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Bank official's boyfriend held in $565,500 robbery
It seem like the perfect crime: Masked men snatch an assistant bank manager in her garage, strap a bomb to her and force the woman to rob her own East Los Angeles bank of $565,500. But now authorities allege that one of three men charged with last fall'...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, FBI, Bank Robbery, Emergency Incidents
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LAPD officer arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct with children
A Los Angeles police officer was arrested near Castaic this weekend on suspicion of committing lewd acts with children, department officials said Monday. Miguel Angel Schiappapietra, a six-year veteran of the LAPD, was arrested Saturday, said LAPD Cmdr....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Los Angeles Police Department, Police Arrests
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Men indicted in connection with bizarre kidnapping, bank robbery
Several men -- including a friend of a bank manager who was kidnapped and strapped with explosives as part of a bizarre bank robbery in East L.A. last fall -- have been indicted in connection with the crimes, several law enforcement sources said. Ray...
Tags: Theft, Kidnapping, Bank Robbery, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Police 'all over' Monterey Park after school 'shoot up' threat
Students milled around parking lots on the outskirts of East Los Angeles College on Thursday morning after a shooting threat prompted an evacuation of the campus, along with lockdowns at other Monterey Park schools. All Monterey Park schools were locked...
Tags: Shootings, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Students, Transportation Accidents
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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Trials, Embezzlement, Arson, Radio, Entertainment
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Alhambra police shoot suspect in police department lobby
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said they are responding to reports of an officer-involved shooting inside the Alhambra police station. The shooting occurred at 7:30 a.m. in the police lobby. The Alhambra Fire Department said no one was...
Tags: Shootings, Lobbying, Politics, AEG
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Alhambra officers shoot, kill man inside police station
A man shot by Alhambra police inside the police headquarters lobby on Friday morning has died, a coroner's spokesman said. One or more Alhambra police officers fired their guns about 7:30 a.m. inside the police station on Commonwealth Avenue, hitting...
Tags: Lobbying, Shootings, Politics, AEG
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Gun threats disrupt L.A. area schools; student detained
Anonymous calls and threats made to schools in the Los Angeles area disrupted classes and created confusion Thursday morning as police descend on campuses placed on lockdown. Several law enforcement agencies -- the Los Angeles County Sheriff's...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, Teaching and Learning, Law Enforcement, Medina (Saudi Arabia)
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Student detained in threats on area schools; most lockdowns lifted
Santa Monica police have detained a 19-year-old student believed to be connected to threats against at least six area schools. Santa Monica police Sgt. Candice Cobarrubias said the student was located on the campus of Santa Monica College without a...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Students
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Grand fire 15% contained, 3,500 acres burned in Los Padres forest
About 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a brush fire in Ventura and Kern counties that has burned about 3,500 acres after starting in Kern County near the Grapevine, authorities said. The blaze was 15% contained Thursday morning and about 600...
Tags: Fires
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Grand fire dies down; crews create fire breaks overnight
Firefighters battling flames in Ventura and Kern counties enjoyed a brief reprieve from the wind Wednesday night that officials said helped the blaze spread quickly earlier in the day. “The fire did die down a lot last night,” said Sean...
Tags: Landforms, Fires, Vicodin (drug), Mountains
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6 people rescued after canoe capsizes off Marina del Rey
Six people were rescued off Marina del Rey Tuesday evening after their outrigger canoe capsized in rough seas. All were treated and later released after they were pulled from the water about 7:45 p.m., according to authorities. The vessel overturned...
Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Hypothermia
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