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Jessica P. Ogilvie

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Former associate editor

Stories by Jessica P. Ogilvie

  • The city of LA has announced that it's offering $75,000 for information about whoever shot two USC grad students last week, reports the LA Times. The reward is in addition to the $125,000 being offered by USC.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, the legendary Dodgers announced returns to the booth, Kobe and Vanessa are still in splitsville, and a local toy company was doing some very adult business. 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).
  • A young couple and their two-month-old daughter were killed last night after their car rolled over several times on the 710 freeway, coming to a stop on the Union Pacific train tracks. The accident was reported just before 11:00 p.m., according to City News Service. The baby's mother, a 19-year-old woman who hasn't been identified pending the notification of her relatives, was driving the 2001 Ford Explorer when she lost control of it for reasons that aren't clear, and swerved to the right.
  • LAUSD kids will get schooled today in the serious consequences of bullying as 6,000 of them attend a screening of the movie "Bully" at the Nokia Theater this morning. KTLA reports that the event, sponsored by the LA Fund, will also be attended by a couple of Disney stars (because how else would they get the youth to pay attention), Mayor Villaraigosa and LAUSD superintendent John Deasy.
  • Funeral services will be held today for Abdul Arian, the 19-year-old who was shot and killed by police on the 101 Freeway last week, reports City News Service. The shooting took place after Arian fled a traffic stop, and during the chase he called 9-1-1 and told an operator he had a gun.
  • Parents and relatives of the two USC grad students that were shot and killed near campus last week visited the scene of the crime yesterday, reports the LA Times. Ming Qu and Ying Wu were shot while sitting in a parked car in the early hours of the morning last Wednesday. It's not clear what the motivation for the shooting was, and no suspects have been identified.
  • A West Hills couple has literally translated that elusive feeling of being trapped into your own home by turning their house into a prison. KTLA reports that Lou and Linda DeMarco's home renovations, such as they are, are being billed as a commentary on the current housing crisis. But since the couple is also trying to sell a movie about a couple that turns their home into a prison to make ends meet, it's also part of a PR stunt.
  • Officers found and seized more than 160 pounds of meth in labs throughout parts of the Valley and eastern L.A. County, reports the Daily News. The drugs were found after officers arrested 25-year-old Alan Tamayo-Montoya on Wednesday night, who's booked on suspicion of possession of meth with the intent to sell, and who authorities believe was running drugs for a trafficking ring.
  • Downtown's Metropolitan Detention Center will have a separate area for transgender arrestees as of the end of the month, according to City News Service. The area will be in the women's jail, and will serve as a holding area for both transgender men and women. The decision was announced by the LAPD at a meeting last night with transgender activists and community members.
  • This morning, the LAPD announced that they would be offering a $125,000 reward for information about the fatal shooting of two USC grad students. But Fishbowl LA tipped us off to the fact that on Wednesday, an anonymous caller dialed in to a local radio station purporting to have all kinds of information about the shooter, what exactly when down before Ming Qu and Ying Wu were killed, and why kids at USC are being targeted.
  • A Palmdale man has been arrested for exposing himself to a woman in a park earlier this month. According to the L.A. Sheriff's Department, 33-year-old Esvin Donis was lingering around the Desert Sands Park when a 23-year-old woman noticed him staring at her. She went to the bathroom to get away from him, only to find Donis waiting for her and fully exposed when she came out.
  • "I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf."