Mother sues Facebook, claiming harm to addicted teenage daughter

Cecelia Tesch says her 13-year-old daughter suffers from an eating disorder, depression and other mental health problems after six years of using Facebook.

LA County Supervisors set ballot measure to give them authority to remove publicly elected sheriff

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors wants voters to give them the power to overthrow a sheriff that the public chose to elect, "for cause." If approved by voters on Nov. 8, the measure would give the board the power to remove a sheriff on a four-fifths vote of the five-member panel.

CHP in pursuit of driver in stolen car in SFV
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California Highway Patrol is in pursuit of a driver in a suspected stolen car making its way across the San Fernando Valley Sunday.

Man arrested after standoff with LAPD near Hollywood Farmers' Market
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A man who allegedly fired shots near the Hollywood Farmers' Market, prompting its closure, was taken into custody Sunday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

LAPD situation near Hollywood Farmers' Market
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An apartment building near the Hollywood Farmers' Market is being evacuated Sunday morning as the Los Angeles Police Department attempts to make contact with a suspect they say is yelling and throwing items from his apartment balcony, authorities said.

Woman charged with murder in death of another woman in Uber vehicle back seat

Surveillance video shows Natalia Harrell pulling a gun from her bag and shooting another woman before the Uber driver stops the car, a police detective swore in an affidavit.

Autopsy for LAPD officer rules training death an accident

The autopsy report of Officer Houston Tipping with the LAPD who died during a training exercise at the Los Angeles Police Academy in May has been released.

Road rage incidents in Los Angeles on the rise, according to LAPD report

LAPD records show from January 1 to June 30, there have been 459 reports of road rage incidents in the greater LA area in 2022, which is nearly a 33% increase from the same period in 2021.

Man found dead, firefighter injured in YMCA building fire in Lakewood

A man was found dead and a Los Angeles County firefighter was hospitalized after a two-alarm blaze ignited inside the YMCA Gymnastics Center in Lakewood overnight.

Pastor identified as suspect in alleged family dispute that left LA County deputy shot

A local pastor has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that left an off-duty LA County deputy hospitalized. The alleged gunman's neighbor says he may have been protecting his family from the deputy.

Off-duty deputy shot by Harbor City pastor
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A local pastor has been identified as the suspect in the shooting that left an off-duty LA County deputy hospitalized.

Family of Valentina Orellana-Peralta, 14-year-old killed by LAPD bullet, files lawsuit

Valentina Orellana Peralta and her mother were shopping for Christmas clothes on Dec. 23, 2021 at a Burlington store in North Hollywood when an officer fired three rifle rounds at a suspect. One of the bullets went through the dressing room wall and fatally struck Orellana Peralta as her mother held her.

'Absurd': Oversight commission blasts Sheriff Villanueva for refusing to testify on deputy gangs

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says he won't testify before a Civilian Oversight Commission on deputy gangs within the sheriff's department until certain conditions are met. Commission members have called his requests "out of line."

LA County Sheriff Villanueva wants preview of exhibits before testifying before COC
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In a letter sent to the commission's executive director Brian Williams on Sunday, Villanueva said he was prepared to testify before the commission Monday, but "was deeply disappointed to learn the Commission is unwilling to allow very basic and reasonable elements of a legitimate oversight meeting designed to understand the truth. It makes neutral observers question whether the Commission's real agenda is to learn the facts, or to put on a show."

LA County seeks contempt hearing for Sheriff Villanueva, undersheriff

Attorneys for the county filed court papers asking a court to consider holding Sheriff Alex Villanueva and his undersheriff in contempt for allegedly ignoring subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission and testify about alleged deputy cliques.