Robert Casteel, the dad of fourth-grader at a Riverside elementary school, decided to take out a restraining order against one of his 10-year-old son's classmates after the boy pulled out a knife and told his son that he was going to hurt him after school, reports KTLA. more ›

It's not uncommon to read and hear stories of sidewalk robberies in the OC. It is, however, uncommon when a robber makes a young child the victim of petty theft. While walking east in the 3600 block of West Fifth Street in Santa Ana on Wednesday morning, a woman and her 4-year-old son were approached from behind by a bandit. more ›

An off-duty, non street-assigned, near-rookie police officer, Joseph Jarrett, intervened when a confrontation at MILK restaurant on Beverly Boulevard escalated to a life-threatening situation on July 1, according to NBC LA. more ›

A man who approached Paris Hilton's home armed with two knives was arrested early this morning. At about 6 a.m., the man apparently was pounding on the door and windows when Hilton's boyfriend answered it. Someone called the police and the man was soon arrested. His name wasn't released but he is said to be from Redlands and in his 40s. He reportedly never entered the home. more ›

Police are happy to announce this afternoon that officers in downtown rescued a 4-month-old baby from a woman, who was "frantically waving" a steak knife on 7th Street, near Hope, this morning. more ›

We all know that Schwarzenegger loves Twittering and yesterday he uploaded a short TwitVid that began with him holding a very large knife, apparently a metaphor for his budget cuts. Har, har! As of 11 a.m., it's received over 100,000 views. more ›

32-year-old Diana Rodriguez was arrested last week for her part in a stabbing stemming from a case of love gone wrong. But it wasn't her love that made her pick up that knife with the four-inch serrated blade and stab three women--it was the love lost between her 12-year-old-son and his 12-year-old ex-girlfriend. more ›

USC Vice President for Student Affairs, Michael L. Jackson, sent this e-mail alert out to students this morning: more ›

A 22-year-old USC student died of stabbing wounds in the hospital this morning after a fight a few blocks north of campus. The student and two others were walking near 28th Street and Orchard Avenue when another man approached and began an argument with him for unknown reasons. The argument escalated resulting in the stabbing (Update: The student has been identified, read on here.) more ›

LAPD Officers checking the welfare of a man on the street shot and killed him after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife. While on patrol around 4 a.m., officers spotted a man lying on the ground in an alcove and stopped to check on his well-being. more ›

#95 A 6th grader protecting himself from two 8th grade bullies, pulls out a paring knife and stabs one of the boys three times. No one is seriously hurt, but the 6th grader now faces felony charges for possessing a knife on school grounds. - Miami Herald #96 Jacksonville woman given 15 years for her role in a labor camp and selling crack and beer to the laborers - Fox 21 #97 Man kicked... more ›