The FBI is currently investigating Compton's Deputy Treasurer Salvador Galvan's dealings with the city regarding allegations of embezzlement. An internal investigation began after City Treasurer Doug Sanders was examining ledgers and noticed several discrepancies. A day after the discrepancies were discovered, Galvan confessed to a co-worker that he had been stealing money for years. LASD deputies took [...]
Police are conducting Hollywood DUI checkpoints this weekend in an effort to stay on top of holiday celebrations and keep would-be drunk drivers off the roads. The checkpoints will be held at the following locations: Saturday, December 3rd: DUI/Drivers license checkpoint at Sepulveda Boulevard and Parthenia Street, North Hills, Los Angeles from 8 pm to [...]
There's no question that ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft have taken a significant chunk of the taxi industry's business. With the apps offering shorter wait times, cheaper fares and cleaner cars, there's little doubt as to why. However, the taxi industry is fighting back in Los Angeles by funding several sting operations by [...]
Beginning in Duarte, a man allegedly committed a couple of robberies within 10 minutes of each other. According to police, the man entered a 7-Eleven on Huntington Drive at about 1:45 in the morning, grabbed an item off the shelf and placed on the counter. He then allegedly pulled out a gun, pointed it at [...]
Early on Friday, November 4th, Santa Clarita deputies received a call alleging that someone in a silver Mercedes had pointed a gun at the caller. Deputies searched for the car starting at around 2:30 pm, but weren't initially able to locate it. As luck would have it, a couple deputies came across a silver Mercedes in [...]
The suspect arrested in vandalism of Donald Trump star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is named James Otis. His actions made headlines on Wednesday when he showed dressed up as a city worker began destroying Donald Trump's star on the Walk of Fame. Otis told reporters that he was destroying the star in an effort [...]
In the early morning hours of Sunday October 16, the owner of a home on the 25000 block of Via Desca in Santa Clarita was outside smoking a cigarette when he was approached by someone wearing a clown mask and brandishing a machete. The homeowner then fired off a round into the air, which spooked [...]
Understanding Bail: Bail Hearings Recently, the founders of classified website Backpage.com were arrested and accused of conspiring to derive profits from prostitution via classified ads on the site. Due to the nature of their alleged crime, a judge ordered initially that they be held without bail. However, on Wednesday, October 12th, the judge at their [...]
LASD narcotics investigators' big bud bust nets $6.1 million in marijuana in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. Police had been receiving tips and information from the public, and served a search warrant Wednesday morning at a warehouse on West 134th street. Once inside, investigators discovered 20 lbs. of finished product and about [...]
The suspected 'Panty Bandit' arrested in Woodland Hills is named Carlos Olivas. Detectives gave him the moniker because he allegedly broke into several lingerie shops and stole a variety of women's undergarments. Police aren't sure whether or not the suspect was turning around and selling the lingerie himself or if he was shipping it out [...]
