Crime and Public Safety

Two suspects were arrested in Indiana after methamphetamine was found in Cheetos bags. They face federal charges.

Authorities have revealed the causes of death for Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.

Johnny Sanchez was shot while confronting two catalytic converter thieves outside his home.

"I looked up and then within a second I saw the barrel of a shotgun and I thought to myself that ain’t a tool that should be on a plane," Barry Clark, a former boxer, told a local news outlet.

A detective said this was not a robbery or a random act of violence; Cuauhtemoc Garcia was targeted.

The FBI has named Canadian ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding as one of America’s top 10 most-wanted fugitives. Wedding is accused of ordering murders in Ontario to protect his drug empire.

One person was hospitalized after shots were fired at a recording studio in East Hollywood.

Twitch streamers Valkyrae, Cinna and Emiru got death threats during a live stream on the Santa Monica Pier shortly after one of the women refused to give a man her phone number.

Jack Minh Terry has been charged with the murder of Menghan Zhuang, a 23-year-old CalArts student who was found dead in her apartment in Newhall on Feb. 4.

Five Los Angeles County residents, including a CHP dispatcher and her husband, were arrested for allegedly obtaining over $3.3 million in COVID-19 unemployment benefits.

Juan Nieto-Sanchez, known as "Sleepy" from the Sur Riva Tiny Winos gang in southern Riverside, was already in custody for an unrelated parole violation, police said.

A homeowner in San Bernardino County opened fire on three burglary suspects, killing one.

The operation targeted booster crews and fencing operations, affecting 17 retailers including Target, ULTA Beauty, and CVS.