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December 24, 2021

Girl, 14, killed by LAPD bullet in Burlington Coat Factory dressing room identified

The 14-year-old girl who was killed when a Los Angeles police officer's bullet struck her after it pierced through a Burlington Coat Factory dressing room wall in a shooting that left a suspect dead was identified Friday.

December 24, 2021

GOP congressman calls on LA DA Gascon to resign over 'diversion' program for teens accused of sex crimes

Republican members of Congress are lambasting Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon after the prosecutor rolled out a "diversion" program that could allow 17-year-olds who rob someone at knifepoint or commit sex crimes to skirt criminal charges.

December 23, 2021

Los Angeles: Suspect with pickaxe walks out of Rite Aid with basket of liquor, cops say

A woman with a pickaxe walked into a Los Angeles Rite Aid on Wednesday and took off with a basket full of liquor, police told Fox News.

December 23, 2021

Man arrested for alleged kidnapping, sex with minor, Gascon's office recommended $0 bail: California police

A 21-year-old homeless man was arrested in Los Angeles County this week on charges of kidnapping and having sex with a minor, according to police.

December 23, 2021

Los Angeles clothing store shootout leaves suspect and teen girl dead, police say

Two people, including a suspect and a 14-year-old girl, were killed and another was wounded Thursday during a shootout at a Burlington Coat Factory store in North Hollywood, California, authorities said. 

December 23, 2021

Smash and grabs prompt retail demand for increased security, exec says

A wave of organized retail thefts perpetrated by gangs of thieves who often ransack shops for thousands of dollars worth of merchandise in a matter of minutes have prompted businesses to increase demand for private protection, one security executive says.

December 20, 2021

COVID surge triggers more cancellations, restrictions amid Christmas travel

City officials in Los Angeles called off the city's New Year’s Eve celebration Monday and will instead be re-imposing an indoor mask mandate amid fears of a COVID-19 surge this winter. The change subsequently triggered more cancellations and restrictions amid Christmas travel.

December 20, 2021

California group: 90,000-plus school hours lost 'could have been avoided' if educators followed COVID science

The founder of Reopen California Schools, Jonathan Zachreson, said that it's "astounding" that a total of 92,455 in-person school days in Los Angeles County were lost during a period of just over a month in the fall due to quarantine measures and that it all “could have been avoided” had school officials not tried to take public health into their own hands.

December 19, 2021

Los Angeles suspect in the deaths of model and her friend pictured with one victim at party

David Pearce, the 37-year-old suspect in the deaths of two women last month, was pictured with one of the alleged victims at an East Los Angeles warehouse party on Nov. 13, just hours before her unconscious body was dropped off at an area hospital, FOX 11 Los Angeles reports.

December 19, 2021

Los Angeles DA Gascon launches controversial 'diversion' program for youth criminals

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon announced the launch of a new diversion program for juvenile criminals.