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Crime Coverage
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Craigslist ad killing: Reputed gang members plead not guilty
Two reputed gang members on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges that they ambushed and shot to death a man who was responding to a Craigslist ad for a cellphone. Markell Thomas, 18, and Ryan Roth, 17, entered their pleas Tuesday morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court. They were both charged...
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Men charged in Craigslist phone ad killing to be arraigned
Two reputed gang members are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on charges that they ambushed a man who was responding to a Craigslist ad for a cellphone, killing him in front of his teenage son. Markell Thomas, 18, and Ryan Roth, 17, were charged with murder in late October. They were also charged...
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Cops say one of two Craigslist killing suspects may have robbed others
One of two teens arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a father who was responding to a Craigslist ad may be involved in a string of similar robberies, authorities said. Ryan Roth, 17, and Markell Thomas, 18, are suspected in the killing, and Thomas has been implicated in similar robberies...
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Two charged with murder in Craigslist ad slaying of a father
Two gang members have been charged with murder in connection with the slaying of a father who was responding to a Craigslist ad for a cellphone, Los Angeles police said Monday. Ryan Roth, 17, and Markell Thomas, 18, were arrested late last week after detectives connected the Oct. 19 shooting with...
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Father responding to Craigslist ad fatally shot in front of son
A 41-year-old South Gate father was fatally shot in front of his teenage son over the weekend after responding to a Craigslist ad, authorities said Monday. Rene Balbuena and his 15-year-old son responded to an online post Saturday evening and went to the intersection of West 92nd Street and South...
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Detectives investigate fatal stabbing at South L.A. Metro station
Los Angeles County homicide detectives are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man Thursday night that has shut down the Avalon Station on Metro’s Green Line in South Los Angeles. The incident was reported around 9:53 p.m. in the 11600 block of South Avalon Boulevard, said L.A. County Sheriff’s...