California
The Orange County Grand Jury will begin hearing testimony next week about the slaying earlier this summer of 18-year-old Frank Martinez by a Westminster police officer.
Sept. 9, 1988
The family of Frank Martinez, who was killed by Westminster police in July during a controversial confrontation at his mother’s birthday party, reacted with anger Tuesday at the Orange County Grand Jury’s recommendation not to hand down indictments against officers.
Sept. 28, 1988
The family of Frank Martinez, an 18-year-old Westminster man who was shot to death by police during a confrontation at his mother’s birthday party, filed a claim against the city Tuesday seeking $110 million in damages.
Aug. 10, 1988
World & Nation
The family of Frank Martinez, who was shot to death by Westminster police during a birthday party for his mother, filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday, alleging that police violated Martinez’s civil rights, a family attorney said.
Oct. 12, 1988
A man who disappeared after his girlfriend was doused with paint thinner and fatally burned in their Hollywood apartment a decade ago has been arrested in northern Mexico after detectives who refused to give up the case finally tracked him down.
Oct. 1, 1985
The 11-month-old had suffered severe head injuries in a collision Wednesday in Pomona.
Jan. 5, 2007
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March 11, 2011
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Feb. 25, 2011
Five years after Mexico’s most influential newspaper columnist, Manuel Buendia, was shot in the back and killed in a downtown parking lot here, the government has accused a former police chief in the administration of President Miguel de la Madrid of masterminding the killing.
June 13, 1989
Jose Antonio Zorrilla, once head of Mexico’s now-defunct Federal Security Directorate, was indicted for murder in the 1984 slaying of journalist Manuel Buendia.
June 18, 1989