The Los Angeles Police Department say they have detained a "person of interest" in conjunction with the rash of dangerous arson fires set ablaze in Hollywood, West Hollywood, and North Hollywood in the past four days. more ›

The body of a woman who had apparently been bludgeoned to death was discovered just after midnight today by a cleaning crew inside a rented room at the Olympic Hotel in the MacArthur Park area. The woman appears to be about 40 years old. more ›

When you gotta go, you gotta go, even if it means getting busted: A man considered a "person of interest" in the recent San Diego freeway shooting spree was detained by authorities in Lake View Terrace today when he pulled over to relieve himself. more ›

More than 280 people have come forward as victims of credit or debit card fraud, and the cases are linked to a likely "skimming" case stemming from one now-shuttered Sierra Madre gas station. Authorities have released a photo of someone they say is a "person of interest" in the case, after he withdrew money from an ATM in Montebello using a card created with information obtained from the gas station, according to the Daily News. more ›

Six days before the massive Station Fire broke out in the Angeles National Forest, a fire dubbed the "Lady Bug Fire" burned just six miles away. Los Angeles County Sheriff's detectives believe that much smaller fire was started by Babatunsin Olukunle, a 25-year-old Nigerian man and UC Davis dropout, according to KTLA. more ›

Following the gruesome discovery of two bodies in a shallow grave in the backyard of a home near Downtown*. The two men "appear to have been killed by blows from a blunt instrument," reports abc7.com. Police are working to locate Ronald Mendez; the 21-year-old lives at the home where the bodies were found, which is on the 2800 block of London Street. Authorities believe the victims may be Mendez's father and uncle, and "are calling [him] a person of interest and warn that he is considered armed and dangerous." *Mapping and new articles published about the case confirm that initial reports citing the location as "Downtown" were broad in scope; the location is, indeed, closer to Silver Lake. more ›