LA's unique brand of gridlock madness grips Dave Grohl in the Foo Fighters' new video "Walk," a re-imagining of the 1993 Michael Douglas freakout classic, "Falling Down." Beginning with a shout-out to the 110 freeway, the 101 freeway, and everyone's favorite nightmare, the soon-to-be-shut-down-for-more-than-two-days 405 freeway, the video tracks Grohl on a city wide rampage that culminates, as some things do, in a taser-filled arrest at band practice. more ›

The suspect apprehended by LAPD SWAT Sunday morning in East Hollywood in connection with the brutal attack on Bryan Stow on opening day at Dodger Stadium has been identified by authorities as 31-year-old Giovanni Ramirez, a Hispanic male from Los Angeles, according to a LAPD News Release. more ›

Comedian Andy Dick has been arrested again in Southern California, this time for being "drunk and disorderly in public" after an incident at a Temecula restaurant, say authorities, reports the Associated Press. more ›

Former Destiny's Child member Farrah Franklin was arrested for disorderly conduct in Culver City, CA this weekend, reports TMZ. Franklin, who reportedly found out via MTV News that she was canned from the band in 2000 after only five months with Beyonce and Kelly Rowland, was arrested at 6:45 AM on Saturday and sources told TMZ alcohol was involved. more ›

A man was arrested Tuesday after running naked through morning rush hour traffic on the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles, reports the LA Times. The unidentified nudie was reportedly trying "to make contact with people in their cars" near Pico Boulevard, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman. more ›

Today in privacy news: If you get arrested in California, the police can search your phone without a warrant. "The California Supreme Court allowed police Monday to search arrestees' cell phones without a warrant, saying defendants lose their privacy rights for any items they're carrying when taken into custody," reports the San Francisco Chronicle. In a 5-2 ruling the state court decreed that police are permitted to seize, open and examine anything of importance they find on the arrestee. more ›

The bitchin' and braided Willie Nelson, was arrested on the road. Again. The legendary country singer was busted for marijuana possession in Texas when his tour bus was stopped at a checkpoint in Sierra Blanca. U.S. Border Patrol spokeman says an officer smelled pot when a door was opened, reports ABC Local. A search turned up 6 ounces of marijuana. Nelson was taken to jail and released on $2,500 bail. more ›

I guess being arrested and told your music is terrible by most of Los Angeles isn't enough of a deterrent these days. Imperial Suck Stars, the OC hip-hop morons who pulled sideways across the 101 freeway blocking traffic on Tuesday were released from jail and told reporters, "We would probably do it again," according to Curbed LA... more ›

Boston police arrested LA-based artist Shepard Fairey yesterday on outstanding warrants alleging the famous Obama "Hope" poster artist "tagged property with graffiti," according to the Huffington Post. "Fairey was in Boston on Friday for his new exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art." The artist has also found himself swirled in controversy of late regarding the Associated Press' allegation that he violated copyright laws by using one of their photos as the basis for his red, white, and blue colored Obama images that were used prominently in the now-President's campaign. Per LAist sister-site Bostonist, Fairey was arrested "on his way to play a DJ set" at the museum where his exhibit is being held. more ›

Mrs. Dogg (aka Shante Broadus) has reportedly been arrested overnight in Fullerton for a DUI. According to cbs2.com (who got the scoop from this town's real news powerhouse, TMZ), the 32-year-old Broadus was stopped by police "near the area of Highland and Orangethorpe Avenues at about 12:15 a.m." more ›

Coolio was arrested early this morning on a routine traffic stop after officers saw that his tags had expired on his 1996 Hummer at the intersection of Sunset Blvd. and Sweetzer Ave. more ›