CHP says a 54‑year‑old man was arrested after allegedly firing a BB gun at three cars on the 405; vehicles were damaged but no one was hurt. Investigators recovered a BB gun and booked him on assault charges.

Neighbors and businesses say open drug use, overdoses and a spike in killings have swarmed the blocks around the Skid Row Care Campus, prompting calls for tougher oversight. County officials say security and outreach have been stepped up.

A wrong‑way driver appears to have caused a head‑on crash on Newhall Ranch Road Friday afternoon that killed one person. Investigators say details remain limited as detectives process the scene.

A 29-year-old was arrested after alleged late-night assaults across UCLA dorms and Bruin Walk; police say restraint items were found and patrols have been increased.

An ex-security guard admitted she killed a Santa Ana man on New Year’s Eve and was sentenced to 11 years after a plea deal that dismissed a murder count.

A downtown Los Angeles jury is weighing the fates of five people accused in a series of scenic‑overlook robberies and shootings that left three people dead in July 2023.

An Orange County judge dismissed the indictment against Dr. Yue "Emily" Yu after finding prosecutors withheld evidence; prosecutors may still decide whether to refile. The ruling pauses the criminal case while family-court fights continue.

A man was sentenced to 50 years after admitting to producing child sexual‑abuse material involving two 8‑year‑old relatives with special needs, federal records show.

Whittier detectives executed a narcotics search warrant Thursday near Santa Fe Springs, seizing about 1.65 pounds of suspected meth and detaining three people.

Court papers reviewed by the New York Post say a city‑paid Peace Ambassador known as “Diablo” was arrested at MacArthur Park after agents found military‑grade body armor. The suspect is identified as Michael Angel Alvarez.

LADWP wants authority to form a small armed police force to protect substations, streetlights and crews as copper thefts surge. The plan would require charter and state-law changes.

Federal prosecutors say an Avenal inmate used a CDCR tablet to groom a 12‑year‑old, prompting a House Oversight records request and renewed scrutiny of the tablet program.

A man was stabbed on a Metro bus near USC early Friday; police say the suspect is at large.