Three Boston men were arrested and returned to Beverly Hills in connection with an armed wrist‑snatching on South Santa Monica Boulevard. Police credited search warrants and interagency help for the arrests.

A police pursuit moved through central Los Angeles Thursday night as a news helicopter tracked the suspect vehicle from the air. Officials say the situation is developing.

A hiker found an apparent human skull near Adobe Road and Baseline Road in Twentynine Palms; San Bernardino County homicide detectives have taken over the case and DNA testing is pending.

A Pacoima apartment building fire was knocked down in roughly 22 minutes, LAFD says. One occupant is being evaluated and no firefighters were injured.

Video shows first responders pull a person from the pool at LA Fitness in West Covina after a reported drowning; police and public-health agencies have not released details.

Jeremy Ferguson, a Downtown Santa Monica official, and his wife were found with gunshot wounds in Venice. Authorities are treating it as a possible murder‑suicide.

A late-night fight at Sugar Suite in Granada Hills turned violent; a man was hospitalized and police say a male suspect remains at large.

Copper wire thieves stripped lines at the East L.A. sheriff station in mid‑February, silencing business phones and leaving residents facing delays.

A sweeping multi‑agency operation on April 23 targeted Mexican Mafia members across Southern California, with roughly 30 warrants and about 40 people indicted, officials say.

A Riverside judge handed Mazen Aliwi Alawi a 52-year, 8-month sentence after jurors convicted him of years of sexual and physical abuse against three children in his care.

Two masked men with rifles robbed a Sinclair station at Avalon and 111th, stole about $10,000 and assaulted an employee; police are reviewing surveillance.

A Costa Mesa woman pleaded guilty after prosecutors say she registered her dog to vote and mailed ballots in the pet’s name. She’s due to be sentenced Oct. 16.

Santa Ana police arrested a 25-year-old after investigators say he solicited adult men online to meet his juvenile niece. Detectives seized electronic devices and ICAC detectives are leading the probe.