Glendale police arrested five family members last week in a distraction-theft probe that recovered jewelry, fake IDs, re-encoded cards and $11,507 while detectives work to identify more victims.

A Koreatown crash on Wednesday night killed a 31-year-old man after he was ejected when a vehicle overturned at Vermont and 1st Street. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Masked intruders smashed a window and fled a Hollywood Hills home Wednesday; LAPD is investigating and asking the public for tips and footage.

A machete-wielding man barricaded relatives in a Great Park condo in Irvine on Wednesday; police rescued four family members and negotiators remained on scene.

Emergency crews responded to a person on an overpass above the westbound 118 in Granada Hills, prompting lane closures and Valley traffic delays. LAFD and CHP handled the scene.

Hazmat crews investigated a chemical call near Panorama High. LAFD says it was an accidental pepper‑spray release and there is no ongoing threat.

Samuel Patrick Groft pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years after investigators tied him to an April chainsaw spree that felled 13 downtown trees.

Islah LA reported vandals scrawled hateful graffiti and tried to set a fire at its South L.A. center days before Ramadan. The community has launched a fundraiser for cleanup and security.

A man in his 40s was found dead after an apparent gunshot following a collision at Pueblo and Navarro in El Sereno. LAPD and the coroner are investigating.

Three men were arrested after an alleged knifepoint home robbery in downtown Long Beach. Detectives tracked the vehicle and booked the suspects on robbery and conspiracy charges.

The LAPD’s civilian board approved a $2.1M donation to buy drones and install docking stations as part of its Drone as First Responder pilot, a move that supporters say improves safety and critics say expands surveillance.

A federal jury awarded $27.3 million to an Adelanto man shot by a county deputy in 2021; prosecutors had earlier concluded the shooting was legally justified. The civil verdict follows a state criminal conviction and leaves a damaged man facing life behind bars.

A 47-year-old man was arrested in connection with alleged sexual assaults in the Arcadia hills spanning 2010 to May 2025 as detectives search for more victims.