FBI Los Angeles arrested Yong Hui Dong outside the West Covina courthouse, identifying him as an alleged courier who picked up cash from elderly scam victims. The arrests were part of a coordinated federal operation.

LAFD crews knocked down a 15th-floor contents fire at a 23-story Westwood high-rise; Wilshire was closed between Warner and Manning.

An early‑morning crash on Pacific Coast Highway at Mulholland Highway in Malibu killed a pedestrian and closed lanes; CHP is investigating.

Burglars smashed a window and ransacked an Encino home; police say watches and purses worth over $50,000 were stolen and no arrests have been made.

A woman was killed in an early-morning shooting on the 2400 block of Strathmore Avenue in Rosemead. LASD Homicide is asking anyone with information to call 323-890-5500.

A man allegedly armed with a box cutter engaged in a standoff with LAPD at a South LA shopping center on the 5800 block of S. Vermont, prompting evacuations and a school lockdown.

LAFD says crews responded to a structure fire at 12420 W Montague St in Pacoima; FS98 was on scene and no injuries were listed yet. Updates expected as investigators work.

Four more women have accused Marcellus Wiley in new court filings spanning the 1990s to 2009; plaintiffs are asking a judge to certify the case as a class action.

A police chase in Beverly Hills on May 3 ended in a SWAT barricade; the driver of a gray pickup had not been taken into custody as of late afternoon.

LAFD crews responded to a structure fire at 1526 E 47th St in Central‑Alameda on May 3. Initial alerts list an offensive interior attack by units from FS21.

Police ordered an evacuation of Redondo Beach Pier Sunday morning and closed Catalina Avenue; limited details were released and the nearby BeachLife Festival could be affected.

LAUSD has filed motions to dismiss and to block personnel records in a negligence suit alleging 1980s abuse by a teacher profiled on America's Most Wanted. A hearing is set for May 18; trial is scheduled for June 1, 2026.

A pedestrian was killed late Saturday on East Avenue O in Lake Los Angeles after being struck by a white SUV, the California Highway Patrol said.