Soviet Guards in Thefts
- Share via
MOSCOW — Soviet police hunting thieves who had been stealing wheels, batteries, headlights and radios from new cars arrested 14 men employed to guard the vehicles, the official newspaper Soviet Russia reported Saturday. It said all the men, including the chief of the guard unit, were sentenced to long terms in prison.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
Taped Jan 8, 2026, a year after the Eaton Fire, this episode features Ondi Timoner. After losing her home, she began documenting the displacement and financial struggles of her neighbors, joining My Tribe Rise to help Altadena rebuild and recover.
Attorney Frank Carson defended the accused for decades. Framed for murder and later acquitted, a star witness admitted he lied. Stanislaus County paid $22.5M to settle his estate’s lawsuit.
Hear from the winner of the 1968 Caltech vs MIT electric car race. But it’s not all fresh air: smog devastates communities of color, and the Trump administration may pull the plug on California’s ability to clear its own air.
