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May 10, 2021

One killed, three wounded in Los Angeles shooting at crowded party

One person was killed and three others were wounded in a shooting at a crowded party in Los Angeles, authorities said.

May 10, 2021

LAPD station firebomb attack caught on camera, as suspect tosses Molotov cocktail at building

A firebomb attack at a Los Angeles Police Department station early Sunday was captured on camera, as the unidentified suspect seen tossing a Molotov cocktail at the building was swiftly taken into custody.

May 10, 2021

Malibu beach house balcony collapse leaves 2 critically hurt, others with minor injuries

A Malibu, California, beach house balcony collapse left at least two people in critical condition Saturday afternoon, according to reports.

May 8, 2021

Residents in Los Angeles’ Venice neighborhood frustrated over large homeless encampment, shootings, stabbings

Residents in Los Angeles' coastal Venice neighborhood are calling for action over homeless encampments in the area that have been connected to a string of crimes in the area, including shootings, fights, fires and drug use. 

May 8, 2021

Los Angeles homicides on pace to hit 340 for 2021; would match last year's pandemic surge: report

The homicide rate in Los Angeles is reportedly on pace to match last year when killings surged during the pandemic with around 350 killed.

May 7, 2021

Los Angeles County inmate caught on video brutally assaulting female sheriff’s employee

A female Los Angeles County Sheriff's employee was brutally assaulted Wednesday by a jail inmate who asked her permission to use the restroom before throwing a series of punches, authorities said Friday. 

May 7, 2021

LA County DA Gascón won't seek death penalty for pair charged with torturing, killing boy, 10

A prosecutor with the Los Angeles County district attorney's office is blasting DA George Gascón's Thursday decision to drop the office's bid for the death penalty in the case of a woman and her boyfriend accused of torturing and killing her 10-year-old son.

May 6, 2021

LAPD officer suspected of possessing child porn

An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of possessing child pornography, authorities said.

May 5, 2021

Los Angeles man seen trying to douse raging fire with garden hose

Helicopter footage over a fire in Los Angeles showed a man on a roof doing his best to tame the blaze armed only with a garden hose.

May 5, 2021

L.A. County Sheriff calls for Americans, police to 'focus on interacting respectfully with each other'

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva called for Americans to turn "the bitterness down" on law enforcement on Tuesday's "The Ingraham Angle," claiming "it's not so much the people with the bullhorn" but being perpetuated by politicians who encourage anti-police rhetoric and behavior