The LAPD has released two security videos that show two men being stabbed in Echo Park last week, after they were called "faggots" and other homophobic slurs by their attacker. The two men were stabbed as they were waiting for a bus at Echo Park Avenue and Montana Street just after midnight last Thursday morning. more ›

In a scene straight out of a cops and robbers movie, three men attempted to rob a jewelry store today at Broadway and Sixth Street in Downtown L.A., but an off-duty, reserve deputy sheriff who was inside the store shot and hit one of the suspects. more ›

Last week, Cal Poly kids were getting punched for their cell phones, and now, UCLA students are being robbed as they roam the streets surrounding their school in Westwood. According to the Daily Bruin, a total of seven robberies have been reported in the area since the beginning of April. more ›

A couple has been arrested after they allegedly robbed a mom in a parking lot then hit her with their car while trying to make a quick getaway, reports KTLA. The mom, whose name hasn't been released, told police that she was walking through the lot in San Jacinto with her three small children when she was approached by a woman later identified as Lakeisha Pinkney. more ›

An armed felon on probation accused of robbing four USC students at gunpoint early Wednesday morning was charged today with seven felonies. more ›

In the wake of the April 11 slaying of two USC students, another shooting occurred early Wednesday morning involving an armed robber, four students and a USC police officer. Three male students and one female student were approached by a 24-year-old black male suspect while walking westbound on 28th Street from Figueroa Street around 12:40am. more ›

A failed bandit is now behind bars after attempting to rob a Moreno Valley pawn shop on Friday. Instead of complying with the thief's orders, a shop employee and its guard dog took the matter into their own hands and teeth. more ›

A jewelry store in Covina was robbed on Friday afternoon, losing about $8,000 worth of gold and diamonds. ABC7 reports that the suspect -- who's described as in his late 30s, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing around 200 pounds with brown hair and green eyes -- was lingering in the store at the Old Covina Emporium, and told a security guard he was waiting for his wife. more ›

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 ›

Police are continuing their hunt today for two men dressed as ninjas who robbed a medical marijuana delivery man in West Covina on Friday. The man was returning to his vehicle post-pot drop-off around 9:45pm when the two suspects - armed not with swords, but batons - approached him in the 800 block of South Sunset Avenue. more ›

Police are calling the Thursday afternoon robbery of a Huntington Park vitamin store "brazen," since it took place in broad daylight, but it also claimed the life of a woman inside the shop. more ›

A man was caught on surveillance tape yesterday while robbing a bank in Chino. After walking outside, he shot an on-duty police officer, reports NBC Los Angeles. In the tape, the man, who's wearing a mask, can be seen holding a rifle as he walks around California Bank and Trust, and then leaving carrying a bag. more ›

A 16-year-old boy hid from police for three hours last night in a house in Del Rey after attempting to rob someone by pretending to have a handgun. The boy was thwarted in his would-be robbery by a passer-by, reports CNS, who sprayed him with Mace during the attempt at about 9:00 p.m. more ›

A robber pepper-sprayed a mother and her son after they came home to find him burglarizing their house in Corona, reports KTLA. The incident happened earlier this month when Karima Deadrick and her 12-year-old son Darnell walked into their home and saw a man upstairs. more ›

A third suspect has been charged in the shooting death of the 24-year-old man who died trying to rescue his 68-year-old grandfather from a trio of bandits. more ›

A man convicted for the beating and strangling death of an escort in a Garden Grove hotel room has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 36-year-old Cesar Gomez of El Monte was convicted in the fall for murdering 24-year-old Ashley Lilly at the Crown Plaza Anaheim Resort, near Disneyland, according to City News Service. more ›

Two men broke into a home in Bel Air Estates this morning, tied up a man, threatened his wife and made off with two motorcycles. The robbery happened this morning around 4:30 am at a home above Sunset and Sepulveda, according to City News Service. more ›

Two robbers were thwarted last night in downtown when a woman they were trying to steal a necklace from fought back, reports City News Service. The incident happened near Seventh and Maple Streets. The two young men, 18-year-old David Ramirez, of Downey and a 17-year-old from South Los Angeles whose name hasn't been released, allegedly tried to grab the 25-year-old woman's jewelry from her neck. more ›

A man is in grave condition after he was shot in the head during a home invasion in Downey, reports City News Service. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was found by police on the 9300 block of Elm Vista Drive after they responded to a call reporting gunfire. more ›

Police are looking for two men who robbed three teenagers and sexually assaulted a fourth as the victims walked home from Los Alamitos High School yesterday. The two men, who are described as African-American and in their 20s, started their crime spree at about 2:45 p.m. by walking up to a 15-year-old boy, pretending to have a weapon, and then demanding his cell phone. more ›

The bandit responsible for a series of fast food restaurant robberies in Los Angeles is still at large as police investigate the recent heists. Between December 9, 2011 and January 7, 2012, a rash of armed fast food thefts occurred in the areas of Highland Park, Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park involving a lone gunman threatening employees with a handgun. more ›

Angelenos, if a man and a woman knock on your door or approach you with a young child in tow and ask for your hospitality, direct the group elsewhere. A 89-year-old Glendora woman fell victim to a similar home robbery sham Tuesday. more ›

A passenger on a bus punched a 26-year-old lady in the face twice, took her cell phone and ran away early in the morning about a week ago, police say. The robbery happened at 6:15 a.m. on January 9 near the intersection of Pico and La Cienega boulevards. more ›

A young father of four is struggling to survive a gunshot wound to the head he suffered while breaking up an attempted robbery. NBC 4 reports that Jorge Alvarado was working in a Lynwood restaurant on Sunday afternoon when a female cashier came rushing in from the Crystal Produce and Meat Market, located next door. more ›

Surveillance video captured the violent robbery of a teenage girl in the lobby of her own apartment building. The Los Angeles Police Department describes the attack as "brutal," and are now asking the public's help in locating and apprehending the "aggressive and dangerous suspect." more ›

Authorities are searching for three men involved in the Monday night shooting death of a 24-year-old man in Sun Valley. A Good Samaritan, the victim died in an attempt to rescue his grandfather during a mugging. more ›

Police are searching for three robbers who mugged a 60-year-old man and fatally shot his grandson in Sun Valley Monday night. After hearing yells for help around 6:45pm, Danilo Estuardo Morales, 24, rushed from his home in the 8100 block of Coldwater Canyon Avenue in an attempt to rescue his grandfather during a mugging in the home's driveway. more ›

Paging Victor Hugo: a man in Desert Hot Springs is behind bars after robbing a gas station patron of $1 with an airsoft gun. For that, Baltazar Juarez Sanchez, 51, was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, resisting arrest and having a parolee-at-large warrant. more ›

Here's a tip for future burglars: do not steal items equipped with tracking devices. One Christmas thief found this out the hard way. Patrick Krewson is accused of robbing two homes, one on December 25 and another on December 22, after he was found with a stolen iPad that was tracked to his house, according to a statement released by the LA Sheriff's Department today. more ›

A man in his 60s was beaten and tied up during a home invasion and robbery in Sherman Oaks last night, reports City News Service. The assailants forced their way into the home on 4900 block of Matilija Avenue near Westfield Fashion Square at about 8:30 p.m. after knocking on the door and saying they had a package for the couple who owns the home. more ›