LAFD extinguished a fire at an empty restaurant in Westlake in 22 minutes with no reported injuries and prevented the blaze from spreading. The cause and damage are under investigation.

Two Corona residents were arrested in Riverside County on charges including human trafficking, following a tip-off and investigation by the RCAHT Task Force.

Police are investigating human remains found in a Pomona storm drain, with the Major Crimes Unit on scene and details pending from the medical examiner.

Jesse Allen Lindsey received a 51-month federal sentence for a racially motivated attack on an Asian American woman in Culver City. He pleaded guilty to a hate crime.

Julie Anne Darrah pled guilty to wire fraud, defrauding elderly clients of over $2 million using her position at Vivid Financial Management Inc. She faces up to 20 years in prison.

Police shot Hector Alaniz in Echo Park after he allegedly ignored commands and aimed an airsoft gun at them; he is critically wounded and an investigation is ongoing.

A fatal crash in Diamond Bar resulted in one death and another injured when two cars collided, with one vehicle splitting in half. The incident is under investigation.

Thirty officers from LA's Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall face charges for allowing minors to engage in "gladiator fights."

Two California State University Long Beach employees are charged with embezzling $36,560 via false timesheets.

Aspiration Partners' co-founder Joseph Sanberg was arrested for an alleged $145 million investment fraud. His accomplice Ibrahim AlHusseini pleaded guilty to wire fraud, admitting to a role in the scheme.

Federal prosecutors charge 126 previously deported individuals, many with felony convictions, for illegal re-entry into the U.S. after a collaborative effort with ICE and other agencies.

Long Beach grieves as Carleton Carlson, 77, dies from injuries after a traffic collision in February; the involved driver stayed on-scene and cooperated with police.

A Guatemalan national was arrested for leading a large human smuggling operation responsible for the illegal transport of around 20,000 people into the U.S.