An 18‑year LAPD veteran was arrested on two counts of insurance fraud after an internal probe of workers’ compensation claims.

Sheriff's deputies say a Saugus man contaminated a roommate's food with Raid bug spray, triggering a Feb. 24 standoff and a mental‑health response. Detectives served a search warrant as the probe continues.

A Costa Mesa man has been arraigned on new felony counts accusing him of threatening Orange County DA Todd Spitzer; he pleaded not guilty and is due back in Santa Ana on March 5.

LAFD reported a knockdown of a structure fire at 20158 W Cohasset St in Winnetka. The department posted an alert with a map; details remain limited.

A man in his 60s was seriously injured in a hit-and-run on Sherman Way in North Hollywood. LAPD released video and is asking the public for tips.

Two workers caught a woman who dropped from a second‑floor window to escape a Long Beach apartment fire; crews contained the blaze and the Red Cross sheltered displaced residents.

A Long Beach mother says L.A. County’s child-welfare agency ignored warnings before her 14-month-old daughter died; the suit and criminal case raise fresh questions about DCFS oversight.

A suspect led deputies on a helicopter-assisted vehicle pursuit across the east side of West Hollywood Tuesday; deputies later arrested the person and no injuries were reported.

A Long Beach man who pleaded guilty to possessing a Molotov cocktail during anti‑ICE protests is due to be sentenced this week in federal court. Prosecutors say he tossed the device while fleeing police in downtown L.A.

Federal agents served court-authorized warrants at LAUSD headquarters and at Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s San Pedro home; related affidavits have been sealed by the court.

LAPD detectives renewed a public appeal after a Jan. 9 hit‑and‑run on E. Eighth Street in downtown Los Angeles left a man in his 20s with severe injuries.

Surveillance video shows suspects cut a trailer lock and steal computer equipment in Chino; police stopped a van on a 60 Freeway on‑ramp and recovered about $7,000 in gear.

Irvine police say Crime Impact Unit detectives traced purchases made with a stolen wallet from Trader Joe’s to an Apple store — a 51-year-old was arrested on burglary and elder-abuse charges.