Man's Spit Links Him To Cold Case Murders Six Years Later: LAPD

After six long years, authorities say a suspected killer is behind bars thanks to saliva collected from a sidewalk.


Geovanni Borjas, 32, of Los Angeles County, was charged on Tuesday for the 2011 rape and murder of Michelle Lozano, 17, and Bree’Anna Guzman, 22, after his DNA was found to...

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Off-duty officer involved in Glassell Park shooting that injures one man

GLASSELL PARK >> One man was shot in the leg and an off-duty LAPD officer discharged a weapon in Glassell Park early this morning, said Sgt. Roberto Alaniz of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The officer was at a family party at 1:50 a.m....

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Teen Targeted In Portland Hate Attack Thanks Men Who Died Defending Her

Destinee Mangum, one of the teenage girls at the center of a stabbing attack in Portland, Oregon, has shared an emotional message of gratitude for the men who died trying to stop a man who was harassing her.


Mangum, 16, was riding a MAX train Friday with a 17-year-old-friend who is...

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Teenage robbery suspects shot by off-duty federal agent in Arcadia; 1 killed, 1 wounded

ARCADIA >> An off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent shot two teenagers, killing one, after the boys allegedly attacked and tried to rob him in Arcadia late Friday, officials said.
The shooting took place about 8:15 p.m. in the area...

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New Orleans Principal Fired After Video Captures Him Wearing Nazi-Associated Rings

A charter school principal in New Orleans has lost his job after video surfaced of him appearing to wear Nazi-associated rings.


The video, which appeared Thursday, shows then-Principal Nicholas Dean of Crescent Leadership Academy holding an American flag and a shield as he discusses...

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Pomona woman granted bond in technology smuggling

LOS ANGELES >> A judge today set bond at $400,000 for a Pomona woman accused of conspiring to procure and smuggle sensitive U.S. space communications technology to her native China, but the release is pending the government’s appeal on the...

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2 Pennsylvania Drug Counselors Die Of Opioid Overdoses

Two Pennsylvania drug counselors, who had been charged with helping addicts, instead succumbed to their own addictions when they fatally overdosed on opioids at a recovery center.



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Don’t leave wallets in cars, LAPD warns hikers after Fryman Canyon thefts

If you go hiking and leave your purse, backpack or wallet in the car, you may not see them again.
Instead, it’s best to leave your personal belongings at home and carry what you need with you, authorities said Tuesday.
That warning comes...

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Senate Hits Michael Flynn With Two New Subpoenas

WASHINGTON ― Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s assertion of his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination does not apply to his businesses and documents, and he could be subject to a contempt charge if he doesn’t turn related materials over to the Senate Intelligence...

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Investigators try to figure out why man was disruptive on flight from LAX

HONOLULU >> Soon after they boarded a flight to Honolulu, Mark and Donna Basden found a laptop computer in a seat pocket in front of them.
The couple assumed someone on a previous flight left it there. But a flight attendant said it...

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Oregon Governor 'Pardons' Boy Who Took A Pen And Nut From Capitol

An act that could be seen as the smallest of thefts has led to a big-hearted apology from a child in Oregon.


A fourth-grader named Samuel recently wrote to Oregon’s governor, apologizing to her “and the people” for swiping a pen and a single hazelnut from the state Capitol last month.


In...

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Passenger aboard LAX flight to Hawaii tries to break into cockpit

An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Honolulu landed safely Friday after an unruly passenger reportedly tried to break into the cockpit, authorities and a passenger said.
Two Hawaii Air National Guard F-22...

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Attackers Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Hate Crime Against Sikh Man

Two Texas men were sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday for beating and cutting the hair of a Sikh man in Richmond, California last year.


Maan Singh Khalsa, 42, appeared before Judge Patricia Scanlon to recount the Sept. 25 attack.


Khalsa, a Sikh American father and IT...

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Chris Cornell's Cause Of Death Ruled A Suicide

A medical examiner in Wayne County, Michigan, determined Thursday that singer Chris Cornell’s death was a “suicide by hanging,” the county announced on its Facebook page.


The Soundgarden singer, 52, was found unresponsive on the bathroom floor of a hotel room at the MGM Grand Casino in...

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Chinatown rec center basketball coach pleads ‘no contest’ to lewd acts with boy

LOS ANGELES >> A former boys basketball coach who had a significant presence in the San Gabriel Valley pleaded no contest Tuesday to sexually abusing one of his teenage players in 2004.
Tony Wong, 62, of San Gabriel, pleaded no contest to...

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Fox Stands By DNC Murder Conspiracy Theory Even After Main Source Changes Story

Fox News and its Washington, D.C., affiliate, Fox 5, are standing by their conspiracy-mongering reports that slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was connected to WikiLeaks before he was shot to death in July ― even as those stories fall apart.


