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LASD cracks down on street takeovers

Street takeovers across Los Angeles County left a Superior Grocers store ransacked and caused destruction in several communities. LASD has since responded by coordinating an enforcement operation that resulted in 19 citations, six arrests and four vehicles impounded for 30 days....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Sep 1, 2026

LASD cracks down on street takeovers after weekend of stores getting ransacked

Street takeovers across Los Angeles County left a Superior Grocers store ransacked and caused destruction in several communities. LASD has since responded by coordinating an enforcement operation that resulted in 19 citations, six arrests and four vehicles impounded for 30 days....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Sep 1, 2026

L.A. County sues State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims

L.A. County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year's devastating wildfires complained that their policy claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaSep 1, 2026

Beverly Hills alley fight leaves one man dead, another wounded

The Beverly Hills Police Department received a report late Sunday of an altercation in a residential area known as the Flats, east of Rodeo Drive and the Golden Triangle business district....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaAug 31, 2026

Simi Valley residents now dealing with stench from Lineage fire's food waste

The smell of the waste from Lineage’s Boyle Heights warehouse is now causing headaches for some people all the way in Ventura County. Neighbors in Simi Valley said they’ve been dealing with the stench of the waste from the Lineage fire that was dumped at the Simi Valley Landfill....

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 31, 2026

LAPD wants 300 new vehicles to police the 2028 Olympics. City politicians are skeptical

LAPD says it needs more vehicles for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (David McNew / Getty Images) The Los Angeles Police Department wants 300 new vehicles for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and it's asking the city to pay for them. LAPD officials say the request for aro...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 31, 2026

LAPD releases body camera videos

The Los Angeles Police Department has released video footage documenting two separate in-custody deaths from July. One incident occurred in a Valley Jail cell following a standoff in Chatsworth, while the second involved a fatal officer-involved shooting in central Los Angeles....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Aug 31, 2026

Singer and TikTok star D4vd set for arraignment in Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder

What to Know Singer D4vd was charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas , who was reported missing in the spring of 2025. The Lake Elsinore girl’s decomposed body was found Sept. 8 in the front trunk of a Tesla impounded at a Los A...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 31, 2026

$70K worth of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer stolen in cargo heist

Police in Montclair are searching for the person or group who made off with $70,000 worth of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. In two incidents, shipments of the beer were swiped from the Anheuser-Busch distribution center on Aug. 17, according to the Montclair Police Department. In the fi...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 30, 2026

California lawmakers strike wildfire deal that leaves out most of Newsom’s big demands

Eaton Fire survivors protest outside the Governor's Mansion in Sacramento on Aug. 25, 2026. Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom were scheduled to meet at the mansion. (Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / CalMatters) Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday backed off his proposal to reduce costs for electri...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 30, 2026

Superior supermarket looted after street takeover in South LA

A local supermarket was left with a large mess to clean up after it was looted following a street takeover in the Florence neighborhood of South Los Angeles early Sunday. According to police, a group of about 20 people entered the Superior grocery store after smashing a window. V...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 30, 2026

Mother bear, 2 cubs rescued from water cistern in La Verne

A mother bear and two of her cubs were rescued from a precarious situation in La Verne over the weekend. The family of bears found themselves stuck in a water cistern on Saturday off the Marshall Canyon Trail, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). A team o...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 29, 2026