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The additional allegations against teacher Thomas Arthur Beltran may date as far back as 1998. An official blames lack of a school board inquiry into an earlier complaint on miscommunication. >>
Members of the faith-based nonprofit Welcome INN were threatened with arrest under a law that regulates assembling in California state parks. >>
A killer's appeal contends he lacked an adequate defense at trial so long after the crime because witnesses had died, evidence was lost and memories faded. >>
The former O.C. sheriff sought investigative records on three men who were once part of his inner circle. They are expected to testify against him. >>
Los Angeles police say at least two children were victims. >>
The afternoon accident closes a stretch of the street in Brentwood during the rush hour. >>
He is under investigation for keeping photos, notes and a scrapbook that documented a colleague's relationship with a female student. >>
The educator was not charged at the time because of insufficient evidence, officials say. >>
Prosecutors say they don't approve of radio hosts John and Ken's bid to taint the ex-sheriff's jury pool but downplay the effect the effort might have. >>
Attorney for youth facing arraignment on murder charges says officials failed to defuse tensions. >>
A boy admits to placing a homemade device in a trash can at a Mira Mesa middle school, creating only a large bang but little damage, officials say. Students are sent to the playground as a precaution. >>
The officers were trying to arrest a man after a car crash in Venice. They say he poked them with a syringe before they subdued him. >>
'There is evidence they did not do what is expected,' district's top deputy says. >>
Fraternity houses were infiltrated in a six-month undercover investigation, and widespread drug-dealing was found, authorities say. >>
An examination by Washington state finds abuses in pacts signed by the port agency. She says the group had wide discretion on deals. A criminal probe is underway. >>
For marrying the only man she ever loved, Mildred Loving paid a price: She was arrested, convicted and banished from her home state. >>
Immigration
At random times in San Diego near the border, vehicles are searched. Most detainees without criminal records or numerous immigration violations are released in a few hours, officials say. Photo Gallery >>
Wesley Albert, 78, wrote numerous illegal painkiller prescriptions that led to a 28-year-old Riverside man's death, the state attorney general's office says. >>
An investigation of sheriff's officers at the Theo Lacy jail is inconclusive. >>
A mentally ill man, discharged from College Hospital in Costa Mesa, is reportedly taken 42 miles to L.A.'s skid row. >>
The prosecution alleges that Juan Manuel Alvarez caused the fatal wreck to get her attention. >>
Investigators look for suspects after neighbors hear yelping then see the dog running with its fur ablaze. The pit bull mix is being treated for burns. >>
The victim, 69, died May 1, about two weeks after being punched in the face during an apparently unprovoked attack at a Reseda bus stop. >>
LAPD officers find him wounded at Glenoaks and Van Nuys boulevards. He later died at a hospital. Two boys at the scene are questioned but arrests have not been made. >>
He was moved to a desk job and later transferred to another school. >>
Long Beach officials say about 50 of the 150-pound iron lids have been stolen in the last eight months. >>
A federal appeals panel finds that a prosecution expert overstated the strength of DNA evidence. The man is serving a life sentence. >>
Judge Lance Ito was one of three prosecutors who failed to turn over confession in killing, state justices rule. >>
A deputy was crushed by a big rig while trying to avoid a stove that fell from a truck in Anaheim. >>
Robert Vesco, the American fugitive who cooked up moneymaking schemes that allegedly involved everyone from Colombian drug lords to the families of U.S. presidents, died in Cuba and was buried almost six months ago, according to an official document. >>
Xavier Alvarez, 50, of Pomona admitted in federal court that he violated the Stolen Valor Act by falsely claiming to have been awarded the nation's top military commendation. >>
A 60-year-old teacher who was arrested Saturday on suspicion of molesting four Santa Monica middle school students, may face additional accusations, authorities said Monday. >>
The action is the result of a fight April 29 between black and Latino inmates. >>
A Honda sedan hit a parked big rig Sunday night. The Honda's passenger was killed; the driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. >>
After Republican Jeff Denham refused to vote for the state budget, Democrats began a campaign to unseat him. But the move has brought sympathizers to his defense. >>
Advocates for parks, libraries and other services say they're paying the price. >>
The social and economic disparities between the university area and the Oakland-adjacent flatlands can easily flare up into violent conflicts. >>
The instructor at Lincoln Middle School has been with the school system 30 years. He is suspected of molesting four female students. >>
The early-morning blast shatters glass and damages lobby, but no one is injured. >>
Genetic evidence is widely viewed as ironclad. In 'cold hit' cases, however, the truth is often elusive. >>
State Assembly members propose measures inspired by events that drew media attention. >>
