While walking the red carpet at the Toronto Film Festival for his new movie "Trespass," actor Nicolas Cage relayed to reporters the story of how he once got woken up in his former Orange County home by a naked man wearing Cage's leather jacket and eating a fudgesicle. more ›

A middle school in Diamond Bar was on lockdown yesterday afternoon as authorities searched the area for three men suspected of robbing a nearby home. Police were called to the area by a witness who saw the men break into a house on Chandelle Place. Deputies arrived at the scene as the men were leaving the home. more ›

Sheriff's Homicide Bureau detectives are investigating a fatal shooting in Norwalk that appears to be a home invasion robbery centered on marijuana. Authorities were dispatched to the 11100 block of Imperial Highway at 5:38 p.m. Monday, explains a release issued by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. On scene, a 55-year-old Hispanic male who had been shot by an intruder, and his stepson, Ernesto Gutierrez, who witnessed the shooting. more ›

Ellen DeGeneres might come across as warm and welcoming on her talk show, but that doesn't mean she wants uninvited "guests" traipsing about on her property. A woman who was arrested last week outside Ellen's Beverly Hills home that she shares with wife Portia de Rossi was charged today with misdemeanor trespassing. more ›

A home-invasion suspect was fatally shot by LAPD last night, a second suspect was arrested and five adults were found bound inside the "ransacked" home, according to LA Now. Police entered a residence in the 8700 block of McKinley Avenue in South LA and found a man armed with a Tec-9 pistol escaping out the back door. An officer shot the suspect, who died later at the hospital. Of the five residents that were bound, one was taken to the hospital for minor injuries and has been released. An investigation has been opened and it is unclear if the suspect pointed a gun at officers before he was shot and killed. more ›

Authorities in Garden Grove are looking for two suspects who pretended to be police officers while conducting a home-invasion robbery yesterday in Orange County. "Garden Grove police said the men gained access to the home on the 10500 block of Woodbury Road after claiming to be police at about 5 p.m." reports abc7. Once inside the residence, the posing pair tied up a man and an 11-year-old boy, then tore the home apart looking for goods to steal. "The men got away with an unknown amount of cash and jewelry." The victims were not hurt during the course of the robbery. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Garden Grove Police Department at (714) 741-5800. more ›

A 7-year-old boy is being applauded for his bravery after his 911 call helped stop a robbery in progress inside his family's Norwalk home, according to the Press-Telegram. When three armed men entered the house yesterday morning via the unlocked front door, the child, whose name is being withheld for his safety, and his 6-year-old sister, locked themselves in the bathroom to hide. more ›

A home invasion robbery that took place late last night in the Hollywood Hills has left the homeowner shot and in critical condition, with four suspects in police custody, according to abc7. Police say "several men entered a home in the 8100 block of Mannix Drive at about 1:40 a.m." and during the course of the invasion both "the homeowner and an animal in the home were shot." After the suspects fled the police pursued them by car, and the "dramatic" chase "ended with a crash in Mid-City at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Hauser." The victim is listed in critical condition, and the authorities are investigating the crime in the Hills. more ›

A gated community in Newport Beach was the scene of extensive police activity overnight following a home invasion robbery at the home of subprime mortgage lender David Sadek, according to the OC Register. The robbery was called in just after 10 last night by someone in the home's back yard. Authorities believe that "four armed men forced their way into [the] home at 7 Longboat, off Pelican Ridge." more ›

After reading about the street robberies in Sherman Oaks, a nearby resident e-mails this intersting tip: more ›

Who knew? The Westside home invasion serial burglar who was caught last week had a name. In a notice about a press conference later today, they refer to the man as the "Silverware Bandit." During the investigation, Detective Jason De La Cova told us there were certain details they were not releasing to the public. This must have been one of them. Even media relations had know idea until last night. More details will come out today regarding this elusive bandit who may have struck at least 15 homes since May. more ›

The Santa Monica Police Department and LAPD are saying they have a suspect in custody who may be responsible for a series of home invasions of elderly women on the Westside. If all are the cases are truly connected, fifteen reported incidents, mostly within Los Angeles city limits, were committed between May and August (see a map here). The suspect was arrested in Santa Monica on Friday around 3:00 a.m. while preparing to strike again, according to the LA Times. more ›

A home invasion early Friday morning in Santa Monica could be the latest in a series of home invasions and burglaries with elderly female victims on the Westside since early May. Friday's incident took place on 1200 Ashland Ave. around 2:45 a.m. The septuagenarian woman who was at home at the time was not injured, but jewelry and other valuables were stolen, according to the LA Times. more ›

Between May 31 and July 29, there have been at least 14 similar burglaries and home invasions in the West LA area, including two that took place in Santa Monica and Culver City that detectives say could be tied to the their cases (Note: if you live in the area, check the interactive Google map below to see if any are near you). All victims have been elderly woman with incidents occurring in the late-night or early morning hours. The suspect will enter through the window, wake the victim, demand money and jewelery and ransack the home before leaving. However, in the last incident on Tuesday, July 29, which had similar motives and suspect description, there was a pattern change. Instead of the usual time of day, it changed to the afternoon--4:00 p.m. to be exact. more ›