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Gang members burn man with hot knife in torture case, police say
L.A. NOWThree reputed Pico Rivera gang members have been arrested in a kidnapping and torture case in which a victim was burned with a hot knife and had his fingers smashed with a gun, authorities said Tuesday night.... -
Seattle violence: Father shot in head is among latest victims
SEATTLE -- Seattle software engineer Justin Ferrari had just picked up his parents from the airport for a visit, his two young children in tow, when a bullet slammed through a window of the family van and into his head. Ferrari died in his father’...
Tags: Memorial Day, Police Arrests, Festive Events, Justice System, Health
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6 candidates vie to succeed Cooley as L.A. County D.A.
It is the most powerful job in Los Angeles County's criminal justice system, a position that oversees the prosecution of 60,000 felons each year and can provide a steppingstone to higher office.
Six candidates are vying to become district attorney in...Tags: Phil Spector, Death Penalty, University of Texas at Austin, Local Elections, Lawyers
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Gang members sentenced to 30 years for botched Gardena shooting
L.A. NOWTwo gang members were sentenced to 30-year prison terms this week. They pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges.... -
In Mexicali, a haven for broken lives
Mario Ramos stirs a pot of beans with a bent spatula as the men crowd into the kitchen, the ragged line stretching out the splintered doorway.
Years ago, Ramos, 45, grilled up pricey seafood in a tiki-themed restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway in...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Politics, Chinese Restaurants, Immigration, Restaurants
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Raul Rojas dies at 70; L.A. gang member turned boxing champion
Raul Rojas, a tough former gang member who turned to boxing and became a world featherweight champion, died Sunday of natural causes at a Los Angeles convalescent home, said his daughter Rebecca. He was 70. Rojas claimed the World Boxing Assn. belt on...
Tags: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Japan, Boxing, Cuba, Sports Illustrated
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Jury orders death penalty for killer of Jamiel Shaw II
A 23-year-old gang member who shot and killed a high school football star he mistook for a rival gangster in 2008 should be put to death, a Los Angeles jury decided Wednesday.
Jurors reached the verdict after about a week of testimony in the penalty...Tags: Murder, High School Sports, Death Penalty, Justice System, Health
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Gang member should be executed for killing high school football star, jury says
L.A. NOWA 23-year-old gang member who shot and killed a high school football star he mistook for a rival gangster should be sentenced to death, a Los Angeles jury decided Wednesday. The panel returned the verdict after about a week of...... -
Violence stirs gang fears in L.A. area formerly plagued by one
Several violent incidents, including the shooting of a 13-year-old boy, have sparked worries of renewed gang activity in a northeast Los Angeles neighborhood where city authorities have invested many resources to combat a notorious gang. Years after a...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department
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Kelly Thomas: Defense demands proof police killed homeless man
L.A. NOWAn attorney representing two Fullerton police officers charged in the death of a mentally ill homeless man challenged a trauma surgeon Tuesday to review the graphic video of Kelly Thomas’ beating and pinpoint the moment when a police officer might... -
Gang member convicted of murdering Los Angeles High football star
His mother said a quiet prayer of thanks. His father dropped his head and rubbed his eyes.
Four years after Los Angeles High School football star Jamiel Shaw II's death, the gang member accused of gunning him down because he was carrying a red Spider-Man...Tags: Murder, Los Angeles Police Department, Death Penalty, Illegal Immigrants, Justice System
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Traffic jammed on 10 Freeway; man threatens to jump from overpass
L.A. NOWTraffic on westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway near Crenshaw Boulevard was stopped Wednesday afternoon because a man was threatening to jump from an overpass, officials said....
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