Parolee Charged With Attempting To Kidnap 2 Girls In Compton
COMPTON (CBSLA.com) — A 35-year-old parolee was charged Tuesday with attempting to kidnap two girls in Compton last week. Ashley Luther Price, of Los Angeles, was charged with two counts of attempted...
View ArticleCastaic Man, 36, Accused Of Trying To Kidnap Son From Estranged Wife
SANTA CLARITA (CBSLA.com) — A 36-year-old Castaic man is behind bars Thursday for allegedly trying to kidnap his son from his estranged wife. Authorities said David Maryniak attempted to take his...
View ArticleLAPD Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Handcuffed Woman
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A female LAPD officer Tuesday pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a woman before she died while in police custody. KNX 1070′s Margaret Carrero reports Officer Mary...
View ArticleCourt: OC Man Charged With Attempting to Join Al-Qaida Was Headed To Pakistan
SANTA ANA (AP) — Court documents indicate a Southern California man charged with attempting to join al-Qaida and lying on a U.S. passport application to aid international terrorism was planning to...
View ArticleJudge Denies Irwindale’s Request To Halt Sriracha Production Over Alleged Odor
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A judge Thursday denied the City of Irwindale’s request to force a local food company to halt production of a popular chili sauce after citizens complained of strong odors....
View ArticleEx-Bell Police Chief Randy Adams To Break Silence, Testify In Spaccia Trial
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — The former police chief of the corruption-plagued city of Bell told a judge Tuesday he will testify for the first time about his role in the city’s notorious financial...
View ArticleFormer Miramonte Teacher Pleads No Contest To Molestation Charges
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former Miramonte Elementary School teacher accused of lewd acts on more than 20 former students Friday pleaded no contest to nearly two dozen charges. Mark Berndt, 62, had...
View ArticleCeeLo Green, Chris Brown Make Court Appearances In Downtown LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — For at least one day, a downtown Los Angeles courthouse may have been the top place in the city to spot a Hollywood celebrity. KNX 1070′s Jon Baird reports singers CeeLo...
View ArticleRyan O’Neal Testifies About Disputed Warhol Art
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Ryan O’Neal told a jury Monday that he owns an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett and it was not a secret that he had removed the artwork from her home after her death. “The...
View ArticleEx-Soccer Coach Due In Court On Molestation Charges
Renoir Valenti, 50, was charged in August 2012 with five felony counts of continuous sexual abuse and eight misdemeanor counts of child molestation. (Photo credit: Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department)...
View ArticleJudge Revokes Probation For Singer Chris Brown
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A judge on Monday revoked Chris Brown’s probation after his recent arrest on suspicion of misdemeanor assault in Washington, D.C., but the ruling will not alter the singer’s...
View ArticleOnly On 2: Man Breaks Silence About Excruciating Injuries He Says Were Caused...
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — In federal court, he is only known by his initials: L – F. The man’s name is Leo Figueroa and he tells a story of mistreatment at the hands of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleEx-Bell Chief Rizzo Set For Court Appearance After Plea Bargain
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Former Bell city administrator Robert Rizzo was scheduled for an initial federal court appearance Monday. In a plea deal with federal prosecutors announced in October, Rizzo...
View ArticleAlleged LAX Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA.com) — The man accused of killing a TSA agent at Los Angeles International Airport last month pleaded not guilty Thursday morning at a San Bernardino County Jail facility. Paul...
View Article‘Octomom’ Pleads Not Guilty To Welfare Fraud Charges
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Nadya Suleman, the SoCal woman who gained national attention when she gave birth to octuplets, pleaded not guilty Friday to welfare fraud charges. Suleman, also known as...
View ArticleColby Fire Suspects Charged In Federal Court
GLENDORA (CBSLA.com) — The three suspects accused of sparking the nearly 2,000-acre Colby Fire in San Gabriel Mountain foothills were charged in federal court Tuesday. Jonathan Jarrell, 24, of...
View ArticleLA Detective Knocked Down By Chair Thrown In Court
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles police detective was treated for injuries after a murder suspect threw a chair in court that hit her in the head and knocked her down. The Sheriff’s...
View ArticleSuspect In Deadly Marina Shooting Ordered Held Without Bail
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A former security guard at a Marina del Rey apartment complex was ordered Thursday to be held without bail while awaiting arraignment on a murder charge in connection with the...
View Article2 Suspects In Fatal Santa Ana Nightclub Beating Appear In Court
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — Two suspects charged in the fatal beating of a 23-year-old Westminster woman outside an Orange County nightclub appeared in court Thursday. Vanesa Tapia Zavala, 25, and...
View ArticleWoman ‘Spit In The Doctor’s Face’ After Dog Waste Dispute With LA Judge,...
VAN NUYS (CBSLA.com) — A woman who claims a Los Angeles Superior Court judge pushed her to the ground during a dispute over dog waste last year apparently ”spit in the doctor’s face” when she tried to...
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