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.

LAPD arrested three people after finding a stolen handgun and roughly one pound of meth near Whitsett Fields Park in North Hollywood.

Mario Valles, a former Downey officer, was charged after a March 13, 2023 crash that left a driver severely injured. His arraignment is set for March 17, 2026.

A woman identified as Jane Doe filed suit in Los Angeles accusing Crispin Glover of battery, fraud and wrongful eviction; Glover denies the claims.

A Ventura County audit found Flock Safety’s plate‑reader system was queried hundreds of thousands of times by out‑of‑state agencies, prompting suspensions and new audits.

Dashcam shows a violent North Hills crash that launched a man in a wheelchair into a food vendor; victims were rushed to hospital and police are investigating.