For years, the State of California has been dealing with a prison overpopulation crisis that has had both inmates and human rights advocates up in arms. In 2010, Governor Brown put forth a plan of action that would take qualifying inmates from state prisons and house them in county jails instead. Additionally, qualifying inmates from [...]
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 17th, LASD deputies noticed a home on fire near Tajauta Street in Compton. As deputies drew nearer to the home, they saw a van fleeing the scene and followed it. After a high speed chase, one suspect exited the van and continued to flee on foot. After [...]
Last weekend, the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station deputies conducted two DUI checkpoints in the Santa Clarita Valley. As a matter of fact, I happened to drive right through one of them near Foster's Freeze while I was driving eastbound on Soledad Canyon Road. Deputies assigned to these DUI checkpoints look for signs of impaired [...]
An altercation took place on the corner of Hawthorne Blvd. and 177th street in which resulted in a man being repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in the middle of Hawthorne Blvd. in Redondo Beach. According to Redondo Beach police Captain Jeff Hink: "The two men became involved in an altercation, and one of the [...]
On Monday, May 5th (otherwise known as Cinco de Mayo), LAPD officers from the Rampart Division responded to a call at the 600 block of Paul Ave. in Westlake. Upon arriving at the scene, police encountered ex-NFL player James Hardy, who "refused to cooperate with officers." In an effort to subdue Hardy, officers fired a [...]
The holiday, Cinco de Mayo, or the 5th of May is celebrated by Mexicans, Mexican-Americans, and those of every background. This year, the holiday will be celebrated during this entire weekend and carry on through Monday, May 5th, 2014. Often mistaken as Mexican Independence Day, it was on May 5th, 1862 that general Ignacio Zaragoza [...]
It's sad to report that in Long Beach, a California brown pelican was found on a beach with its pouch, (the fleshy area beneath its beak), slashed by a sharp instrument. The cut went from the front of the pelican's beak, and continued in a straight line all the way back, ending in what would [...]
There's a new phone scam targeting Santa Clarita residents, and it's been dubbed the "one-ring scam." While the name may make it sound like something straight out of the pages of a J.R.R. Tolkien novel, it's origins are, unfortunately, based in the real world. The scam is titled such because an auto-dialer will call a [...]
Easter Sunday is this weekend! Our Christian readers will likely be spending this Sunday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For those who are somewhat less religious, perhaps it is just a beautiful Sunday to spend with family or friends. Either way, there are a number of special events in Los Angeles that are sure to [...]
In January of 2014, Flavor Flav, hip-hop pioneer and star of the TV reality show, "Flavor of Love," was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Never one to shy away from controversy, recently in court, the star plead guilty to charges of domestic violence stemming from a 2012 incident involving the 18 year old [...]
