A mother and her two children are behind bars following the fatal stabbing of a family member's dog in Burbank. Police describe the bloody crime scene as "pretty horrific." Charissa Bodtcher, 23, and her 18-year-old brother, Timo Bodtcher, allegedly stabbed their aunt's older cocker spaniel mix, Prince, "numerous" times with an 8-inch blade Saturday. more ›

Someone was stabbed at the Metro Red Line station today in downtown this afternoon. This is the fourth stabbing on Metro in the last few months. more ›

The man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her mother to death and wounded a male roommate in a shared Torrance condominium Sunday night is scheduled to be arraigned today. more ›

A homicide investigation was underway this morning after a man allegedly stabbed two women to death and injured a man in a shared condominium in Torrance. Deputies received a call at 8:23pm on Sunday and responded to the scene of the murders: a complex in the 21800 block of South Vermont Avenue near Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. more ›

A San Diego County boy is accused of fatally stabbing his friend and neighbor. The suspect, a 10-year-old boy with known anger issues, allegedly delivered the deadly stabbing a 12-year-old friend in the younger child's own driveway Monday afternoon, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The victim was stabbed to death in the chest with a kitchen knife. more ›

During a brawl between two homeless men in Fullerton on Wednesday night, the men stabbed one another, sending one man to the hospital with serious injuries. Police responded to reports of a stabbing near the Fullerton Armory on South Brookhurst Road and West Valencia Drive shortly before 6pm and discovered the men in the parking lot. more ›

After responding to a call that a person had been stabbed last night, Upland police arrived at the scene to find an elderly woman lying on the front yard of her home, with the house in flames. KTLA reports that 60-year-old Linda Moreno of Pahrump, Nevada, was taken to a local hospital to be treated, but died of her injuries. more ›

Trader Joe's shoppers in Studio City were faced with more than just selecting from the store's array of hummus choices this afternoon. A man was stabbed in front of a dry cleaners next to the grocer. Authorities responded to the scene at the strip mall on Ventura Boulevard at 12:10pm. more ›

An elderly woman was stabbed to death in South L.A. today, and the suspect may be her grandson. Authorities were summoned to the 900 block of West 41st Street and transported the 89-year-old victim to a local hospital at 2:10pm. She died shortly after arriving at the hospital. more ›

Two people were stabbed this morning following an altercation in a Metro red line station, reports L.A. Now. It's the third in recent months. It happened at about 4:30 a.m. at the Hollywood and Western stop, and the victims, a man and a woman, were taken to the hospital after the incident. The man, whose throat had been slashed, was in serious but stable condition. The woman was in stable condition. more ›

Following an argument with his wife, 36-year-old Jose Benitez of Fontana stormed into the bathroom where she was showering, and stabbed her multiple times, according to L.A. Now. The couple's two children, a 19-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old son, tried to stop their father. more ›

Abraham Lopez, the 18-year-old man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend at South East High School in South Gate on Friday, faces arraignment today. Cindy Santana, 17, died on Friday night during surgery at St. Francis Medical Center. more ›

Crisis counselors will be available to students and staffers today at South East High School in South Gate in response to Friday's fatal stabbing. Cindy Santana, 17, was stabbed by her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend Abraham Lopez around 11am on Friday. more ›

A girl who was stabbed at South East High School in South Gate during her lunch break yesterday died from her wounds in the hospital last night. Cindy Santana, 17, was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend Abraham Lopez, 18, according to ABC 7. 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 ›

A stabbing on the grounds of the L.A. County Fair in Pomona led to the arrest of three men Sunday night. The incident took place at around 10 p.m., and involved two groups of people who broke into a fight in an area of the fairgrounds where liquor is sold. more ›

This is starting to become a regular thing: A fight Friday night on a Metro train has resulted in a stabbing and an arrest, says the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The incident took place at around 6:30 p.m. aboard a Metro Gold Line train headed northbound to the Memorial Park Station in Pasadena. more ›

A confrontation between a "screaming man" and Los Angeles Police officers last night at a Wilmington hotel has left one officer stabbed and the suspect dead, according to L.A. Now. more ›

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies have announced they made an arrest last night in the fatal stabbing of a 59-year-old North Hollywood man aboard a Red Line subway train in Hollywood. 33-year-old Gene Sim, described by the LASD in a news release as "a transient" was found in Buena Park and taken into custody without incident. more ›

The fatal stabbing of a 46-year-old female Albertson's clerk on Sunday has resulted in the woman's death and her suspected husband's arrest. After suffering more than 20 stabs to her head, neck and upper body, the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition. more ›

A grocery store employee was stabbed multiple times Sunday afternoon while she worked her shift at a Santa Monica Albertson's store. The victim may have been stabbed by her estranged husband, says the Santa Monica Daily Press, and the Santa Monica Police Department are considering the man, Kelvin Green, a "person of interest." more ›

Passengers on the Red Line who witnessed Friday night's stabbing in Hollywood advised the young man on how to make a getaway, according to witnesses that spoke to the Los Angeles Times. The victim has been identified as Jesse Garay, 59, of North Hollywood, and police are reviewing the train's surveillance tape, hoping that it will shed light on whether the stabbing was in self-defense. more ›

The investigation continues into the stabbing death of a Metro Red Line subway passenger last night in Hollywood. The victim, a Hispanic male in his 50s, became engaged in an argument with another passenger, an Asian male in his 20s, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. more ›

Score another one for modern technology and crime solving: The Los Angeles Police Department have announced an arrest made for a "cold case" murder that took place on L.A.'s Westside in 1978. Detectives in Delaware, Ohio, took 62-year-old Walter Randolph Peartree into custody at his home earlier this morning on a warrant obtained by the LAPD. more ›

The body of 50-year-old Francisco Rivera was found stabbed to death on a "popular and well travelled" bicycle trail along the LA River in South Gate, and investigators are asking the public for help in locating the suspect, according to a LASD news release. more ›

A nearly century-old church in Boyle Heights returned to a normal day of piety just hours after LAPD cleared out following a deadly standoff in one of the building's hallways, according to The Eastsider LA. more ›

John Levin, 47, was found guilty last month of murdering his wife Michelle and microwaving his Pomeranian to death, and yesterday he was sentenced to 16 years in prison, plus parole for life after release, according to the Glendale News-Press. more ›

A fatal stabbing in the early Monday morning hours may have been fueled by the drug use of both the suspect and the victim. Authorities in Long Beach responded to a call from an apartment at around 1:30 this morning, and discovered one man in the unit who was dead, and a woman who may have killed him in self-defense. more ›

17-year-old Michael Jason Wilson of Laguna Beach was sentenced to a year in jail and three years probation after pleaded guilty yesterday to "stabbing a rival in a feud that started with traded insults on Facebook," according to Laguna Beach Patch. more ›