Four people were fatally shot in North Hills Wednesday night; LAPD Valley detectives are investigating and asking for tips.

A 32-year-old inmate ran from deputies at the Inmate Reception Center after a court transfer and was recaptured within minutes. The sheriff’s bureau says the incident involved a helicopter-assisted response.

Officers found illegal fireworks in a South LA home on East 85th, triggering evacuations and a street closure while crews secured the scene. Authorities say the amount was undetermined as the block was cleared.

A man allegedly drove an SUV into a Simi Valley donut shop early Wednesday; police used a Taser and the suspect is in custody.

A suspected DUI driver led deputies on a helicopter-tracked pursuit through Carson, Hawthorne and Inglewood before aerial crews lost sight near LAX.

Riverside cold‑case detectives released a new forensic image and ancestry profile to help identify a woman found near Desert Center in 1994. Investigators want tips about jewelry or relatives.

An abandoned, boarded house in West Long Beach was hit by a second blaze in four days. Firefighters extinguished the flames and investigators are probing the cause.

A 49-year-old man in a wheelchair was struck on Pacific Coast Highway early Monday; the driver fled and police say speed and impairment are under investigation.

A private security guard spooked five masked, armed intruders a few blocks from UCLA early Tuesday, and authorities say investigators are probing the attempt.

Alejandro Vargas filed a May 12 petition in Los Angeles Superior Court asking that his termination be set aside and that he be reinstated or awarded back pay and benefits.

A former MGA product designer was charged after more than $1M in collectible CarTuned die‑cast cars were seized from his home.

Two apartment fires broke out in Koreatown minutes apart early Tuesday, leaving one person evaluated and prompting an active investigation. Flames were visible into the downtown skyline.

A motorcyclist died in a collision with a sedan at Ventura Boulevard and Woodman Avenue in Sherman Oaks. LAPD's Valley Traffic detectives are investigating.