A man suspected of kidnapping a three-year-old girl was shot and killed in Montebello after being chased by police, reports KTLA. The man, who has yet to be identified, was followed by police around several residential neighborhoods after they were tipped off to a possible kidnapping. He then got out of his car near the 5 freeway with the child still in the backseat, and "appeared to be holding something in his right hand," according to KTLA. more ›

A five-year-old boy from Rancho Palos Verdes who has been missing since 2009 has been found safe -- although malnourished -- and brought home, reports the Daily Breeze. Shalomiel Sol-El had been living with his maternal grandparents prior to his abduction. He had been removed from the custody of his parents, Ausar Allah-El and Serenity Sol-El, after they refused to seek medical attention for him. more ›

A father in a custody dispute over his 10-year-old child forcefully took the boy from his school last week and the two of them have not been seen since. more ›

It's not often that the LAPD sends out an e-mail with a subject line (usually they're blank, forcing you to open it to find out what it is.) It's also not often that we receive a press release that pleads for the public's help. We thought we'd share... more ›

It is a rather worrying and tragic fact that each year thousands of people seem to vanish from the face of the earth, never to be seen again. Of course, many of these absentee's may well have been murdered or suffered accidental death, but what about the victim in the following case....the weird disappearance of Dixie-Lee. more ›