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Man shot at by Torrance police during Dorner manhunt sues

The man who was mistakenly shot at by Torrance police during the search for ex-LAPD cop Christopher Dorner has filed a lawsuit against the city after mediation efforts were unsuccessful.

HB police post photos of recovered stolen property

The Huntington Beach police have posted photos of 115 stolen items on the department's Facebook page in an attempt to help victims recover their property.

Coroner: Richard Ramirez, the 'Night Stalker,' died of cancer

The Marin County Coroner's office has concluded the infamous death row inmate died of B-cell lymphoma, a form of cancer that targets the immune system.

Caller who lied to Pasadena PD in McDade shooting gets jail time

The man who made a false emergency call to Pasadena police, that later contributed to the fatal shooting of an unarmed man, gets three months in jail and community service.

LA doctor not guilty of secret video recording, sexual battery

An L.A. plastic surgeon who appeared on TV's "The Doctors" has been found not guilty of secretly making video recordings of patients who undressed for examinations.

West Hills stabbing victim's husband Michael Kane arrested

Michael Rodney Kane, an L.A. Unified elementary teacher suspected in the stabbing death of his estranged wife in West Hills, was taken into custody early Monday morning.

LA police seek husband in West Hills victim's murder

Topanga police are asking for the public's help in locating the husband of a woman who was brutally stabbed to death in West Hills.

June sees an uptick in shootings in South Los Angeles

A recent rise in shootings in South L.A. have police on alert. Overall, crime is down, but LAPD says they are looking for any possible trends.

Marc Haefele on the Santa Monica shootings and John Zawahri's gun

The other gun he had, the 1860 .44 Army revolver, looked exactly like the weapon that had been stolen from my old home, years ago. It almost certainly wasn’t my old Colt, but if it were, and he had he killed someone with it…

Update: Santa Monica gunman was denied gun purchase, left goodbye note (photos)

Authorities released new details on the gunman who killed five people last week during a 15-minute rampage that ended at Santa Monica College.

Alleged gang members charged with murder, accessory in Santa Monica shooting

Two men with were charged with murder in a shooting that came just days after a separate gun rampage rocked the city of Santa Monica. One has pleaded not guilty.

Man wins release in Disneyland dry-ice blast case

A Disneyland worker charged in connection with the explosion of two dry-ice bombs at the theme park has been ordered released from custody.

Fire at Santa Monica gunman's family home was set

An official close to the investigation says the fire at the Santa Monica house where a gunman began his killing rampage last week was intentionally set.

Schizophrenia claimed in LA train platform killing

The defense for a woman accused of pushing an 84-year-old off a train platform says she was released from a hospital 3 days earlier and had been off her medication.

Giants fan beaten at Dodger Stadium returns home

A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage after a beating at Dodger Stadium has returned home after two years in hospitals and rehabilitation centers.