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December 8, 2021

Smash-and-grab robberies plague cities with liberal district attorneys

A wave of smash-and-grab robberies are hitting Democratic cities in California and elsewhere, raising concerns about efforts to address crime.

December 8, 2021

Los Angeles school district fires hundreds of employees who refused to get vaccine

Hundreds of Los Angeles school employees have been fired for not complying with a district vaccine requirement, the Los Angeles Unified School district said.

December 8, 2021

Los Angeles robbery: Victims’ expensive jewelry is snatched outside luxury hotel, reports say

Two people reportedly have been robbed of expensive jewelry outside of a posh Los Angeles hotel early this morning.

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.