A new report found that holes in the system of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation caused a failure to properly supervise Phillip Garrido, allowing him to keep his alleged kidnap victim undiscovered.
After seeing major improvements in public relations and crime statistics under his watch, LAPD Chief Bill Bratton handed over his keys and stars in a ceremony for his "last act as a sworn member of the Los Angeles Police Department..."
This is just flippin' scary. Apparently a woman blacked out behind the wheel and plowed into cars, a tree and a bus... and it was caught on video. (KNBC.com)
In another freaky auto incident, an elderly woman thought she was in reverse but was actually in drive then drove through a restaurant wall injuring herself and people in the restaurant.
Did you notice that it's a little windy out? Power has been knocked out at The Roxy and Rainbow Room in West Hollywood, forcing the closure of both for the night. Gusts are about 50 MPH in LA County and up in the Bay Area, a cable snapped on the Bay Bridge. Expect the conditions to last through tomorrow morning.
A man was arrested for the death of an unborn child. His arrest came after an investigation of the "suspicious circumstances of a miscarriage". He is being held on $2 million bail.
The Angels beat the Yankees, 7-6, in Game 5 tonight. New York still leads in the American League Championship Series at 3-2.
Oh, really? TMZ finds that two girls, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested in connection to burglaries at the homes of Lindsay Lohan and Audrina Patridge. They also might be connected to similar incidents at Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom and Rachel Bilson.
A two-car accident on Friday night between a vehicle and an LAPD cruiser left a young woman dead in Venice. Lots of questions are being asked.
Foodie Alert in NoHo: Barsac Brasserie is now Firenze Osteria with Top Chef season five contestant Fabio Viviani partly behind the operation.
Oh really? "This airport will not be world-class until we have public transportation that connects to the airport. Part of this plan does include extending the Green Line into the airport and that will be a project that will happen eventually."
Detectives in the Santa Clarita Valley are working to determine the cause of death and identity of the partially decomposed human remains found near a bike path near the South Fork trail.
Census worries: "California has cut its census funding to $2 million from $24.7 million a decade earlier, and a Pew Charitable Trusts study released this week found that L.A. funding has also plunged."
There's a new debate happening over police recruiting. Some city councilmembers want to freeze hiring amid budget cuts and furloughs. Crime is on the decrease, but will that goal of 10,000 officers be reached?
A new GPS unit installed on downtown DASH buses should help drivers pace service evenly on their routes.
Last Spring, the LA County Board of Supervisors supported changing the name of an Agoura-area peak in the Santa Monica Mountains from Negro Mountain (sometimes titled a worse racial epithet on older maps) to Ballard Mountain, named after the earliest known African-American resident in the Agoura area. That name change finally took effect after the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved it.
Six people were wounded in a big Highland Park shooting. The shooting is believed to be gang-related. No arrests have been made and police are still investigating.
The Huntington Park hit-and-run suspect has turned herself in to police. Friday she fled the scene after hitting pedestrians that left one dead and two others injured.