A registered sex offender accused of abducting and assaulting a 13‑year‑old in Westminster was arrested in Guatemala after a multi‑agency manhunt. Prosecutors have charged him with multiple felonies.

LAFD crews responded to a wires-down call near Gaffey Street in San Pedro; residents were urged to stay back and report emergencies to 911.

A judge revoked Matthew Werner’s probation and ordered four years in state prison after finding he traveled without permission; alleged victims say the ruling may prompt more reports.

South Gate police say murder charges were filed after a Jan. 12 crash on Southern Avenue that killed 26-year-old Aracely Macedo.

Federal investigators moved in on California's unemployment agency after new warnings about pandemic-era fraud and hundreds of millions still at risk.

Whittier detectives arrested two people after executing search warrants tied to a November Greenleaf Avenue shooting that wounded a juvenile.

A Glendale man was sentenced to more than five years after prosecutors tied him to a dark‑web drug operation that allegedly shipped cocaine, meth, MDMA and ketamine nationwide.

LAFD crews were dispatched to a structure fire at 100 E. 21st St in Historic South‑Central. Officials have released only limited details so far.

A judge set education and service requirements that could lead to dismissal of a misdemeanor gun charge against Vem Miller, arrested outside a Coachella Trump rally in 2024.

A boarded-up house on South Wilton Place erupted in flames Monday night, drawing dozens of LAFD units. Investigators say the cause remains under review after a second call to the block in two weeks.

A former assistant has filed an appeal in Los Angeles after a judge dismissed her 2025 claims that Vin Diesel sexually assaulted her in a 2010 Atlanta hotel room.

An illegal fireworks display lit the 6th Street Bridge Monday night; LAPD reported no injuries or arrests.

A man was killed outside a taco stand near Figueroa and 77th in South Los Angeles; LAPD says detectives are investigating. No suspect information has been released.