Sigma Pi fraternity members mourn the loss, calling their brother “not only an outstanding scholar, but an exemplary member.” >>
The 20-year-old made repeated cellphone calls to her boyfriend, helping police break the case more than two weeks after she was abducted. >>
Development, police misconduct and the future of King-Harbor Medical Center are among topics at a debate between Bernard C. Parks and Mark Ridley-Thomas. >>
An Oxnard resident told a man to stop urinating outside a bar near Anaheim and was run down moments later by the man he confronted, officials say. He died later at a hospital. >>
A Lake Elsinore man is arrested on suspicion of assaulting the deaf 16-year-old hitchhiker after offering her a ride to San Diego. >>
Actress and director Zane Buzby's Survivor Mitzvah Project sends funds directly to poor Eastern Europeans. >>
Arthur Carmona died without an official ruling that he was held blameless in two armed robberies. A proposal in Sacramento would attach his name to a measure aiding those wrongfully convicted. >>
Police and animal control officers call off an hourslong search that started with a report of a mountain lion in backyard. The animal, which might have been a bobcat, gets away. >>
The ruling is a blow to the former O.C. sheriff's defense against corruption charges. In the recordings, Carona and an aide allegedly plotted to cover up illicit cash payments and gifts. >>
Chriss Street has sold his home to cover more than $1 million in legal fees arising from allegations that he misused funds from a bankrupt trailer company. >>
Four women were held up on four consecutive days in the downtown arts district. The last two victims were stabbed. >>
About 8,500 peaceful protesters converge on L.A. City Hall, urging an end to work-site immigration raids. >>
The administrator, told of her affair with Steve Rooney, advised her to recant her statement to police, she testifies. She admits having used a fake ID to appear older. >>
Unlike last year's May Day event, marred by violence, this one unfolds without a hitch. >>
Rodman was booked in Van Nuys early today after he allegedly hit a woman. He is out on $50,000 bail. >>
The former Orange County sheriff wants his corruption trial moved out of Southern California because of publicity from a radio show. >>
Felony theft charges dropped against woman who wanted a better view. >>
The attempted attacks took place near MacArthur Park as the girls, ages 8 and 9, were walking to school. >>
A three-pronged approach puts new emphasis on prevention and intervention along with law enforcement. >>
The private eye keeps it brief as he sums up his own defense. >>
His sister in Florida had seen the signs, but there was nothing authorities could do to help the young black man, another victim of gang violence. >>
Janice Hahn asks the City Council to review and take jurisdiction of one. Controller Laura Chick's office will probe another. >>
Dealers recruited homeless from San Diego to pose as patients and get prescriptions, then sold the drugs in Tijuana, authorities say. >>
Now 53, she faces extradition to Michigan for escaping while serving time on drug charges. A tipster alerted authorities about her. >>
He turns himself over to Phoenix police after LAPD names him as a suspect. He allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail into the woman's Hollywood shop last year after a dispute over a broken engagement. >>
The federal government has acknowledged it was negligent in the death of an immigrant whose cancer went undiagnosed for nearly a year while he was in custody. >>
No one is injured in the Tuesday night shootout and no arrest has been made. Police evacuated 100 people from a nearby apartment building and were questioning 11 of them this morning. >>
The report to the city Police Commission is greeted with skepticism. 'This is not a racist department,' Chief Bratton says in defending the report. >>
Government wraps up its case against the private eye, saying his agency was a just 'a criminal organization.' >>
Thieves disguise themselves as Caltrans workers. CHP asks the public for help. >>
The Assembly speaker and executives of American Apparel say stepped-up efforts to find undocumented workers are hurting the economy. >>
Police believe Steven Pick shot his son, 5, his wife and mother-in-law, before turning a gun on himself. The wife is expected to survive. A neighbor says a girl, 3, was unharmed. >>
A homeless man looking for cans discovers the newborn stuffed in a bag full of discarded mail. The mother is in custody. >>
The Santa Ana resident is suspected of trying to kill his girlfriend's children after an argument with her. The boys are OK. >>
Police believe the 5-year-old's father shot the child, as well as his own wife and mother-in-law, before turning a gun on himself. The man's wife is expected to survive. >>
The writer, who said he was a student, had been posting offensive messages for more than a year. An arrest has been made in response to the latest posts two weeks ago. >>
Councilwoman wonders if the process was influenced by the airport director. >>
The Garden Grove victim was hit in arm and leg. No arrests have been made. >>
Defendant killed 11 people by causing wreck in an attempt to regain wife's affection, prosecution says. >>
The lawyer for Mark Arneson, a former LAPD sergeant, said his client was tainted by the prosecution's accusations that he filed a fraudulent bankruptcy petition. >>
California utility regulators overstepped their authority in establishing the institute and can't force ratepayers to pick up the tab, the opinion says. >>
