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Jessica P. Ogilvie
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Former associate editor
Stories by Jessica P. Ogilvie
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For those of you still cackling over the fact that Pat Sajak and Vanna White were wasted while hosting "Wheel of Fortune," we have some disappointing news: Sajak says he exaggerated a little bit.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, a girl in a bikini teaches you how to put chains on your tires, City of Industry wants to ban new bars, and a great white shark was spotted near San Diego. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
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Two robbers were thwarted last night in downtown when a woman they were trying to steal a necklace from fought back, reports City News Service. The incident happened near Seventh and Maple Streets. The two young men, 18-year-old David Ramirez, of Downey and a 17-year-old from South Los Angeles whose name hasn't been released, allegedly tried to grab the 25-year-old woman's jewelry from her neck.
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The OC serial killer who was targeting homeless men was brought down in large part by one 32-year-old man, and that man is now speaking to the press. Donny Hopkins of Yorba Linda allegedly saw Itzcoatl Ocampo, 23, as he was stabbing one of his victims behind a Carl's Jr. Hopkins ran after him, and eventually dialed 9-1-1 and led the police to Ocampo.
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Robert Casteel, the dad of fourth-grader at a Riverside elementary school, decided to take out a restraining order against one of his 10-year-old son's classmates after the boy pulled out a knife and told his son that he was going to hurt him after school, reports KTLA.
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A girl's soccer coach in Irvine has been accused of forcing a 13-year-old girl to make pornographic videos of herself, some of which he then posted online. City News Service reports that Robert Vincent Peace, 45, of Lake Forest, contacted the girl, who lives in Endicott, N.Y., in a chat room in 2009
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Last night was the season finale of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and as much as it pains me to say this, it was, as an episode and especially as a finale, an epic disappointment.
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It's one thing to not listen to the safety instructions on airplanes. It's another thing to suggest that you've completely and utterly ignored standard airline regulations for the past fourteen years, which one SoCal man did yesterday on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Newark, New Jersey.
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In tonight's Extra, Extra, the make of "Yoga Girl" is profiled, Skid Row gets a new designation, and a former school administrator in Beverly Hills adds "scandal" to his resume. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
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Congratulations, local students: you may be attending school in an historic building. L.A. Now reports that Hollywood High School will be added to the National Register of Historic Places later this month.
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A man is in grave condition after he was shot in the head during a home invasion in Downey, reports City News Service. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was found by police on the 9300 block of Elm Vista Drive after they responded to a call reporting gunfire.
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A man swinging a three-foot metal pole and allegedly breaking windows in a Carl's Jr. in Monterey Park was shot and killed by police officers this morning. CBS News reports that responded to a call for help at about 9:30 a.m. on the 1200 block of Cesar Chavez Avenue.