Author: City News Service

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl were in custody Sunday in the stabbing death of a 56-year-old man in downtown Los Angeles, authorities said. Officer Rosario Cervantes of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Media Relations Section did not know what charges the duo might be facing, adding that the investigation was still ongoing. The victim was identified as Du Lee, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office website. A representative from the office could not be reached to disclose Lee’s city of residence. The stabbing was reported at 1:16 p.m. Saturday at Wall Street…

MISSION HILLS, Calif. – Two people were rushed to a hospital from a multi-vehicle rollover crash Sunday on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Mission Hills, authorities said. Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 1:41 a.m. to the southbound freeway at Devonshire Street and took two people to a hospital, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The conditions of the injured people were not immediately known. A source at the scene said a white SUV landed on its roof and that bystanders rescued a man and woman from inside that vehicle.

LOS ANGELES – Hackers have released some data stolen in a cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District, according to a newspaper report Sunday. The data were released Saturday — two days before a deadline previously given by the hackers — in an apparent response to LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s stated refusal to pay ransom to an international hacking syndicate, the Los Angeles Times reported. The newspaper said it reviewed screenshots from the hack that appeared to show some Social Security numbers, but the full extent of the release was not clear. District spokeswoman Shannon Haber would not confirm…

LOS ANGELES – Officials Sunday released the name of a 56-year-old man who was stabbed to death in downtown Los Angeles. The victim was identified as Du Lee, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office website. A representative from the office could not be reached to disclose Lee’s city of residence. The stabbing was reported at 1:16 p.m. Saturday at Wall Street and Olympic Boulevard, according to Officer Matthew Cruz of the Los Angeles Police Department. Lee was found unconscious and not breathing by arriving officers, and was pronounced dead at the scene, Cruz said. An investigation at the…

LOS ANGELES – The horror film “Smile” opened with $22 million to lead all films at the North American box office this weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday. The feminist thriller “Don’t Worry Darling” was second with $7.3 million Friday through Sunday, one week after opening in first place with over $19 million, Comscore reported. “The Woman King” was third with $7 million in its third weekend in theaters in the United States and Canada. “Bros,” a romantic comedy starring Billy Eichner, opened in fourth place with $4.8 million. Fifth place went to a re-release of 2009’s “Avatar,” which…

LOS ANGELES – Members of the union representing Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies are asking a judge to allow their intervention in a lawsuit by the county demanding that Sheriff Alex Villanueva cooperate with the Office of the Inspector General’s ongoing investigation into alleged internal LASD gangs. The county’s Los Angeles Superior Court petition against Villanueva states that although a new OIG ordinance “makes clear that the sheriff must cooperate with the OIG and provide documents and information in the manner requested by the OIG, the sheriff has refused to cooperate with the OIG’s requests for access to critical records…

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Environmental advocates are criticizing the federal government’s decision to grant a permit for underwater repairs that they say will allow the restart of a 42-year-old pipeline that ruptured off Orange County in October 2021, releasing thousands of gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit on Friday authorizing “regulated activities associated with the San Pedro Bay Pipeline Repair Project – Permanent Reconstruction Activities.” Last year’s spill was one of the largest in California in recent years, covering more than 8,000 acres. Beaches were closed for days, and the…

GARDENA, Calif. – Fire Sunday damaged an abandoned one-story commercial building in Gardena, authorities said. Firefighters dispatched at 4:30 a.m. to the 16000 block of Normandie Avenue had the blaze out at 5:12 a.m., according to a Los Angeles County Fire Department dispatcher. The abandoned building once housed the Gardena Ice Company, 16526 S. Normandie Ave., he said. No injuries were reported and a cause of the fire was under investigation.

LOS ANGELES – Having already dismissed the cities of Baldwin Park and West Covina as defendants in a lawsuit brought by relatives of a Covina couple killed during a police pursuit, a judge has now done the same with the state of California. The plaintiffs, all family members of the late Edward Louie Contreras and Gracie Contreras, have alleged the negligent actions of three police agencies and the driver they were trying to pull over led to the 2019 deaths in West Covina. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Daniel M. Crowley issued a final ruling Friday granting the state’s motion…

TUSTIN, Calif. – A person was killed in a traffic crash Sunday on the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Tustin, involving at least two vehicles and possibly triggered by a wrong-way vehicle, authorities said. The crash occurred about 2:10 a.m. on the southbound freeway, in the area of the conversion road from the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway to the Santa Ana (5) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported. Witnesses told the CHP that a white sedan was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes just prior to the crash. It was later reported that the crash involved a white Toyota Prius…

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers honored Jaime Jarrín before Saturday evening’s game against the Colorado Rockies, with the retiring broadcaster telling the fans at Dodger Stadium, “no matter what I say, it is not enough to say thank you for what I have in my heart.” “I have loved being with you, being part of this great organization, bringing you Dodger baseball,” Jarrín said. Jarrín announced on Sept. 28, 2021, that he would retire after the 2022 season, his 64th with the team. The 86-year-old Jarrín has been calling Dodger games since 1959, the team’s second season in…

LOS ANGELES – A man who was shot to death in a drive-by shooting in an unincorporated area near South Gate was a Los Angeles resident, authorities said Saturday. Andy Macias was 33 years old, according to the coroner’s office. Deputies from the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station responded at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday to 1200 99th Street, north of Century Boulevard, where they found the victim lying in the street with apparent gunshot wounds, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported. During the investigation, detectives learned Macias was standing near a parked car when he was shot by someone in a…

LA PUENTE, Calif. – A man was killed and a women wounded in a shooting in La Puente, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 9:50 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of North Eldon Avenue where deputies found the man with a gunshot wound to his upper torso and a woman with gunshot wounds to her outer extremities. Both were transported to local hospitals where the man was pronounced, and the woman was listed in stable condition. A videographer at the scene said the shooting occurred at a house party. No other details were available. Anyone with information was ask…

LOS ANGELES – A man suffered multiple stab wounds Saturday afternoon during a fight in downtown Los Angeles, and two suspects were taken into custody. The stabbing was reported at 1:16 p.m. at Wall Street and Olympic Boulevard, according to Officer Matthew Cruz of the Los Angeles Police Department. The victim in his mid-50s was found unconscious and not breathing by arriving officers, and was pronounced dead at the scene, Cruz said. Witnesses identified the victim as the owner of a Santee Alley business. An investigation at the scene revealed the victim was involved in a “physical altercation” with suspects described as…

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Orange County health officials are reporting the discovery of a second rabid bat in the last month. A bat found Thursday outside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building on Alton Parkway in Irvine has tested positive for rabies, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency. On September 30th, 2022, Kaiser Permanente Orange County Irvine Medical Center reported a deceased bat that was found outside of our facility. Orange County Animal Care was immediately contacted and removed the bat from the premises. While the bat did test positive for rabies, there have been…