Beck shakes up LAPD's command staff

Deputy Chief Michel Moore is named an assistant chief and will assume command of Special Services, according to the department. And Assistant Chief Sharon Papa will become a commander.

Griffith Park visitors warned against feeding wildlife

The move was prompted by coyote attacks on two people in September. Feeding coyotes in the park is illegal and carries a fine of up to $1,000 and jail time.

More attacks on redheads reported at Calabasas school

Three students reported being beaten up by about a dozen students at A.E. Wright Middle School. Authorities believe the attacks are linked to a Facebook group based on a 2005 episode of 'South Park.'

White supremacist gets death penalty for murder of fellow gang member

Billy Joe Johnson, 46, was convicted last month of assisting two other men in the March 2002 murder of Scott Miller, a founding member of the gang who had divulged gang secrets on a TV broadcast.

Dragovic's status remains unclear

His suspension is day to day after his arrest on suspicion of felony assault, and Coach Ben Howland says more information is coming to the appropriate people at the university.

A teen party, a mysterious death -- and a town's unanswered grief

Joe Loudon attended a gathering in Orinda, drank some beer and later died. Miscues in the investigation led to finger-pointing, igniting a debate over whether his death was an accident or a crime.

Attack on Calabasas boy probed for tie to Facebook group

L.A. County sheriff's detectives are investigating Friday's beating of a 12-year-old as possibly being tied to a message targeting redheads.

California launches probe into alleged scam targeting churches

Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown says dozens of African American churches were defrauded of thousands of dollars over lease agreements for computerized advertising kiosks that were supposed to be free.

Mexican teen admits killing U.S. Border Patrol agent

The 17-year-old pleads guilty to fatally shooting Agent Robert W. Rosas Jr., who was lured out of his vehicle in July while patrolling a remote area east of San Diego.

Station fire probe yields little evidence, no suspects

The chief investigator in the fatal blaze says there is not enough evidence to arrest anyone. 'Basically we have nothing at this point,' he says. 'We have run down all our leads.'

41 arrested in UC Berkeley protest

Fee hike and budget cuts trigger the occupation of Wheeler Hall.

New York man arrested in 1982 Koreatown killing

LAPD cold-case detectives use DNA evidence to tie the suspect to the stabbing of a 63-year-old woman, who also was sexually assaulted.

South L.A. murderer's death sentence upheld

A judge denies a sentence reduction for Kai Harris, 32, who was convicted of the 2004 killings of two people during a drug dispute at Nickerson Gardens housing project.

Family and friends blame LAPD for woman's death in Venice crash

Devin Petelski's BMW was struck by a police cruiser on Oct. 15. Her relatives say the officers were speeding with their sirens and lights off.

L.A. County hate crimes drop 4%

But gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people were targeted more often, prompted in part by last November's highly charged Prop. 8 initiative, report says.

U.S. leads in convicting Nazis

The Simon Wiesenthal Center reports that progress has slowed, though, in part because the pool of suspects has dwindled.

'BMW bandits' have extended their operation into the San Fernando Valley, police say

The thieves known for stealing air bags and headlights from luxury cars in the Westside and Mid-Wilshire areas have targeted about 10 vehicles, not all BMWs, in the Valley.

Customs finds surprising cargo in Chinese shipment

The 860 boxes with Christmas ornament labels turn out to contain 316,000 bongs and other drug pipes. No arrests have been made and an investigation is pending.