HACIENDA HEIGHTS – A suspect in the killing of Archdiocese of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was arrested Monday, but no details were immediately released. Sheriff Robert Luna was scheduled to hold a noon news conference to discuss the arrest. Some media reports Monday morning suggested the arrest was made following an hours-long standoff in Torrance. The sheriff’s department’s Special Enforcement Bureau confirmed in a Twitter post that an “armed, barricaded” suspect had been taken into custody shortly after 9 a.m. following a standoff on Kenwood Avenue in Torrance. But the post did not link the standoff to O’Connell’s…
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PICO RIVERA – A pedestrian was killed Monday morning on the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway in Pico Rivera. The death occurred just after 3 a.m. in the southbound lanes at Rose Hills Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Elizabeth Kravig told City News Service. The name, age and gender of the pedestrian were not available, Kravig said. Details of the crash were also not available. Video from the scene showed CHP officers investigating the death while a body lay in one lane under a yellow cover. The CHP issued a SigAlert at 3:22 a.m. shutting down all southbound lanes in the…
LONG BEACH – A man was hospitalized Monday morning in serious condition with wounds suffered in a shooting in Long Beach. The shooting was reported at 2:07 a.m. near Pacific Avenue and Broadway, according to Long Beach police Lt. Michael Deprete. Arriving officers found the victim suffering gunshot wounds to his upper and lower body, Duprete said. “The preliminary investigation revealed an adult male suspect driving a dark sedan pulled up next to the victim, got out, and shot at the victim with a handgun, striking him multiple times,” he said. The suspect got back into the vehicle and fled,…
PALMDALE – A man crashed his sedan into the back of a Palmdale sheriff’s deputy’s SUV Monday morning and was arrested shortly after he ran away from the scene. The hit-and-run crash occurred at 12:27 a.m. at Sixth Street East and Palmdale Boulevard, Palmdale sheriff’s Lt. Jeffrey Rhea told City News Service. The deputy was moving slowly in his patrol SUV when the suspect crashed into the rear of the vehicle, Rhea said. The suspect’s car was badly damaged so he got out and ran away but was located and detained by deputies in the area. “Both vehicles are pretty…
ANAHEIM – A woman was killed Sunday when a tree fell onto an SUV in which she was sitting at an Anaheim park. The tree toppled at 2:50 p.m. when the woman was parked on the south side of Pearson Park, at 400 N. Harbor Boulevard, said Anaheim police Sgt. Jon McClintock. Anaheim police officers and firefighters worked to free the woman from the vehicle in hopes of saving her life but she was pronounced dead at the scene, McClintock said. No other injuries were reported. An investigation was underway to determine why the tree fell, he said.
LOS ANGELES – The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County rose for the 18th consecutive day Sunday, increasing 1 cent to $4.808, its highest amount since Dec. 5. The average price is 10.9 cents more than one week ago, 29.9 cents higher than one month ago and 2.4 cents more than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.686 since rising to a record $6.494 on Oct. 5, 2022. The Orange County average price rose for the 16th time in the last 18…
LOS ANGELES – Richard Belzer, the comic and actor known for his standup career in the 1970s and ’80s and long runs on the television shows “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died at the age of 78, it was reported Sunday. His friend, writer Bill Scheft, told The Hollywood Reporter that Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France after a number of health issues. Further details about the death were not immediately available. “I’m so sad to hear of Richard Belzer’s passing,” actress and original “Saturday Night Live” cast…
LOS ANGELES – A former employee of an Irwindale company that produces a well-known hot sauce is backing the $525,000 settlement of a lawsuit she filed against the firm on behalf of herself and about 120 other current and former workers in which she alleged they were not paid for all hours worked. Plaintiff Anna Valdez further alleged in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods Inc. — brought in November 2020 under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 — that she was required to work in sweltering conditions without air conditioning. “I am aware that…
LOS ANGELES – It’s a huge opening weekend for “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” which took in $104 million to top all films in North America, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The third film in the series based on a Marvel comic book character, which stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly, was light years ahead of the second- place film, “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which grossed $6.1 million in its 10th week in theaters, Comscore reported. “Magic Mike’s Last Dance” was third with $5.5 million, one week after opening in first place. “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Saturday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing will grow to $35 million. Three tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold, and each is worth $13,370, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Saturday night were 2, 3, 36, 38, 45 and the Mega number was 24. The jackpot was $34 million. The drawing was the 28th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers and the Mega…