swift Transportation trailers ablaze; he had earlier received federal time in California.

LAPD released body‑worn camera footage showing a man charge officers with a kitchen knife in Hollywood; the department named the officer involved and investigators are probing.

A 46-year-old man said he heard gunshots before realizing he'd been hit near East 43rd Place and Avalon Boulevard; police are searching for the shooter.

FBI and partners removed more than a thousand pounds of meth in two January operations around Los Angeles. The agency posted details and asked the public for tips.

Windows were smashed and a neighbor saw two men load bags, police say. Investigators report more than $200,000 in jewelry and over $25,000 in cash were taken.

A Long Beach man was handed 32 years for a 2023 shooting prosecutors say began with a fight over a parking spot at a North Long Beach condo. The case included a mistrial on a murder count and later plea negotiations.

A late-night shooting on S. Hobart Boulevard left one man dead and another hospitalized; LAPD Robbery-Homicide detectives are investigating.

State inspectors and union leaders say pepper-spray deployments and youth-on-youth violence rose sharply at Sylmar’s Barry J. Nidorf after transfers from Los Padrinos. Regulators and supervisors are pushing for fixes.

An 18-year-old deaf LAUSD senior says federal immigration officers tackled and detained him during a downtown protest; educators have rallied and plan legal action.

HSI agents raided a Calabasas–Hidden Hills property last week, seizing about 30 firearms plus suspected card‑making gear tied to an alleged international fraud ring.

One suspect was arrested after an armed break-in at a Beverly Grove mansion early Saturday; police are searching the neighborhood for a second person who fled.

A pursuit tied to a Camarillo homicide closed the 405 off‑ramp at Imperial Highway in Hawthorne; the suspect later died inside the vehicle, authorities say.