A local nightclub performer suffered a critical head injury early Monday morning after he confronted vandals meddling with his vehicle. The incident occurred outside a club in the Jefferson Park area on Adams Boulevard east of La Brea Avenue around 12:30am. more ›

A woman severely beaten in her El Cajon home this week died from her injuries yesterday, and now police are investigating whether the act constituted a hate crime. The woman Shaima Alawadi, 32, was Iraqi but she has been living here since 1993, and she was the mother of five, according to San Diego's KUSI. more ›

Giovanni Ramirez hasn't been considered a suspect in the Bryan Stow beating case since two other men were arrested in July of last year, but it wasn't until this past weekend that he was released from jail, reports ABC News. Ramirez was arrested in May of last year in connection with the assault on Stow at the Dodgers 2011 opening game, but maintained his innocence. more ›

Homicides don't happen often in Malibu, so residents are doubly shocked today to learn about the fatal beating a man took Sunday night outside of a restaurant. The victim, a dishwasher at Guido's Malibu on Cross Creek Road, "was taking out the trash when he was confronted and brutally beaten" at the back of the restaurant. more ›

A male inmate at Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown L.A. was allegedly beaten to death by two other inmates over the weekend and has died. Coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter said the man, who was in his mid-20s, was declared dead at approximately 1:40am Tuesday. He had apparently been beaten by two other inmates on Saturday and transported to the hospital. more ›

A 51-year-old Rancho Cucamonga woman has died after being brutally attacked by her allegedly golf club-wielding son Wednesday night. Sheriff's deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in the 11500 block of Stoneridge Drive just after 7pm to find "a 65-year-old female, unconscious, breathing but labored, with severe head and facial injuries." more ›

A man has brought a lawsuit against the Sheriff's department over a beating that was caught on tape by a parking lot security camera last April. His attorney said he called deputies to the scene to help him deal with his father. The security footage shows that the situation quickly escalated. more ›

Updates on Bryan Stow have come in steadily since he was beaten at Dodger Stadium earlier this year, but so far we haven't heard from Stow himself. Next Monday, NBC will change that by airing the first interview with Stow himself, in which he can be heard having a brief conversation with reporter Nancy Snyderman. more ›

A memorial service will be held today for Lance Corporal Mario Arias Jr., the 19-year-old Marine who was murdered in his bunker at Camp Pendleton, reports NBC Los Angeles. Arias was found beaten to death on his bed in the early hours of Sunday morning. Following the attack, the suspect allegedly jumped out a third-story window in what authorities believe was a suicide attempt. The suspect survived and and is being treated for serious injuries. more ›

The suspect accused of murdering 74-year-old Dave Oakleaf at a Lakewood Wal-Mart is due in court today. Richard Lawrence Kalfin, a local 46-year-old transient, has been accused of beating Oakleaf to death with a baseball bat from the store's sporting goods section. more ›

A man beat a 74-year-old man to death in a Lakewood Wal-Mart with a bat grabbed out of the sporting goods section yesterday afternoon. Witnesses told the sheriff's department that the assault was completely unprovoked, and the suspect and victim didn't know each other. more ›

We've reported on a "father of the year" here, a "mother of the year" there over the past few months, and now we've got a winning pair to sadly detail. A 19-year-old mother, Jennifer Zolorzano, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Joe Hickman, were arrested on Saturday morning for beating Zolorzano's 2-year-old son to death. more ›

Three separate beatings of homosexuals recently occurred in West Hollywood. The LGBT community is alarmed by the series of attacks, which took place within four days of each other. However, Mayor John Duran does not appear to be convinced that the attacks are actually targeting gays. more ›

Things are not looking good for the reputation of L.A. County's jails: a new report shows that at least 30 jail employees were disciplined for attacking inmates or covering up attacks in the past two years. The news comes on the heels of an FBI investigation into the prison system, and the revelation from a rookie jailer that he was forced to beat a mentally ill inmate. more ›

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced Wednesday morning that two officers will face felony charges in the death of Kelly Thomas. Thomas, 37, was brutally beaten by six Fullerton Police officers and died several days later from his severe injuries. more ›

A coroner's report in the death of Kelly Thomas, the mentally ill transient beaten by a group of Fullerton Police officers, has been completed, but the results have not been made public. However, the Orange County District Attorney's office is expected to reveal today if the officers involved will face criminal charges in the high profile case. more ›

The Hells Angels are all over the news these days. First, they sued a Silver Lake clothing company for its quaint repurposing of their name, and now four members of the gang's San Diego chapter are being sought by law enforcement for their involvement in beatings that took place in 2007 and 2010 . The LA Times reports that the four men -- David Dabbs, 41; Dustin Harroun, 30; Stephen Sanders, 42, and Troy Scholder, 30 -- took part in assaults on a club member and a club associate in El Cajon. more ›

Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding nine suspects involved in the beating and shooting death of a 24-year-old man in South Los Angeles. According to a statement released by the LAPD, Miguel Casteneda was confronted by a Hispanic man in his mid-20's at around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, while walking near Southwest Drive and 5th Avenue. more ›

A doctor working with Bryan Stow confirmed today that Stow is showing significant improvement in his health and ability to respond, according to the Huffington Post. Dr. Geoff Manley announced that Stow, who was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium on the team's opening day, is able to follow commands and to have interactions with people around him. more ›

L.A.-based street and commercial artist Shepard Fairey got his butt whooped recently while in Copenhagen, Denmark, reports the Guardian. The 41-year-old creator of the iconic and problematic Obama "HOPE" campaign poster found himself the recipient of punches and kicks outside a club early last Saturday morning. more ›

Ron Thomas, the father of a homeless man who died after a beating at the hands of Fullerton police officers, spoke out today about the case, and shared a disturbing image of his son Kelly's beaten face. more ›

A few updates this morning in the case of Kelly Thomas, the 37-year-old homeless man who died after a violent beating by police. Ron Thomas, Kelly's father, has take the first steps towards suing the Fullerton Police Department, reports the Huffington Post. more ›

Amid cries of objection from the community, the Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said Monday he has not seen sufficient evidence yet to validate the claim Fullerton police officers "intentionally" attempted to kill Kelly Thomas, a schizophrenic homeless man who died several days after sustaining a beating at the hands of the cops. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have released details about an attack on a woman who was walking near Cedars-Sinai Hospital last weekend. The incident took place at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 30th. more ›

San Pedro Police are on the hunt for Darryl James Stamper, 49, who allegedly beat his landlord, reports The Daily Breeze. When Stamper's landlord confronted him for his rent money, he said "No" and punched the victim several times. The landlord suffers broken bones as a result of the attack. more ›

A key witness to the attack on Giants fan Bryan Stow has died, reports L.A. Now. Matthew Lee apparently died from an allergic reaction to peanuts after eating a salad that contained them on Sunday. more ›

LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division (RHD) detectives are searching for additional San Francisco Giants fans from the bay area who were also assaulted at Dodgers Stadium on the night of the Bryan Stow beating. more ›

Following Friday's public announcement about the arrests of and charges against two male suspects in the Bryan Stow beating, details about the incident are coming to light for the first time, painting a very gruesome picture of an ugly and near-deadly confrontation. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have finally come forward to discuss details surrounding the Thursday arrests of three suspects in the Bryan Stow beating case. more ›

Giovanni Ramirez, one of the men suspected in the beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium, has been transferred to a prison in San Diego, according to ABC Local. more ›