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 [...]
A sledgehammer-wielding suspect arrested at CSUN in Northridge last Friday was charged with felony vandalism by police. According to police, the suspect was seen on campus carrying a sledgehammer, with which he threatened and chased several students. Campus police received several calls, and responded quickly. Unfortunately, the response wasn't quick enough to save a statue [...]
On August 20, rapper Kid Cali was killed at a Granada Hills pool party. Since then, police have been investigating the case and searching for a suspect. On Tuesday, September 13, Kenny Birdine, 19, of Inglewood, was arrested under suspicion of murder. The party was publicized via social media, and it's said that over 100 [...]
On Wednesday, September 7th, there was an attempted kidnapping in Santa Clarita. A mother and a child were standing on the sidewalk on Via Canon in Newhall when a scary situation erupted. According to police, 44-year-old homeless woman Alicia Sanchez approached the mother and child on the sidewalk and began screaming at the mother. Apparently, Sanchez [...]
The West Hollywood arrest of Kendall Jenner's stalker occurred Sunday evening shortly after she arrived at her new home. According to the LAPD, Jenner pulled up to her home in West Hollywood while the suspect, Shavaughn McKenzie, 25, stood outside. Immediately after pulling in, McKenzie entered the property before the private gate closed and attempted to [...]
A San Gabriel Coach arrested for statutory rape was picked up after he fled to Henderson, Nevada with his 15-year-old student/girlfriend. Juan Ivan Barajas, a 36-year-old athletic director at the San Gabriel Mission High School is alleged to have developed a relationship that included sexual activity with one of his students. It's unclear how family [...]
When an automobile is taken without the owner's permission, an individual will usually be charged with one of two crimes. The first, and likely the most well-known, is grand theft auto; the other is joyriding. Which charge someone is accused of will depend upon how long the suspect intended to keep the vehicle. Joyriding charges [...]
