HAWTHORNE – A 25- to 30-year-old man was shot and killed in Hawthorne bordering the unincorporated area of Lennox, authorities said Thursday. Officers from the Hawthorne Police Department responded at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 11500 block of Acacia Avenue near Hawthorne Boulevard regarding a report of gunshots, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Information Bureau said. After they arrived at the scene officers learned the victim had taken himself to a hospital with gunshot wounds to the upper torso. The victim was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said. Sheriff’s homicide detectives are assisting the Hawthorne Police Department with the…
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LONG BEACH – A pedestrian who was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Long Beach was identified Thursday. Officers were sent to Pacific Coast Highway and Harbor Avenue at about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, the Long Beach Police Department reported. “Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim who had seemingly been involved in a traffic collision suffering from life-threatening inquires,” police said in a statement. “Long Beach Fire Department personnel responded to the scene and determined the victim deceased at the scene,” police said. “No vehicle remained on scene.” County authorities identified Kevin Evans, 59, as the dead pedestrian. Anyone…
NORTHRIDGE – One person was killed in a two-vehicle collision during a police pursuit that ended in Northridge with one suspect in the crash at large, authorities said Thursday, Los Angeles Police Department officers were chasing armed robbery suspects in a dark colored SUV just before 1 a.m. after they attempted to make a traffic stop when the suspect’s vehicle crashed into a black sedan at Roscoe Boulevard and Lindley Avenue, Fox 11 reported. The driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and a passenger in the SUV ran away from the scene and were…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing is expected to grow to $73 million. There were also no tickets sold with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, the Multi-State Lottery Association, which conducts the game, announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday were 31, 32, 54, 60, 63 and the Powerball number was 12. The jackpot was $57 million. The drawing was the fourth since a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers…
LOS ANGELES – A former Los Angeles Sparks general manager who alleges in a lawsuit that she was wrongfully fired in 2019 for raising complaints of alleged misconduct by the then-team president and a managing partner is headed back to arbitration. A Sparks attorney had announced during a status conference before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michelle Williams Court in October that plaintiff Penny Toler’s case was resolved, but no terms were divulged. However, on Wednesday plaintiff’s attorney Dawn Collins told Judge Colin P. Leis, who is now presiding over the case, that the accord was not completed. “Plaintiff indicates…
VAN NUYS – A 40-year-old man whose body was found in an alley in Van Nuys was identified Thursday. The body was discovered at about 7 a.m. Monday near the 14500 block of Calvert Street, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. “Preliminary investigation revealed the shooting occurred around 2 a.m. (Monday),” police said in a statement. “At this time there is no suspect description.” Juan Ramirez Vides was identified as the shooting victim, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call detectives at 818-374-9550 or 213-972-2971. Tipsters may also call…
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing and the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing will grow to $34 million. Three tickets with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, were sold in Northern California. They are each worth $13,114, the California Lottery announced. The numbers drawn Wednesday night were 10, 11, 15, 38, 47 and the Mega number was 7. The jackpot was $33 million. The drawing was the 27th since the last time a ticket with all six numbers was sold. The odds of matching all five numbers…
LOS ANGELES – One person was killed and another injured in a shooting at a chicken restaurant in South Los Angeles and police are looking for two suspects who fled the scene. A woman in her 50s sustained an unknown gunshot wound, and a woman in her 40s suffered a graze wound to her hand, KTLA reported. The shooting was reported at about 3:50 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Western Avenue, near Vernon Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Two people in a white Jeep Cherokee fired shots from a parking lot into the restaurant, police…
LONG BEACH – A 59-year-old man found stabbed to death near the homeless encampment in Long Beach where he lived was identified Wednesday by the coroner’s office. Officers were sent to the area of Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles River at about 6 a.m. Tuesday to assist Long Beach Fire Department paramedics with a man who was unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to the upper torso, according to the Long Beach Police Department’s Media Relations Detail. The paramedics pronounced Samuel Davidson dead at the scene, authorities said. No suspect information was available. Anyone with information regarding the stabbing…
SANTA ANA – Two men and a woman were charged Wednesday in connection with a gang-related killing and an attempted killing in Anaheim. Adam Galaviz, 45, was charged with murder, attempted murder and participation in gang activity, as well as two counts of dissuading a witness by force, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancements for a gang member’s vicarious discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and gang activity. Co-defendant Juan Junior Meza, 26, was charged with murder, attempted murder and participating in gang activity, all felonies. He also faces sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing…