A 23-year-old man suffered facial injuries when he was pistol-whipped during an attempted robbery in the Westlake area. The victim was walking near Fifth Street and Burlington Avenue Tuesday around 9:45pm when a man confronted him and "demanded property," Sgt. Melvin Gamble of the LAPD's Rampart Station told City News Service. more ›

Jian Hong Li, 39, was charged yesterday with the murder of Hideko Oyama, the 74-year-old manager of the Chetwood Hotel in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles. After staying at the hotel for a month, Li allegedly killed Oyama with a meat cleaver in an attempted robbery on January 5th. Later that day, a tourist found her with a slash to her neck. more ›

Two young men are suspected of robbing one person and attempting to rob two others near UCLA campus yesterday evening between 5:55 and 6:35 p.m. The first robbery attempt happened on Levering Avenue near Glenrock Avenue followed by a robbery on Strathmore Drive west of Landfair Avenue about 20 minutes later. At around 6:35 p.m., they attempted to rob someone on Glenrock Avenue north of Levering Avenue. The two males are estimated to be 18 and 24 years of age with at least one of them carrying a gun in his waistband. more ›