Crime
Matthew Gush
Police ID body of missing Orange County woman Maribel Ramos
At a press conference Friday afternoon, Orange County officials said they had identified the body discovered the day before as that of 36-year-old Maribel Ramos.
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Fire official, reality star pleads not guilty to arson
Compton's Deputy Fire Chief Marcel Melanson pled not guilty to arson, grand theft, and embezzlement charges Friday in a Los Angeles Superior Court.
UPDATE: Last of LAPD consent decree officially dismissed
A federal judge has formally dismissed the final remnants of the LAPD's decade-long consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. As city leaders celebrated, community leaders said they will keep an eye on the department.
Culver City suspect pleads not guilty to pipe bomb charges
Los Angeles County prosecutors say 29-year-old Robert Colt Wilson was arraigned Thursday on seven felony counts, including possession of methamphetamine.
UPDATE: Student in custody in Santa Monica, East LA college threats
Police are holding a suspect for questioning after an anonymous threat shut down local schools and sent parents and the news media into a panic Thursday.
Family: Downey agrees to pay $4.5 million for police shooting
The city of Downey has settled a lawsuit with the family of an unarmed man shot and killed by an officer. Read the city's reaction and a report into the shooting.
Police ID suspect in Westside pipe bomb arrest
Police say 29-year-old Robert Wilson was taken into custody and booked on felony possession of a destructive device.
OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial
O.J. Simpson spoke Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies.
UPDATE: Witnesses say authorities erased video of Kern County beating
The FBI has agreed to investigate the death of a man beaten by Kern County sheriff's deputies while witnesses shot video with cellphones.
Kern County sheriff defends seizing video of beating by deputies
David Silva was beaten with batons last week in Bakersfield. The father of four died at a hospital. The cause of death is under investigation.
Santa Ana police shoot, wound 2 car-theft suspects
Police say they've shot and injured two people accused of stealing a woman's car outside an Anaheim hotel.
Driving Dead — man pleads guilty to stealing big-rig to flee zombies
A man hid in the back of a big-rig in Tennessee, then stole it after the driver crossed the country and stepped out near Temecula. The reason? Zombies.
Camp ranger sues over $1 million Christopher Dorner reward
A camp ranger carjacked by Christopher Dorner has sued after failing to get a $1 million reward offered for information that tracked down the killer.
Man arrested at LAX with alleged smoke grenade released on lesser charges
The 27-year-old was arrested at LAX for allegedly bringing a smoke grenade into the U.S. He was released Monday after accepting a plea bargain for making false statements on a customs declaration forms.
LA Catholic archdiocese wants key clergy abuse suit tossed
The Archdiocese wants a judge to throw out a suit filed by a man who claims he was molested by a foreign priest who remains a fugitive 25 years after fleeing to Mexico.
