Author: City News Service

LONG BEACH – A man and a woman riding a motorcycle were injured when a sedan turned in front of them in East Long Beach, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred about 7:40 p.m. Sunday on Spring Street at Charlemagne Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The man and the woman riding behind him were westbound on Spring Street when the driver of a car made a left turn in front of them from Charlemagne Avenue to eastbound Spring Street, police said.. Paramedics rushed the man to a hospital where he underwent surgery for a lower body injury…

TUSTIN – A driver was killed in a solo-vehicle crash early Monday morning. A dark-colored SUV crashed into the center divider of the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in Tustin and burst into flames, killing at least one person inside and sending debris flying across both sides of the freeway. The crash was reported at 3:10 a.m. on the northbound Santa Ana Freeway just south of Tustin Ranch Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. One witness told the CHP a red sedan was being driven recklessly before the crash. A SigAlert was issued for all northbound lanes, with traffic diverted…

LOS ANGELES – More than 100 firefighters from 16 fire companies put out a major emergency blaze at a large, metal-clad commercial building early Monday morning. The fire was reported at 2:57 a.m. at 8720 S. San Pedro St., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Margaret Stewart. The flames were out at 4:18 a.m. after one hour and 21 minutes. The building was well involved in flames when firefighters arrived and they took up defensive positions outside the building to more safely train water on the flames and defend an adjoining cabinetry business, Stewart said. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCy5xcxup7a/ Flames started moving…

SANTA ANA – A man was fatally wounded in a residential area of Santa Ana, authorities said Sunday. Officers dispatched at 8:50 p.m. Saturday to 2020 S. Wood St., in response to a shooting call, located the victim suffering from several gunshot wounds, according to a Santa Ana Police Department watch commander. Paramedics rushed him to a hospital, where he later died from his gunshot wounds. Police had no approximate age of the shooting victim or any suspect information. Santa Ana police urged anyone with any information regarding the shooting to call them at 714-245-8665. Callers who wish to remain anonymous…

LOS ANGELES – One person was killed and three others suffered minor injuries Saturday in a four-vehicle crash seconds after police initiated a pursuit in the Winnetka area of Los Angeles. The crash occurred at about 1:30 p.m. at 20500 W. Saticoy St., at Saticoy and Mason Avenue, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. Officers had begun to pursue a possible stolen vehicle near the location of the crash, according to Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DCvNNhavUS7/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== One person was pronounced dead at the scene, Stewart said. The ages and genders of the dead and injured…

LONG BEACH – A 21-year-old woman was shot to death in Long Beach, authorities said Saturday, and the gunman is still at large. The shooting occurred at about 11:40 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of Gaviota Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department reported. Paramedics rushed to her a hospital, where she died from a gunshot wound to the upper body. “Homicide detectives … determined a male suspect approached the victim inside her residence. The suspect shot the victim, resulting in her death. The suspect fled the scene on foot prior to the officer’s arrival,” the LBPD said in a…

LOS ANGELES – A pedestrian was fatally struck on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway Saturday in El Monte. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the eastbound freeway and the Peck Road on-ramp at 4:12 a.m. where they learned the victim had been fatally struck by a black Hyundai, according to CHP Officer Sergio Garcia. The pedestrian, whose name, age and gender were not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. A SigAlert was issued for the closure of the eastbound freeway at Peck for approximately two hours while the CHP investigated the cause of the crash, Garcia said.

PASADENA – A 57-year-old man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of child molestation for allegedly groping a 12-year-old girl near a bus stop in Pasadena, authorities said. According to the Pasadena Police Department, the girl was sexually assaulted by a man in the 300 block of North Lake Avenue around 7:25 a.m. Wednesday while she was sitting on a bench. The suspect allegedly fled the area on a bicycle, heading south on Lake Avenue. Police said the girl boarded a bus moments later heading to school, where she contacted her mother. “The victim, a Pasadena resident, was not injured. Once…

LONG BEACH – A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man during a fight between two groups of men in Long Beach, authorities said Saturday. The victim sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the upper body, the Long Beach Police Department reported. Officers dispatched about 10:25 p.m. Thursday to a “hit shooting” call in the 600 block of Elm Avenue contacted the shooting victim and the suspect, Angel Jiovanni Pheang-Chavez, was still on scene when the officers arrived. The shooting victim was with a group of men when they got into a fight…

SANTA ANA – Five men pleaded guilty Friday in connection with a smash-and-grab robbery of a jewelry store in Tustin. Cameron Smith, Masiah Pagota, Naheim Milton, Nasadi Tyree Milton, Gregory Edison and Trayvonte Washington, shown clockwise from top left, were arrested in connection with a Feb. 28, 2022, robbery. (Tustin Police Department) Gregory Edison, 27, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery, a count of attempted robbery and five counts of assault with a firearm with sentencing enhancements for being armed with a gun in the commission of a felony. Edison was sentenced to 12 years in prison and given…

LOS ANGELES – A 17-year-old boy riding a skateboard was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot of BMO Stadium Friday. Paramedics responded to the locked and otherwise empty parking in the 400 block of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, near Figueroa Street, shortly after 4:25 p.m. Friday regarding a collision involving a skateboarder, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and KCAL. It was unclear what led up to the crash, where the teenage boy was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending notification of relatives. The fatal crash was being…

SYLMAR – The driver of a disabled vehicle fell to his death Friday evening from the connector from the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway to the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway onto The Old Road in Sylmar. Officers responded to the connector around 8:10 p.m. after receiving reports about a disabled vehicle. They attempted to assist the driver, but the man fell more than 100 feet to his death, according to the California Highway Patrol. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCtEC-GOTq_/ Details leading up to how the vehicle became disabled or what prompted the man to plummet to his death remain under investigation. The man’s…

REDONDO BEACH – Authorities Friday identified a man who was killed when the vehicle he was driving crashed and caught fire in Redondo Beach. The single-vehicle crash was reported at 11:17 p.m. Wednesday at Palos Verdes Boulevard and South Catalina Avenue, according to the Redondo Beach Police Department. Keven Franco, 18, of Inglewood died at the scene, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner reported. A woman riding in the vehicle was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. The Redondo Beach Police Department is investigating the collision and asked anyone who may have witnessed it or has pertinent…

BELL GARDENS – A motorcyclist was killed in a collision involving two vehicles on the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in Bell Gardens, authorities said Friday. The collision occurred around 5:20 p.m. Thursday near Clara Street, between the Florence Avenue and Firestone Boulevard off-ramps, according to the California Highway Patrol. The motorcyclist received life-saving measures at the scene before being taken to a hospital by paramedics, where he later succumbed to his injuries, CHP said. “East Los Angeles CHP units received a call of a traffic crash involving a motorcycle rider trapped underneath a vehicle on southbound Interstate 710, under…

LANCASTER – A 19-year-old man suspected of shooting at a burning Lancaster home and killing four people has been taken into custody, authorities announced Thursday. The shooting occurred at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 44500 block of North Tabler Avenue, near East Avenue J and Challenger Way, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported. Firefighters dispatched to the single-story home at 1:43 a.m. Saturday had the fire out at 2:20 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene, and a fourth person was taken to a hospital from…