Emma G. Gallegos

A prolific "upskirt" photographer in San Diego County was arrested after police said they found thousands of pictures on his phone of women who didn't know them were being photographed. A local store caught the alleged creep taking pictures on a surveillance video and tipped off the police.

Consumer advocates are warning that while many credit unions are a great (and often better) choice for customers, they should do their homework on their credit union before they make the switch for Bank Transfer Day.

The district attorney's office said today that it wasn't going to file any criminal charges against police who shot a Long Beach man who turned out to be "armed" only with a water nozzle.

Juan Manuel Diaz, 36, of Santa Ana and his passenger were shot around 9 p.m. last night at the intersection of Grand and Edinger Avenues, according to the Daily Breeze. His van careened into wrong-way traffic and he slammed into a Volkswagen Beetle carrying a family with two adults and three children, ages 5, 8 and 13.

Police aren't sure why a man was shot and killed on the sidewalk in Pacoima while he was walking home from the store. Luis Enrique Silva, 27, was shot to death just before 11pm last night near the intersection of Remick Avenue and Louvre Street. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died.

A man beat a 74-year-old man to death in a Lakewood Wal-Mart with a bat grabbed out of the sporting goods section yesterday afternoon. Witnesses told the sheriff's department that the assault was completely unprovoked, and the suspect and victim didn't know each other.

Is it wrong for a girl to be king? Since Rebecca Arellano and Haileigh Adams were crowned homecoming king and queen last week at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, the school has been flooded with hate mail and disturbing calls.

A local reporter crossed the border to do a report on Americans involved in sex slavery in Tijuana. He found a pimp from Merced and a local teen from Riverside who said she's trapped in the sex trade.

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.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Nikki Sixx erroneously reports his son missing, there's a mystery thump in Echo Park and the Boys Scouts have a molestation scandal brewing. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Drew Barrymore might be a reformed wild child who has a respectable career acting, writing, directing and generally pulling in a lot of box office dinero — but she still knows how to throw the kind of party that pisses off her neighbors.

Here's a round-up of Ist coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests around the world in the last week or so (we couldn't resist making an exception for hipster cop).