A family in Cypress was saved from their home by Good Samaritans after a fire broke out last night, reports KTLA. The fire started on the 5000 block of Citation Avenue in the home of Jonnard Albayalde while he was at work and his family was inside. more ›

A carjacking victim hung on for dear life as he tried to stop two men who hijacked and then crashed his car in Hollywood last night. The two men asked the victim David Christopher Duncan, if he could help them find the keys in their van around 1 a.m. in Hollywood last night, according to CBS Los Angeles. Duncan offered to help and grabbed a flashlight for them, when he heard his car engine being revved up and realized that he had been conned. more ›

LAist took this as a sign of karmic balance to compensate for the Bad Samaritan encounter we had last week: Our trust ATM card was cloned like a Scottish sheep and used to withdraw $1000 from our modest checking account. We think this happened, perhaps, during a casual swipe at a gas station, although we can't be too sure. more ›