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2 women arrested in Chase bank branch in Van Nuys

VAN NUYS >> Two women who were spotted in a vehicle that had been reported stolen were arrested Monday after they went into a bank in Van Nuys.
The vehicle, which had been reported stolen last week, was equipped with LoJack or similar vehicle...

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Cousin Of Connecticut Teen Shot By Police Accuses Them Of Murder

The cousin of a 15-year-old fatally shot by a Bridgeport, Connecticut, police officer last week is challenging authorities’ claims that Jayson Negron struck an officer while driving a stolen car. 


A bystander’s video has surfaced that allegedly shows the moments after the officer shot...

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Deadly crashes prompt LAPD crackdown on dangerous motorcycle riders

In the past two years in Los Angeles, motorcycle-related crashes have resulted in more than 1,700 deaths and injuries, police say.
So in honor of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Los Angeles Police Department is stepping up...

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K9 Officer Kasper Stable After Taking Bullet For Partner During Shootout

A K9 officer is expected to survive after being shot while protecting his partner during a Florida shootout in which the suspect died, authorities say.


The incident began early Friday, when 46-year-old Phillip Oshea allegedly robbed a West Palm Beach bar, the Palm Beach Post...

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Police arrest Thousands Oaks boy in connection with beating of ex-NFL star Erik Kramer’s son

A Thousand Oaks boy has been arrested in connection with the March 24 videotaped beating of 18-year-old Dillon Kramer at a Canoga Park house party, authorities said on Thursday.
The boy was named and police only referred to him as a male...

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Georgia Cop Decides A Sober Woman Is High On Marijuana, Jails Her

When a police officer in Cobb County, Georgia, pulled Katelyn Ebner over in April 2016, the 23-year-old figured she had nothing to be worried about. She’d just gotten off a waitressing shift at a restaurant, but she hadn’t been drinking. She was tired, maybe, but not drunk ― and certainly...

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Police search for man accused of raping woman in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD >> Police Tuesday released a sketch of a man who raped a victim after she got into a vehicle in Hollywood thinking it was a ride-sharing car she had ordered.
The victim left a club and got into the suspect’s late-model four-door car...

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Mexico's Drug War Was World's Second-Deadliest Conflict In 2016

In grim but unsurprising news, Syria’s civil war was the world’s most lethal conflict in 2016, according to a new report. What may come as a shock, however, is the second-deadliest: Mexico’s drug war.


Just 10 crises accounted for more than 80 percent of all fatalities worldwide in 2016,...

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Fight over parking spot leads to double shooting in Canoga Park, police say

CANOGA PARK >> Los Angeles police are searching for clues after two men were shot and wounded in an apparent confrontation over a parking spot in Canoga Park early Sunday, authorities said.
The incident occurred in the 21600 block of...

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Cops Find Doctors Slain Inside Boston Penthouse After Shootout With Suspect

Two doctors were found dead inside of a Boston penthouse on Friday following a violent gun battle between police and a homicide suspect, authorities said.


Dr. Richard Field, 49, and his fiancee Dr. Lina Bolanos, 38, were pronounced dead inside of their luxury condominium just after 8:40...

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Manhattan Beach TV therapist, pundit charged with attacking husband’s former wife

A Manhattan Beach marriage and family therapist who offers relationship advice on cable television’s “Dating Naked” show and Dr. Drew Pinsky’s talk program has been charged with attacking her husband’s previous wife at an elementary school...

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Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Blasts Court For Affirming 18-Year Sentence Over Marijuana

Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson ripped her colleagues on the court this week for affirming an 18-year prison sentence for a man who was arrested with 18 grams of marijuana.


In a blistering dissent released Wednesday, Johnson called her fellow justices’ decision to...

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Google Docs phishing scam hits email inboxes, Twitter memes and jokes ensue

Did you receive a fishy looking email asking you to click on a shared Google Drive link? You are not alone, but do not click on it. The scam, targeting those with Google accounts, hit Wednesday morning. Schemes like these draw the user...

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Alton Sterling's Family Sends Message To America: 'Remember His Name'

BATON ROUGE, La. ― After the Department of Justice announced it would not press charges against two white police officers who killed Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, the victim’s family is still hoping for justice.



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Alton Sterling’s aunt, Sandra...

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Burbank donut shop robbers plead not guilty

A Los Angeles man and woman recently charged in connection with the armed robbery of Kim’s Donuts & Coffee in Burbank and other locations in Glendale and Los Angeles have pled not guilty, authorities said.
Timothy Hayes, 20,...

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Congress Gives Jeff Sessions $0 To Go After Medical Marijuana Laws

WASHINGTON ― Congress, once again, is blocking the Justice Department from spending any money that interferes with state medical marijuana laws.


In their newly unveiled budget bill, lawmakers included a provision, known as the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, that allows states to carry on...

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