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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Friday July 1st saw a man arrested after attempted kidnapping in Victorville mobile phone store. Reports state that a woman holding a baby entered the store with her 4-year-old in tow. Once inside, she notified employees of a "strange man" that had been watching her. Although she didn't think he'd follow her into the store - he did. [...]
After a lengthy investigation, LASD deputies detain dubious detergent dealers after conducting several raids across Los Angeles. According to authorities, investigators had been looking into reports of counterfeit laundry detergent being sold in large, 5 gallon buckets at swap meets, fundraisers and on the internet. Apparently, individuals had been purchasing a look-alike product on the [...]
James Howell, 20, of Indiana was arrested prior to Sunday's Pride Parade after his suspicious actions were reported to police. According to reports, a man walked outside his home in the early morning hours of Sunday June 12th and spotted Howell "acting suspicious." The witness claimed that shortly after exiting his home, he noticed Howell [...]
A couple weeks back, witnesses report that a small dog hopped out of a minivan on East First Street in Los Angeles. The driver then got out himself, pursued and captured the dog, then proceeded to punch it and slam it against the sidewalk until it died. One of the witnesses took a picture of [...]
Recently, the LAPD has been cracking down on the misuse of parking placards. According to officers, police have confiscated over 500 illegal handicapped parking placards from motorists in the past 7-months. Some of the placards have been made of paper, while others have been obvious fakes or from out-of-state. Some of the placards police collected [...]
As many of you are well-aware, Proposition 47 was passed in November of 2014 with the intention of provided much needed relief to California's dangerously overcrowded prison system. Under the proposition, several commonly-committed, yet nonviolent felonies were reduced to misdemeanors with penalties that included less time behind bars. In needing to house fewer criminals, the [...]
