Four TSA screeners at LAX allegedly took bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye to suitcases filled with drugs (while their counterparts at Burbank arrested a lady for trying to bring applesauce on a plane for her elderly mother). more ›

A recently released 9-1-1 call made from the Beverly Hilton's security team demonstrates the chaotic moments after Whitney Houston's body was found in a bathtub. A member of the Beverly Hilton security team reports to a dispatcher that an unidentified 46-year-old woman was discovered in her hotel bathroom not breathing. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man early Thursday morning who may have hid inside a mall department store in order to wait until the overnight hours to commit a robbery. more ›

The "Carnival Splendor" docked in Long Beach early this morning, but its cruise along the Mexican Riviera turned out to not be much of a getaway for passengers aboard the ship. 22 passengers who took a guided nature tour in Puerto Vallarta were robbed while they were on a bus returning to the ship ship. more ›

The Shrine Auditorium was evacuated and the red carpet shut down today for 15 minutes—just hours before the SAG awards were scheduled to begin. Everyone was escorted out at 1:55 pm this afternoon, and bomb-sniffing dogs swarmed the premises. more ›

UCLA is now warning 16,000 patients that a burglar made off with their personal medical records two months ago, according to the Associated Press. When the doctor's home was burglarized, the thief swiped the hard drive with the medical records — and the scrap of paper right next to it with the password. Whoops. more ›

LAX is a safer airport than it was on September 11, 2001 thanks to $1.6 billion in improvements, according to a study released today. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa assembled a panel to review safety and security at LAX, which — as the third-busiest airport in the nation — is viewed as a potential terrorist target. more ›

From the people that brought you the pee-in-your-pants funny Damn You, Autocorrect site for all those iPhone texting hijinks comes the new site Why, Siri, Why?! which lets users submit screengrabs showing the goofy things the updated Apple iPhone 4S voice-activated "assistant" says. Not so fun, however, is word that employing Siri to make a call can override a vital security feature many people use on their iPhones. more ›

As announced Wednesday, the mother of the victim of a fatal stabbing aboard a Red Line train has filed a claim against the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), asserting there is inadequate security on the subway and in stations. more ›

The mother of the 59-year-old North Hollywood man stabbed to death aboard a Metro Red Line train last month is planning to sue the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, alleging the system does not have proper security aboard trains and in stations. more ›

As a result of two recent stabbings on the Metro Rail, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department has increased the number of deputies on trains. Department members say both the Gold Line and Red Line attacks are unusual. more ›

Word has apparently left the street that flying commercial with loaded guns is illegal. Four loaded, undeclared guns were (thankfully) discovered over the course of one week in SoCal - twice at Ontario International Airport (ONT) and twice at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). more ›

Well done, JFK Airport and Virgin American: A Nigerian man was able to board their June 24 flight 415 from New York bound for Los Angeles using someone else's expired boarding pass. However, "investigators are suggesting that [Olajide Oluwaseun] Noibi is a tourist rather than a terrorist," reports L.A. Now. more ›

The PlayStation Network is down once again in response to a new exploit discovered just days after Sony began restoring the service following a lengthy outage resulting from a security breach last month. more ›

Following the failed Christmas Day 2009 bombing of a plane bound for Detroit, President Obama asked airports to "aggressively pursue enhanced screening technology, protocols, and procedures." Mayor Villaraigosa responded by directing LAPD and airport police to conduct a review of existing security procedures at LAX and today introduced a new team of dogs to sniff out passengers. more ›

Angelenos are invited to stop by a fundraising event being held today at Dodger Stadium to benefit Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was attacked after the Dodgers' home opener on March 31st. "Donations, which will go to a trust fund established by Stow’s family to benefit him and his children, will be accepted at Dodger Stadium’s Parking Lot 1 between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday," explains CBS2. more ›

The Dodgers have retained the services of former LAPD Chief William J. Bratton in response to increasing pressure from community and civic leaders to tighten security at Dodger Stadium in the aftermath of an Opening Day post-game beating which left one man critically injured. more ›

The Los Angeles International Airport Police Department (LAXPD) has stepped up security for U.S. Service personnel following Wednesday's attack on a U.S. Air Force bus at Germany's Frankfurt Airport. more ›

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Pho Citi, a local chain of Vietnamese eateries serving bowls of salty, steamy noodle soup, is fighting for your right to Pho all night long in West Hollywood, according to West Hollywood Patch. With 24-hour Pho Citi outposts already in operation in Silver Lake, Burbank, Glendale and Westwood, the owners are hoping to obtain a permit to serve up pho 'round the clock on Santa Monica Boulevard. more ›

Someone get Stacy London and Clinton Kelly on the line, stat. American travelers are facing a fashion emergency! Once upon a time, in the boom of the jet set 1960s, airline passengers and flight attendants dressed to the nines, dolling up for their time in the skies. Now we dress for comfort, opting for sweatsuits and casual wear. more ›

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants the public to know that he doesn't mind getting the full body scan treatment at LAX, and will be screened himself today at the airport, says LA Now. This atypical photo op is slated for about Noon today at Terminal 6. LAX spokesperson Nancy Castles says Villaraigosa wants to show his support for TSA's efforts to secure the traveling public, visitors and employees here at LAX." During the ten-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period Castles estimates 1.53 million travelers will fly from LAX. more ›

The Department of Motor Vehicles announced big changes today, but it's not about making your visit to their offices any smoother. The news should, however, make licenses harder to counterfeit and forge, thus more secure, and help businesses easily I.D. those who cannot drink alcohol. more ›

Passengers coming in and out of Los Angeles International Airport early this morning found three of the airport's terminals temporarily shut down due to what is being called "a security snafu," according to LA Now. more ›

Video of an incident between a shopper and an apparent plainclothes security guard that surfaced this week is once again questioning tactics used at Hollywood and Highland. more ›

With it being the tail end of a holiday weekend, there's no better time to look at air travel. Mother Jones last week looked at how things seem to be getting worse, which may have some hoping for a high speed rail network sooner than later (but what headaches could that bring?). more ›

For at least the second time this year, security checkpoints at LAX have been shut down after a passenger left security screening too early. "At approximately 5:05 a.m. PDT, TSA closed the security checkpoints at Los Angeles International Airport's Terminals 6 and 7 after a passenger left the checkpoint before a carry-on bag was properly screened," explained Suzanne Trevino, a TSA spokesperson. The passenger was eventually found, questioned, rescreened and allowed to continue to his flight. Checkpoints were reopend at 6:48 p.m. more ›

Airport Police beefed up security at LAX tonight after a Qatari diplomatic was apparently detained by a federal air marshall during a flight between Washington D.C. and Denver. Officials say it is too early to say what exactly happened, but the man was thought to be lighting something--whether if it was his shoe, a cigarette or something else is unknown. more ›

A small mishap prompted a 20-minute closure of security screening in three terminals this morning. At 5:20 a.m. a wheel-chair bound woman going through a secondary screening because of her prescription medicine--LAX officials called it a bottle of liquid above the allowable amount--left the area towards her gate, apparently because she thought it was being confiscated. When screeners noticed she was gone (ah, hello?), they halted screening per TSA standard protocol as they searched for the passenger, who was quickly found. more ›

Airport security is a hot-button topic today, and with LAX serving as a major international hub how we keep travelers safe is getting much attention. While local officials like Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are lauding the facility for its level of security, as recently as last month several "LAX security workers were fired [...] after they were allegedly discovered to have been using drugs," notes LA Daily, following a CBS2 report on the subject. more ›