One Santa Ana retail worker lucked out when he kept his cool during an attempted robbery yesterday afternoon. The clerk behind the counter at Game Geeks was confronted by a would-be robber armed with a knife, according to the OC Register, only instead of handing over the cash as demanded, the clerk first asked the robber "Are you serious?" and then proceeded to pick up the phone and call the cops. more ›

Here's a tip, that we all should have learned from a certain fairy tale years ago: if you leave a trail of food, people will be able to follow it and find you. This might come in handy if you're two children lost in the woods, but maybe not so much if you're someone who's trying to rob a Domino's. more ›

On the heels of the long-awaited passage of an ordinance for medical marijuana dispensaries, the LAPD this afternoon released a press release seeking the public's help in a shooting and robbery at a facility in Northridge. more ›

The LAPD is on the lookout for a man who impersonates a police officer and robs them. He's struck at least four times--twice in the Rampart area and once in Olympic and Pacific--over the last couple of months in various neighborhoods around the city. Usually operating in the late morning or early afternoon, he approaches victims dressed as a plain clothes police officer, complete with badge and gun. He'll search the victim and remove cash and wallets. more ›

Last night, two men robbed the 52 Market in West LA on Santa Monica Blvd. leaving police few clues, if any at all. But it was only around 15 minutes when the two allegedly struck again in South LA. This time, their car was recognized and police connected it to one of the suspects who was on parole and under court order to wear a global positioning device. Well, that's easy--follow the signal. And so they did, soon arresting 29-year-old Chelminski Walker of Inglewood at a motel with a handgun and the car seen at the South LA robbery. Case. Closed. more ›

Move over, Michael Jackson. An Orange County man has redefined the meaning of "crotch grabber." more ›