Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Assault published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 13978
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-1165
•
Next >
-
New UCLA basketball Coach Steve Alford's honeymoon was very short
UCLA and Steve Alford. A basketball program of unmatched pedigree led by a former prodigy who became a national champion and Olympic gold medalist before making a steady climb up the coaching ladder. On paper, a harmonic convergence. How they came...
Tags: Mountain West Conference, Human Accomplishments, Iowa Hawkeyes, New Mexico Lobos, Sexual Assault
-
Obama responds to criticism with 'fix it' strategy
WASHINGTON — At a news conference in a rainy Rose Garden on Thursday, President Obama and the Turkish prime minister had weighty matters to discuss — the bloody civil war in Syria, a disastrous Syrian refugee crisis and Turkey's strained...
Tags: Government, White House, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Benghazi
-
Military's record on sexual assault: From bad to worse
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.Another day, another military sexual assault scandal. On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Arlington, Va., on suspicion of drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army...Tags: Entertainment Events, Sexual Assault, U.S. Army, Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes
-
Maryland governor signs gun control law; NRA vows to sue
Maryland has joined the list of states that have toughened gun control in the wake of the December shooting in Newtown, Conn. Gov. Martin O'Malley on Thursday signed the gun control bill that he promised he would. “We've chosen to take action by...
Tags: Adam Lanza, Laws, Judges, Firearms, Martin O'Malley
-
Sexual assaults in military: 'Little monsters' now in charge
Paula Coughlin was grocery shopping in Jacksonville, Fla., when I caught up with her on the phone this week. If anyone has an interesting perspective on the U.S. military’s absurd inability to deal with sexual assault, it’s Coughlin. She is...
Tags: Chuck Hagel, U.S. Military, Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Congress, Lotteries
-
Soldier in sexual assault prevention program accused of abuse
WASHINGTON — A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday. The...Tags: Defense, Armed Forces, Sexual Assault, Chuck Hagel, Sex Crimes
-
Northridge kidnapping suspect arraigned, pleads not guilty
The man suspected of kidnapping and assaulting a 10-year-old Northridge girl last month was arraigned Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court and pleaded not guilty to three dozen felony counts. Tobias Dustin Summers, 32, made his first court...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Kidnapping, Crimes, Trials, Prosecution
-
LAPD identifies two suspects in assault weapon incident
Los Angeles police Thursday identified two suspects who were arrested in connection with an incident in which a man allegedly tried to fire a Tec-9 Mini assault weapon at officers. Arturo Estrada, 18, and Alex Melendez, 25, both of Los Angeles, were...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
-
Assault weapon used against officers is recovered, LAPD says
Los Angeles police said they have found a Tec-9 Mini assault weapon they believe a suspect attempted to fire at officers Wednesday night. LAPD officers conducted a traffic stop at 6:23 p.m. in the 1100 block of South West Boulevard in South L.A. when...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry
-
Officers fire at teen armed with Tec-9 assault weapon, LAPD says
Los Angeles police shot at a teenager in the West Adams district Wednesday evening after he got out of a vehicle during a traffic stop and attempted to fire an assault weapon at them, authorities said. No officers were injured in the shooting, which...Tags: Gun Control, Los Angeles Police Department, Personal Weapon Control, Shootings, Unrest, Conflicts and War
-
The military's sexual assault problem
The news that sexual assaults in the armed forces last year were estimated to be up 35% over 2010 brought a swift response from President Obama — that he had "no tolerance" for sexual crimes in the ranks and that perpetrators would be prosecuted and...
Tags: Armed Forces, Sexual Assault, Abusive Behavior, Barack Obama, Sex Crimes
-
Military sex crime record should bring shame
Maybe, in the end, we will thank Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinksi, head of the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention Unit, who was arrested on suspicion of sexual battery early Sunday after a woman reported he drunkenly approached her in a parking lot and...
Tags: White House, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel, Wars and Interventions
May 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Complete
May 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 1, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 9, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 7, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Assault topic gallery.
