CBP intercepted a suitcase from Thailand at an L.A. port of entry that held nearly 99 pounds of contraband — meat, mangoes and parts of a Bengal monitor lizard. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service took custody and authorities are reviewing potential penalties.

Firefighters recovered a body Tuesday near 500 W Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro’s Sunken City. LAPD is investigating and officials say the circumstances remain unclear.

An Israeli‑American reality TV figure identified as Yakir Levi, 45, fell from the 28th floor of the Acqualina in Sunny Isles Beach. Miami‑Dade investigators have opened an unclassified probe and an autopsy is pending.

A Simi Valley neighborhood was sealed off Tuesday after a body was found near the 2500 block of Dusan Street; aerial footage showed a damaged pickup and a SWAT vehicle at the scene.

A Los Angeles judge will reconsider next week whether to keep discovery frozen in the defamation suit tied to A$AP Rocky and his attorney. The appellate fight over media statements will largely decide whether claims against the lawyer proceed.

LAFD crews fought a house fire Tuesday in Green Meadows; initial alerts list FS65 as first on scene and Battalion 13 in command. Investigators are on scene.

A disbarred Manhattan Beach lawyer pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from clients to feed a gambling habit. Sentencing is set for Sept. 21 in downtown LA.

LAFD crews from Fire Station 14 responded to a two‑story house fire at 2624 S Maple Ave in Historic South‑Central. Heavy smoke was reported from the first floor and crews were operating offensively.

LAFD confined a Tuesday morning fire to a single unit at 2624 S Maple Ave in Historic South-Central. No injuries were reported and crews requested an extra task force.

A Long Beach man was arrested after allegedly threatening a Pasadena resident with a knife and a three‑foot wooden pole in the 600 block of North Oakland Avenue; police recovered both weapons and booked him on suspicion of assault and criminal threats.

A CHP pursuit of a murder suspect snarled the 101 in Hollywood Tuesday; aerial footage showed a black Range Rover weaving through traffic before it left the freeway.

DEA agents executed a drug enforcement action in Mid‑Wilshire Tuesday; video shows a heavy tactical presence and at least one person detained.

Police cleared a massive Tarzana mansion party tied to Kai Cenat’s Streamer University after more than 1,000 people gathered; LAPD reported no injuries or arrests.