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Burglars cut power before breaking into Tujunga home and stealing $1,000 belt

At least two burglars cut the power to a Tujunga home before smashing through a window and leaving with a pricey belt, according to the LAPD. The break-in was at about 9 p.m. Thursday in the 6800 block of Northford Drive. No arrest were reported early Friday. The burglars shut of...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 21, 2026

Watch: Jury hears Duane Davis say his nephew fired shots that killed Tupac Shakur

Jurors on Thursday heard Duane “Keffe D” Davis tell detectives in 2008 that his nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. Davis, who said in the interview that he was also in the car with Anderson, is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing o...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 21, 2026

1 dead in 60 Freeway bus fire in Hacienda Heights

One person has died after a tour bus caught fire Friday morning on a freeway east of downtown Los Angeles. The fire appeared to start at the rear of the bus, which pulled over on the side of the eastbound 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights. It was not immediately clear how the fire s...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 21, 2026

TMZ investigates mystery surrounding Princess Diana's death

TMZ's "Celebrity Crime Scene: Princess Diana" revisits the deadly car crash through multiple lens and looks into various conspiracy theories and testimonies linked to the Princess of Wales' death....

FOX 11 Los Angeles (KTTV)Aug 21, 2026

LA County search and rescue team returns after Colombia earthquake rescue mission

An urban search and rescue team from the Los Angeles County Fire Department returned home Thursday after spending a week helping with rescue efforts in Colombia. “I got a wife and two kids to come home to, so I am very excited to see my son and daughter,” LA County Fire Capt. Rus...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

City of Paramount's $100K bronze military memorial statue stolen

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Major Crimes Bureau are working to track down at least one person suspected of stealing a bronze memorial statue outside Paramount City Hall. Deputies responded late Wednesday morning after a city employee reported the b...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

Man arrested in connection with hit-and-run that killed family dog in Culver City

A man suspected in a hit-and-run crash that killed a family dog in Culver City last week has been arrested, police said Thursday. The crash happened near Higuera Street and Lucerne Avenue on Aug. 14 at around 5:45 p.m., according to the Culver City Police Department. Investigator...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

LASD deputy shoots dog during arrest near Sunland Park Recreation Center

A Los Angeles County deputy shot a dog while an arrest was being made near the Sunland Park Recreation Center on Thursday, authorities said. The shooting happened in the 8600 block of Foothill Boulevard at around 4 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. D...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

Los Angeles Man Charged With Murdering Three Men in Hollywood Apartment

August 20, 2026 Media Relations Division 213-257-2000 media@da.lacounty.gov Los Angeles Man Charged With Murdering Three Men in Hollywood Apartment Patrick Spurlock, a convicted felon, also faces allegations of prior serious or violent felony convictions and personally using a fi...

County of Los Angeles - NewsAug 20, 2026

Student hurt in attack during freshman orientation at high school in Long Beach

A student was hospitalized after being injured by another student during freshman orientation at a high school in Long Beach on Thursday morning, school officials and police said. The Long Beach Police Department said it responded to the 4400 block of East 10th Street for a repor...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

Suspect arrested in death of 38-year-old woman at Anaheim motel

A 43-year-old man was arrested in connection with the death of a 38-year-old woman earlier this week in an Anaheim motel room. Anaheim police responded to a request for a welfare check Tuesday at the Kona Motel and found the victim, Jasmine Miranda, of Anaheim, suffering from inj...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

Lineage misses its deadline for food waste removal at Boyle Heights warehouse

A self-imposed cleanup deadline set by the tenant-operator of a Boyle Heights cold food storage warehouse was not met Thursday, about two months after a fire at the building. In a community alert sent Thursday to residents, Lineage Logistics said the food waste cleanup was 101.8-...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

Charges against LAPD officer dropped to misdemeanors in illegal recordings case

Felony charges against a Los Angeles Police Department officer accused secretly recording his colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic comments were reduced Thursday to misdemeanor crimes. Daniel Flores, 43, was placed in a diversion program that will allow him to avoid pr...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 20, 2026

Charges to be reduced against LAPD officer accused of illegally recording coworkers

District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Wednesday he will reduce criminal charges against a Los Angeles Police Department officer who secretly recorded his colleagues making racist, sexist and homophobic comments from felonies to misdemeanors. Daniel Flores, 43, had been charged wi...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 19, 2026

Man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire pleads not guilty, again

A firefighter douses a hot spot as a fire burns in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. (David Swanson / AFP) Topline: The former Pacific Palisades resident accused of starting a fire that led to last year’s destructive Palisades Fire pleaded not guilty Wednesday to ...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 19, 2026

LA’s Fashion District feels like a ghost town a year after the raids

Regino Tirado sorts through merchandise outside his store in the Stanford Wholesale Mart. (Jeremy Lindenfeld / Capital & Main) El seis, they call it. That day in June of last year when armed federal immigration officers descended on a garment shop in Los Angeles’ Fashion District...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Aug 19, 2026

Dirt bike rider in custody after hiding in recycling bin during LAPD chase

A man who police say was possibly armed and riding a stolen dirt bike was taken into custody in South Los Angeles after leading officers on a pursuit Wednesday evening. The hourlong Los Angeles Police Department pursuit began around 5:45 p.m. near Dodger Stadium and continued on ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 19, 2026

Amber alert canceled following 4-year-old boy's abduction

An Amber Alert was canceled Wednesday after law enforcement located a 4-year-old boy who they say was abducted. The notice for the public’s help was issued just before 5:30 p.m. in connection with a child who was believed to have been abducted by a 23-year-old man. The California...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Aug 19, 2026