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December 8, 2021

Los Angeles: 34,000 students may be barred from schools over vaccine mandate

About 34,000 public school students in Los Angeles who qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine have not taken the jab and could be barred from in-person learning because they will not be fully vaccinated in time for the Jan. 10 deadline, a report said.

December 7, 2021

Los Angeles mall video captures security guard attacked with bear spray in smash-and-grab

The Los Angeles Police Department released video footage Tuesday showing the moment a mall security guard was attacked with bear spray during a recent smash-and-grab robbery in which $25,000 worth of merchandise was stolen from a department store.

December 7, 2021

Los Angeles neighborhood group in Melrose installs license plate readers amid crime wave

A neighborhood group that monitors crime along a portion of Los Angeles’ famed Melrose Avenue is moving forward with a plan to install license plate readers along the corridor amid a spike in shootings and brazen robberies.

December 7, 2021

California school offers boy pizza to get vaccinated, tells him not to 'say anything,' mom says

A California mom says her 13-year-old son was given the COVID-19 vaccine without her consent after he was offered pizza in exchange for the shot at Barack Obama Global Prep Academy in South Los Angeles, according to a report.

December 7, 2021

California follow-home robbers wore ‘police-type’ gear while forcing victims inside at gunpoint, video shows

Los Angeles police are investigating surveillance video that shows alleged thieves wearing "police-type" gear and forcing victims inside a home at gunpoint before robbing them.

December 7, 2021

Beverly Hills police chief on California crime spikes: Same criminals being caught 'over and over again'

Beverly Hills’ police chief spoke out Tuesday following the shooting of Los Angeles-based philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, citing a ‘confluence’ of factors in rising criminal activity, including liberal laws and policies that he says have ‘decriminalized’ a multitude of crimes in California.

December 7, 2021

More than 100 Los Angeles firefighters suspended without pay over vaccine mandate

113 LAFD firefighters have been placed on leave without pay for refusing to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, according to local reports.

December 7, 2021

Los Angeles police-chase suspect rams into police cruisers in Studio City

News helicopter captured dramatic footage late Monday night in Los Angeles’ Studio City when a police-chase suspect—who was cornered—rammed into multiple LAPD police cruisers while trying to escape.

December 6, 2021

Los Angeles' DA Gascon still silent on crime wave, prosecutor says

The head of the union that represents nearly 1,000 prosecutors within Los Angeles County accused District Attorney George Gascon on Monday of keeping silent amid a surge in brazen smash-and-grab burglaries and robberies that have become increasingly violent.

December 6, 2021

Jacqueline Avant death has celebrities, communities in fear over brazen home invasions

The death of Jacqueline Avant, a well-known philanthropist and wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, in her Beverly Hills home last week has furthered fears about the uptick in brazen home invasion robberies in and around Los Angeles amid an outpouring of grief.