The Garden Grove woman accused of chopping off her estranged husband's penis and tossing it into the garbage disposal in July was indicted Thursday of two felony counts. Catherine Kieu, also known as Catherine Kieu Becker, 48, was charged with torture and aggravated mayhem by the Orange County grand jury today. more ›

Paul Yashou of Torrance, a 38-year-old Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Officer, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on five-counts of theft - two felony and three misdemeanor charges. Yashou allegedly has impressive taste in wrist valuables. The indictment accuses him of stealing an IWC GST chrono perpetual calendar moonphase watch, a Breitling Crosswind watch, an Antima watch, and a Movado watch, each valued at approximately $15,000, $5,000, $1,000 and $1,000. more ›

Jeffrey Stenroos, the LAUSD police officer charged with faking his own shooting in January and setting off a valley perimeter lockdown and manhunt, was arraigned on Friday after "a grand jury indictment alleged he planted evidence, the L.A. County District Attorney’s office announced," reports the L.A. Times. more ›

The LAPD, DEA, and ATF joined forces early this morning to conduct dozens of arrests of members of the 38th Street Gang gang, as part of a massive indictment against the criminal organization on federal charges, according to the Department of Justice. 800 officers arrested a total of 57 people, of which 37 are defendants named in the indictment. more ›

27 people affiliated with the Lennox 13 gang have been arrested in an operation employing nearly 500 law enforcement personnel. A raid was conducted this morning as the culmination of an 18-month probe by a joint federal-state team, according to the Department of Justice. more ›

City Councilman Richard Alarcon and his wife, Flora, have been indicted on charges they did not live at the Panorama City home whose address allowed the councilman to represent District 7. Now, grand jury testimony from a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power employee suggests that if the Alarcons in fact lived there, they were doing so in the dark without doing much washing up, according to the LA Times. more ›

First a L.A. City Councilmember, now this? A state Senator who represents a portion of South L.A. and surrounding communities was indicted today for a number of felonies by a Los Angeles County Grand Jury. Senator Roderick Wright is accused of "filing a false declaration of candidacy, voter fraud and perjury beginning in 2007, when he changed his voter registration to run for the Legislature," according to the LA Times. more ›

L.A. City Councilmember Richard Alarcon, who has been accused of not living in the area for which he was elected as representative, has been indicted by an L.A. County grand jury on 18 felony charges, according to the Press-Telegram. more ›

The suspected arsonist in the Old Fire that scorched some 90,000 acres of the San Bernardino Mountains was indicted by a jury on 5 counts of murder today. Six people died and 1,000 homes were lost in the October 2003 blaze. Months later on a rainy Christmas day, 14 people died when debris flows swept through a Church camp. more ›

From the Northeast Valley to Northeast Los Angeles, actions against gangs by the city and feds is beefing up. This morning, a federal indictment was initiated and hundreds of gang members from the Drew Estara Click of the Avenues Gang were arrested (If you remember the big shootout in February, these are the guys). Starting at 4 a.m., police and federal officials swept down into Glassell Park and surrounding neighborhoods after a 10-month investigation to serve the warrants for drug trafficking, murder, hate crime and other accusations. more ›