Judge says the city must wait at least until a May 15 hearing on the subject. The FAA says the proposed ban is illegal. >>
Prosecutors are seeking a murder charge against Juan Manuel Alvarez. Defense attorney says Alvarez was trying to commit suicide in 2005 when he parked his Jeep on the tracks. >>
Hoping to learn from past mistakes, police meet with organizers and train officers in crowd control. >>
Rival bands suspected of drug trafficking open fire with rifles and automatic weapons on a major thoroughfare. Several others are injured in the border city's latest episode of violence. >>
HOLLYWOODMan fatally shot on street; 2 flee >>The state will search its database for relatives of unidentified suspects in hopes of developing leads. Critics voice privacy concerns. >>
SANTA ANALockdown lifted at Central Jail >>James Ochoa spent 17 months behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. After a year of poor treatment and denied appeals, the state at last has agreed to compensate him for his troubles. >>
L.A. judge gives a her a key victory in her ongoing battle for freedom. >>
The Pellicano trial takes a dramatic turn as a prosecution witness finds herself accused of fraud. >>
The governor says the measure would restrict the ability to exercise eminent domain. Backers say he is relying on a flawed legal analysis. >>
Authorities found the body on a collector road off the Santa Monica Freeway near Hoover Street, and are investigating the case as a possible hit-and-run. Freeway lanes remain open. >>
Saner Wonggoun is accused of killing his pregnant wife in 1994. >>
Prosecutors say the L.A. private eye's alleged wiretapping and racketeering depended on the disgraced cop, the onetime Las Vegas businessman, the former phone company technician and the computer whiz. >>
The apparent suicide of the son of sheriff's lieutenants has led to an inquiry into the department's response. >>
Peter Schey's legal action seeks damages for employees caught up in Van Nuys workplace immigration enforcement action. >>
The FAA says barring aircraft with fast approach speeds from operating at the city's airport is illegal. Local officials say it would be a major safety improvement over what the FAA has proposed. >>
Complaints are filed by a representative of state Sen. Denham, whose recall Perata is backing. The filings allege wrongdoing in calling on state employees to allegedly work on political campaigns. >>
The Flesh Club says San Bernardino misled a judge in 1995, leading to an injunction against nude dancing. >>
Complaints are filed by a representative of state Sen. Denham, whose recall Perata is backing. The filings allege he called on certain state employees to work on political campaigns. >>
Earlier, an administrative law judge found that Dr. John Edwin Bohm had inappropriate sexual contact with two patients. >>
As part of a citywide effort to get people off the streets, the new community outreach cop is trying to build trust with transients and persuade them to get help. Photo gallery >>
Suspect in L.A. killing is known by detectives to belong to another family. The deadly action is unusual, authorities say. >>
Serving as his own defense lawyer in his wiretapping trial, he says that if he takes the stand, he will refuse to answer questions about those who hired him, many of whom are celebrities. >>
L.A. County sheriff's officials are looking into the gang-related "melee" that broke out Tuesday at the Lancaster Mira Loma Detention Center. Two detainees were badly injured. >>
The deputy was found dead the day he was to be arrested. Hundreds of images, including some believed to be homemade, were found during a search of his home. >>
Peter Sanchez, 38, of El Monte was being held on $1-million bail. >>
DANA POINT'Date rape' drug given to ex-skater >>At the front desk of LAPD's Southwest Division, officers witness all manner of misery as they juggle phone calls and complaints. >>
The lawman was killed when a cement truck trying to avoid the oven fell on top of the deputy's car and crushed him. In opening statements, the defense calls the incident a tragic accident, not murder. >>
Long Beach jurors decide the defendant shot the off-duty female officer in a bungled robbery attempt in 2006. >>
The victim was hospitalized after she was shot in the chest while standing at a street corner, investigators say. The vehicle believed used in the attack was later found abandoned with a gun inside. >>
He faces 30 years to life in prison for the attacks on the 4-week-old. >>
She was in a crosswalk when a bus chartered by a school turned a corner and hit her. Authorities are still looking for the driver. >>
Sheriff's deputies responding to a 911 call find the victim, who later died at a hospital. No arrests have been made. >>
Richard Sambora, the 48-year-old lead guitarist for rock band Bon Jovi, was convicted Tuesday of driving under the influence, a month after police saw his Hummer driving erratically on South Coast Highway in his hometown of Laguna Beach. >>
Olga Rutterschmidt is found guilty of murder and conspiracy in a second homeless man's death. She was convicted of a first murder last week; Helen Golay was convicted of the two murders last week. >>
The strangulation was reopened as a cold case by Inglewood police and the FBI, which uncovered DNA evidence linking the man to his wife's death. >>
Another suspect is being sought in Sunday's drive-by shooting. Authorities said the incident appeared to be gang-related. >>
Another person is being sought in Sunday's street shooting. Authorities say the suspects appear to have gang ties. >>
As Villaraigosa plans to drop L.A. Bridges, the effectiveness of such initiatives remains unknown. >>
Rosalie Ritz, a premier courtroom artist who for four decades chronicled dozens of high-drama trials, including those of Charles Manson, Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson, has died. She was 84. >>
WINNETKAMan dies after being hit by car >>An assistant principal charged in the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old student rose through the ranks of the L.A. school district despite accusations of having dated another pupil. >>
THE POLICE
Special Order 40 is hobbling police. That's the view of an LAPD officer who writes about the department for National Review Online and other publications under the pseudonym "Jack Dunphy." >>
THE PASTOR
Father Richard Estrada, an associate pastor at the 189-year-old Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in downtown Los Angeles, is obviously not in a gang. >>
THE ACTIVIST
For Sterling "Ernie" Norris, Special Order 40 is a barrier to effective policing in Los Angeles. Modifying the rules is not enough, he argues. Special Order 40 must be killed. >>
THE IMMIGRANT
Guatemalan immigrant Diego Cap, one of several hundred day laborers who look for work each day along a stretch of Oxnard Street in Van Nuys, said the proposed changes to Special Order 40 would only make people even more afraid to talk to police. >>
The future for 40Current rules* The LAPD's Special Order 40 states that police officers cannot stop people for the sole purpose of asking about immigration status. >>A security guard and father of seven who exchanged gunfire with two men outside an Arlington Heights auto parts store was killed when he went to the aid of a bystander wounded in the gun battle, his family and police said. >>
EL MONTEMarijuana haul yields 3 arrests >>Radio hosts deny tainting jurors in ex-O.C. sheriff's trial. >>
She was jailed 876 days for an arsenic-poisoning murder that prosecutors now say didn't occur. >>
The site is believed to be emitting carcinogenic hexavalent chromium. >>
He is quizzed by the attorney for a former LAPD officer accused of snooping in police files for the Hollywood private investigator. >>
Warnings of a shooting at Glen A. Wilson High were posted on the Wikipedia entry for the school. >>
The president of the group says a councilman's plan to amend Special Order 40 is 'a common-sense approach.' >>
The five workers, who are involved in calculating release dates, had all handled the case file. Olson has been returned to prison for another year. >>
Police acting on tips find more than 1,000 marijuana plants being cultivated in three rental houses in the San Gabriel Valley. >>
A 19-year-old is killed and another driver is arrested on a DUI charge. Eastbound lanes have since reopened. >>
U.S. attorney says he sets goals. Staff lawyers say they are pressured to file relatively minor cases to boost numbers and funding. >>
Lovecraft Biofuels' owner and former owner are at odds. The conflict is straining some customers' loyalty. >>
A state review will give many whose insurance was canceled during treatment a chance to get it back. >>
Alarmed L.A. county officials say they will do their own checks after audit finds 49 sex offenders appeared to have lived at the same address as the centers. >>
Anti-billboard activists are alarmed by a plan to allow signs along a 17-block area, saying the city should first crack down on illegal ones. >>
The jury deadlocks on other charges against Olga Rutterschmidt. >>
Citing alleged abuse of badges issued by former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, the state Senate on Thursday rejected an effort to allow sheriffs and police chiefs to give badges to volunteers and retired law enforcement officers. >>
The Orange County resident faces 78 felony charges over allegedly phony religious tour packages. >>
Vera Robles DeWitt avoids jail time for the incident, which had been captured on video and posted on YouTube. >>
No one was hurt and the suspect was caught a few hours later. The incident began when officers tried to serve a narcotics search warrant. >>
Helen Golay is found guilty of killing the victims to cash in on life insurance. Olga Rutterschmidt is convicted of conspiracy and still faces murder charges. >>
Bratton defends order outlining when to question suspects. >>
Attorneys for the former sheriff say daily discussion of his case on the radio is a factor in asking to move proceedings outside Southern California. >>
Ex-LAPD sergeant, who earlier admitted 'crossing the line,' says Pellicano didn't pay him to get information from police databases. >>
Yasith Chhun, head of Cambodian Freedom Fighters, plotted attacks in which three people were killed and several wounded. >>
Sophomore is shot to death after hitting lawman with a bat in an unprovoked attack, authorities say. >>
A pug and rabbits were seen on a MySpace clip being thrown up to 30 feet high and allowed to hit the ground. The O.C. district attorney's office is investigating. >>
Three homes are shut down and six more face suspensions after audit shows 49 offenders with the same addresses as 46 care facilities. >>
A man accused of murder says he doesn't remember strangling his girlfriend in June 2005. >>
A necropsy is expected to show if guards' Taser stun gun killed the animal. >>
Judge rules against the former LAPD sergeant, who had objected to the prosecutor's cross-examination. |