Erika Aguilar Crime and Safety Reporter
Erika Aguilar covers crime, courts and public safety in the Los Angeles area for KPCC.
Erika joined KPCC in 2012 after four years reporting on environmental issues for public radio station KUT in Austin, Texas, where she earned recognition for her work covering the 2009 shootings at the Fort Hood Army post in Killeen, the 2011 Texas wildfires and the state’s ongoing drought. Some of her reporting has been featured on NPR and American Public Media’s "Marketplace."
Before joining KUT, Aguilar worked in TV news as an assignment editor and assistant producer for the CBS affiliate in Austin. She’s a journalism and history graduate of Texas State University.
Any tips or story ideas can be sent to Erika by email at eaguilar@scpr.org.
Stories by Erika Aguilar
Registered sex offenders could be banned from Cerritos city parks
Cerritos could be the next city to ban registered sex offenders from parks. Since last year, the Orange County District Attorney as pushed cities to pass such ordinances.
Many LA students start school three weeks earlier than usual
Many Los Angeles-area students start school three weeks earlier this year, forcing parents to start shopping and schools to cool classrooms.
Hollywood intersection to be renamed after slain officer
An intersection in Hollywood will be renamed "Ian Campbell Square" to honor an LAPD officer who was kidnapped and killed in the notorious 1963 Onion Field case.
Art Walk drama-free; no arrests despite chalking
As Thursday came to a close, despite predictions of clashes between police and visiting Occupy Oakland activists, all was peaceful downtown.
Map: Whole neighborhoods hit the streets for National Night Out
National Night Out, a community-police traditional event, comes at a time when some Southern California police departments are dealing with tension in the neighborhood.
LA residents vent frustrations about helicopter noise
Residents gave public testimony about noisy and intrusive helicopters at a FAA hearing in Sherman Oaks aimed at reducing noise pollution.
Pasadena police may change officer review process
The Pasadena police chief moves to make some small changes to how the department handles internal reviews and tracks officer behavior.
FAA to hear LA helicopter noise complaints at public forum
Los Angeles residents will get a chance to voice complaints to federal officials about helicopter noise in their neighborhoods.
3 major tuna companies settle claims of skimpy cans of tuna
Three major tuna companies will donate canned tuna to California food banks as part of a civil settlement agreement signed this week.
Pinkberry co-founder pleads not guilty in homeless beating
One of the founders of the frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry pleaded not guilty to allegations that he beat a homeless man with a tire iron.
NASA's Mars mission challenges JPL employees
When engineers and scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory dedicated themselves to Curiosity's mission to Mars, so did their families.
Cal Fire could lose inmate firefighters next year
The state agency could lose up to 1,500 inmate firefighters by next year as prisoners are transferred to county jails under California's prison realignment plan.
$50,000 reward offered in the murder of Sherman Oaks cook
The family of a restaurant cook and a father of five asks the public to call police with information that could put a man who killed their loved one behind bars.
Residents want citizen oversight committees to police the police
Controversial police shootings and complaints spark calls for citizen oversight committees to monitor the police department.
Suspect in LA homeless stabbings charged
A man arrested for allegedly stabbing three homeless people in the back as they slept, and leaving 'death warrant' notes with them faces attempted murder charges.
