1+ day, 16+ min ago   (726+ words) Federal prosecutors claim the ESOS Rings founder lied about patents and Apple acquisition talks to fleece investors. Jury selection begins Monday in federal court for a former Brentwood woman accused of running a yearslong securities and wire fraud scheme that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (930+ words) Prosecutors allege Nora Corrales stole more than $121,000 in wages and failed to pay employment taxes while operating an unlicensed residential care facility. A 59-year-old Hacienda Heights woman has been charged with six felony counts alleging she stole more than $121,000 in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (807+ words) No federal form exists to cut or freeze local property taxes; officials urge verification with official sources Los Angeles County officials are warning seniors and other property owners about a scam claiming homeowners can reduce or freeze their property taxes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (769+ words) Two of the firearms were unserialized ‘ghost guns’; four people associated with the vehicle were taken into custody. Santa Monica police recovered three loaded handguns and made multiple arrests after a stolen black Audi crashed near downtown on Aug. 25. Officers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (670+ words) Encampment at Venice and Glendon cleared; program has housed more than 6,000 people citywide. Mayor Karen Bass’s Inside Safe program completed its 140th operation Monday in the Palms neighborhood, bringing nearly 20 people experiencing homelessness into temporary housing. The operation targeted a longstanding…...

2+ week, 46+ min ago   (320+ words) Officers set up perimeter and searched area; report remains unconfirmed. Santa Monica police and campus officers responded Saturday afternoon to a report of a person possibly armed with a handgun near Santa Monica College, but a search did not locate…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (684+ words) Man last seen wearing white dress shirt, black pants and white slippers. A Silver Alert has been issued for an 81-year-old man missing from Tujunga, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Luis Nabar Castro was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in…...

3+ week ago   (321+ words) Officers were investigating a domestic violence report when the man advanced with a knife. A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by a Santa Monica police officer Saturday afternoon near Palisades Park, authorities said. Officers responded to the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (264+ words) A 57-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the fatal shootings of three Los Angeles residents earlier this month, police said. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division said Patrick Kevin Spurlock was arrested Aug. 14 in the 6600 block of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (773+ words) The incident came over two years after another at the same complex that was the site of a 2024 armed rampage. Two men were hospitalized and another was detained after a stabbing in Marina del Rey on Friday, according to reports....