Author: City News Service

BELL, Calif. – A man was shot by Bell Police Department officers is in critical condition, authorities said Wednesday. Officers were called to the 5000 block of Rickenbacker Road near the Long Beach (710) Freeway shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday regarding a suspicious person call, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Information Bureau. Upon their arrival, the suspect drew a knife, made an advance toward an officer, and the officer shot the suspect, said sheriff’s homicide Lt. Omar Camacho. The suspect struck by gunfire was treated at the scene and taken to a hospital, where he is in…

BURBANK, Calif. – The Burbank-based Walt Disney Co. plans to double its investment in its theme park and cruise ship businesses over the next 10 years, with plans to spend about $60 billion to expand and enhance its destination attractions. “We’re incredibly mindful of the financial underpinning of the company, the need to continue to grow in terms of bottom line, the need to invest wisely so that we’re increasing the returns on invested capital, and the need to maintain a balance sheet, for a variety of reasons,” Disney CEO Bob Iger said during a conference with investors and analysts…

LOS ANGELES – Two former Pomona College building maintenance workers are suing the Claremont-based educational institution, alleging they were wrongfully fired in 2021 for not getting a coronavirus vaccine due to their religious beliefs. Adam Keeler, an assistant HVAC director, and Raymond Wilson, a technician II boiler, brought the suits Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, each alleging wrongful termination, discrimination and failure to provide reasonable accommodations and to prevent discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The pair seek unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. A Pomona College representative did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the suits brought Monday.…

BELLFLOWER, Calif. – A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed Tuesday on the Artesia (91) Freeway in the Bellflower area. The person was injured at about 5:55 a.m. on the eastbound 91 Freeway near Clark Avenue, according to the California highway Patrol. Information was not immediately available on the identity of the fatally injured person. The HOV lane and the Nos. 1-3 lanes were closed in the area while an investigation was conducted.

LOS ANGELES – L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Monday unveiled a 62-unit apartment building for unhoused seniors, which she said is one the “fastest growing populations” of homeless residents in the city. According to Bass, over the last nine months, the city expedited more than 7,000 units of affordable housing and projects across the city, including the newest building, The Wilcox, located at 1040 N Kenmore Ave. in East Hollywood. She thanked the L.A. City Council, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, as well as the state and federal governments for their partnership to address the homelessness crisis. “There is no…

LONG BEACH, Calif. – A motorist was killed early Monday in a single-vehicle crash at the Port of Long Beach. The man died at the scene of the crash, which was reported about 3:10 a.m. on Highway 47 near Ocean Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the man as 55-year-old Juan Carlos Diaz Hernandez. His place of residence was not disclosed. “Upon arrival, officers located a single overturned vehicle and a partially ejected adult male driver,” police said in a statement. “The initial investigation revealed that the vehicle, a…

COMPTON, Calif. – Two California Highway Patrol officers were involved in a shooting with multiple suspects during a traffic stop in the Compton area, and authorities are searching  for the suspects Tuesday. The incident began about 11:20 p.m. Monday, when officers saw a white Kia Optima that was speeding east on Alondra Boulevard near Main Street, according to CHP Sgt. Alejandro Rubio. The officers stopped the Kia near Alondra Boulevard and Maple Avenue, and during the traffic stop, the Kia allegedly accelerated toward the officers, Rubio said. “While the suspect was accelerating the Kia towards the officers, one of the officers…

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Temecula man has pleaded guilty and is expected to be sentenced to two years behind bars next year for his part in an alleged multi-million dollar kickback scheme involving a sober-living facility in Orange County, according to court records obtained Monday. James Frageau pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony count of making a fraudulent claim for a health benefit. As part of his plea deal, multiple other felonies for making false or fraudulent claims and money laundering were dismissed along with sentencing enhancements for aggravated white collar crime exceeding $500,000. Frageau, who is scheduled…

LOS ANGELES – Authorities Monday identified a man who was killed in a shooting in South Los Angeles that also left a woman wounded. The shooting occurred about 7:30 p.m. Friday at Manchester Avenue and Broadway, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Chauncy Johnson, 38, died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. The woman, in her 30s, was taken to a hospital for treatment of a leg wound. The suspects were described only as men wearing black hoodies. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 877-LAPD-247.

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Hollywood, and the alleged motorist was arrested, police said Monday. The man was struck about 10 p.m. Sunday while crossing Highland Avenue near Fountain Avenue, and he died at the scene, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. His name was not immediately released. The motorist fled but was arrested shortly after the crash, police said. His name also was not released. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call 877-LAPD-247.

LOS ANGELES – Police Monday were investigating the deaths of two models who were found in their downtown Los Angeles apartments less than a mile from each other and two days apart. Maleesa Mooney, 31, was found dead in her apartment in the 200 block of South Figuerora Street around 3:55 p.m. Tuesday. Police said she had been killed, but the cause of death was unknown pending an autopsy. Nichole Coats was found dead inside her apartment in the 700 block of Grand Avenue on Sept. 10. Police were conducting a welfare check on Coats, 32, at around 10 a.m.,…

LONG BEACH, Calif. – A motorist was killed early Monday in a single- vehicle crash at the Port of Long Beach. The man died at the scene of the crash, which was reported about 3:10 a.m. on Highway 47 near Ocean Boulevard, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Authorities withheld the name of the man, who is believed to have been from Long Beach, pending notification of his relatives. “Upon arrival, officers located a single overturned vehicle and a partially ejected adult male driver,” police said in a statement. “The initial investigation revealed that the vehicle, a 2001 Chevrolet…

LONG BEACH, Calif. – A man was in the hospital after he was shot in the lower body in north Long Beach, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred at 11:38 p.m. Sunday in the 2500 block of East 67th Street, according to Long Beach police Lt. Gerrit DeJongh. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital for treatment of wounds not believed life-threatening, DeJongh said. Gang detectives were investigating the shooting, he said.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – One person was wounded during a shooting outside a Huntington Beach fast-food restaurant, authorities said Monday. The shooting occurred about 11 p.m. Sunday at the Jack in the Box on Beach Boulevard and MacDonalds Drive, according to Huntington Beach Police Department’s Jessica Cuchilla. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital with injuries not believed life-threatening, Cuchilla said. A news videographer who went to the scene said the shooting occurred near the drive-thru of a Jack in the Box and the victim was male.

PALMDALE, Calif. – Rewards totaling a quarter of a million dollars are being offered Sunday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer of a third-generation Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy, who was shot while sitting in his patrol car in front of the department’s Palmdale station. Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was “found in medical distress” at about 6 p.m. Saturday when a good Samaritan stopped to render aid. The wounded deputy was taken to Antelope Valley Medical Center in grave condition. Shortly after 11 p.m., the department announced Clinkunbroomer had died. According to media reports, Clinkunbroomer was…