A fast-moving brush fire in Antelope Acres blackened roughly 1,600 acres Friday and sent evacuation warnings into Los Angeles and Kern counties.

A Woodland Hills man pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit M‑30 pills containing fentanyl and was sentenced to seven years, prosecutors say. The seizure included over 1,000 pills and a handgun.

Detectives stopped a 2022 Lexus reported stolen from Burbank CarMax and arrested a 35‑year‑old man suspected of identity fraud, stolen‑vehicle and drug offenses.

A stolen truck sparked a high-speed chase from Fontana into Chinatown and downtown Los Angeles, with SkyFOX capturing dramatic aerial footage.

An elderly man died after an early-morning apartment fire in Ocean Park. Fire crews found the victim inside a fully involved unit; investigators are probing the cause.

A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted Citron founder Andrew Left on multiple securities‑fraud counts, but defense lawyers say an outdated verdict form could upend the verdict.

Federal and local agents, including the DEA, carried out an active narcotics operation at MacArthur Park on June 4. Multiple people were detained and officials said the deployment would last more than a day.

A pre-dawn pursuit and police shooting closed northbound I‑405 near Howard Hughes Parkway in Westchester; one person was hospitalized and no officers were injured.

Irvine police arrested two people after recovering a signal jammer and stolen credit cards; the department says fraudulent charge alerts helped lead them to the suspects. Officials urge drivers to double‑check locks and monitor accounts.

A Santa Monica man is expected to plead guilty after allegedly posting an ICE lawyer's private information online and urging "swatting" attacks.

Two LAPD officers were placed on unpaid leave after DACA renewal delays left work permits expired, adding strain to an already short‑staffed department.

Two South Gate men pleaded guilty after prosecutors say they trailed casino winners and ambushed them on L.A. freeways, stealing more than $274,000 in winnings and property.

Prosecutors say siblings followed and fatally shot a Cerritos businessman so they could steal his SUV; notebooks seized at a May hearing reportedly show plans for more violence against relatives. New testimony has expanded authorities' portrait of the case.