Thieves armed with machetes robbed three people in Costa Mesa Tuesday, and police are unsure of the number of bandits. The suspect could be operating solo, but authorities believe two men may be at large. more ›

More details and video have emerged in the bizarre 4 a.m. machete attack on Friday night that involved a machete attack, a commandeered taco truck and a suspect immune to the effects of tasing. Police aren't sure what sparked the attack, but it began when a machete-wielding man got into an argument with a diner just outside a taco truck in Koreatown. more ›

Police shot a man wielding a machete around 4 a.m. last night, according to ABC 7. Police responded to a report that there was a robbery at Beverly Boulevard and Berendo Street. They found a suspect attacking another man with a machete. The suspect ignored commands to drop the machete, police said, and opened fire on him. more ›

Hollywood is about ice picks today, but the OC is making its point with a machete. A true horror-movie scenario luckily un-realized, Costa Mesa police discovered a 25-inch machete hidden under a row of seats at a movie theater. more ›

If Machete fired you up for a revolucion (and if it didn't, there are 21+ screenings in Pasadena), the UCLA Film & Television Archive has the series for you! This weekend, they open "The Mexican Revolution on Film" with a Mexican production, Enamorada, contrasted with a Hollywood portrayal in David O. Selznick's production Viva Villa! If you'd rather erode another colonial power, the Aero boasts a weekend of French crime films, with contributions from the '30s on up. It's classic pulp, with equal parts exotica, gangsters & a touch of real-life horrors to give you something to take home. For a further twisted romp through the romantic lands, feast your eyes upon Bunny and the Bull, a bizarro-world journey courtesy of the director of The Mighty Boosh. more ›

More information is coming to light about the suspect in a grisly stabbing that took place in Van Nuys last night. Adult industry worker and performer Stephen Hill, aka "Steve Driver," has a violent past, according to LA Now, including a 1998 assault conviction in Maryland following an incident in which he "threatened a teaching assistant [at a college campus] with a handgun," and demanded he be assigned an A for the course. more ›

A web designer and struggling porn actor is thought to be responsible for brutal stabbing rampage that happened last night at a video production facility in Van Nuys, according to LA Now. Authorities believe 30-year-old Stephen Hill "used a machete-style weapon in the attack" that killed one person and wounded two others late last night. The suspect lived and worked on the premise, which houses Ultima DVD Inc. more ›

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to a call made in Rosemead last night from a father reporting his 22-year-old son was reportedly "on drugs and wielding a machete," explains cbs2.com. Ernesto Castaneda allegedly threatened the deputies who arrived on scene with his machete and a baseball bat, prompting the deputies to shoot him in the torso "after he refused to drop the weapons then charged at them." This was not the suspect's first run-in with the authorities; according to court records, he was "convicted last year of evading arrest and being under the influence of alcohol or drugs in a vehicle." Castaneda was taken to an area hospital, but died later from his injuries. more ›