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Category: Crime


Former CEO of Los Angeles-Based Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Embezzlement Charges

January 20, 2023

January 20, 2023

Howard Dixon Slingerland faces up to 10 years in federal prison By Sam Catanzaro The former president and CEO of...

Federal Prosecutors Secure Over $31 Million from City National Bank to Address Lending Redlining Allegations

January 16, 2023

January 16, 2023

Represents the largest redlining settlement under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s Combating Redlining Initiative The Justice Department has announced a...

Westwood Ice Cream Shop Fundraising After Break-in

January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023

Carvel Ice Cream looted New Year’s weekend Steve Winick, the owner of the Carvel Ice Cream shop at 1037 Santa...

West LA Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Using Snapchat to Entice Children into Producing Sexually Explicit Videos

January 10, 2023

January 10, 2023

Mark David Wallin faces up to life in prison after January 6 guilty plea By Sam Catanzaro A Del Rey...

French Bulldog Puppy Stolen From Pico-Robertson Family

January 3, 2023

January 3, 2023

LAPD seeks two suspects wanted for December 28 incident A couple is offering a reward for the return of their...

Two Suspects Arrested for Hot Prowl Culver City Burglary

December 23, 2022

December 23, 2022

Incident occurs early in the morning December 20 By Sam Catanzaro Police recently arrested two burglary suspects wanted for entering...

LAPD Alerts Rideshare Drivers of Passenger Scam

December 23, 2022

December 23, 2022

Passengers stealing banking info from drivers’ phones, police say  The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is alerting rideshare drivers of...

Four Robbery Suspects Wanted for Westfield Century City Smash-and-Grab

December 19, 2022

December 19, 2022

Macy’s reportedly victim of Friday robbery  Four suspects are wanted for committing a smash-and-grab robbery at Westfield Century City recently....

Former Century City Resident Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients

December 9, 2022

December 9, 2022

Avenatti also sentenced for tax fraud Suspended plaintiffs’ lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced Monday to 168 months in federal prison...

Jurors Convict Former UCLA Gynecologist for Sexually Abusing Patients

November 1, 2022

November 1, 2022

James Heaps faces five felony counts following October 20 sentencing Recently jurors convicted James Mason Heaps, an obstetrician-gynecologist formerly employed...