Emma G. Gallegos

Three Pasadena cops have been accused of kidnapping and then beating a witness during a homicide investigation in order to coerce him into making false statements. In a court declaration filed this week, Jeremi Carr, 24, alleged that he suffered injuries to his ribs, shoulder, back and face as a result of the beating.

A 14-year-old boy was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in Covina last night. The victim Mitchal Sata was struck at 5:20 pm at the Glendora Avenue crossing heading from Union Station to San Bernardino

A man accused of forcing a 15-year-old Riverside girl into prostitution has been arrested and is facing a litany of charges. James Grady III, 27, was arrested at the end of last month and has been charged with four counts of lewd act on a child and one count each of pimping a minor under 16.

The polka-dotted pedestrian plaza in Silver Lake is getting its own summer film series called the "Silver Lake Picture Show." It kicks off tonight at sundown with the cartoon-noir "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

Which take-offs and and landings give you white knuckles as you clutch the arm rest (or the poor stranger next to you)? The blog for Airfare Watchdog came up with an unranked list of the 10 scariest airports to take off or land on in the United States.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Katy Perry's movie bombed, the family of Gavin Smith is still looking for him and beer bottles can be turned into jeans. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from the Grove, a screening of "Magic Mike" and a firework show. Our Overheard in L.A. feature relies on you to send us the strange conversations you overhear in this city.

Ernest Borgnine, an Academy Award-winning actor, died in Los Angeles today at the age of 95. He died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, a publicist told City News Service. He had a long career on TV and in the movies ranging from a role as a tough guy on "From Here to Eternity" to the voice of Mermaid Man on "SpongeBob."

Get out so you can jam to some Filipino music, listen to some free comedy or check out Margaret Cho at the Un-Cabaret.

Justin Bieber is filing a complaint against the most aggressive of all the paparazzi who pursued him in a high-speed chase on the 101 freeway last week.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Kelly Osbourne gets a black eye, Eli Broad says MOCA is fine and San Dimas is losing its Old West appeal. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Justin Bieber's reckless driving apparently terrorized Angelenos who called in to report the young heartthrob to authorities. Yesterday, the Biebs was cited for speedy, reckless driving on the 101 Freeway in the Valley reportedly because he was being chased by paparazzi.