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Jessica P. Ogilvie

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Former associate editor

Stories by Jessica P. Ogilvie

  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, David Beckham takes his shirt off, Jonathan Gold weighs in on shark's fins, the L.A. Times joins a lawsuit, and slam poetry is happening. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
  • A 4-year-old girl was playing in her yard in Redlands last night when she suddenly went missing. When her father began walking around looking for her, he allegedly discovered a father's worst nightmare: she was naked, screaming and banging on the window of an apartment where authorities believe she had been kidnapped and molested, reports ABC7.
  • Police are on the hunt for two men accused of robbing several El Torito employees at gunpoint early this morning, reports the OC Register. The employees were allegedly on their way out of the restaurant in Brea at the end of their shifts when they were approached by two masked men...
  • It's never too late to solve a murder mystery, and in the case of a woman who was killed 65 years ago and whose remains were left in a California desert, investigators have finally found answers. CBS News reports that bones found in the Mojave Desert match the DNA of a family member of Betty Walraven, who was killed in 1946.
  • A man was shot and killed in Hyde Park at around 10:30 p.m. last night, reports CBS News. The victim, described as in his 40's and walking around barefoot at the time, was shot once in the head near Slauson Avenue and Deane Avenue.
  • Hate traffic ticket quotas? You're not alone. Ten LAPD motorcycle officers are suing the city for what they claim were illegal quotas forced on them, as well as harassment from higher-ups for not meeting those numbers, reports KTLA. Ticket quotas are against the law, but these officials claim that didn't stop the department from setting them.
  • LAPD has conducted a drug bust worthy of a Hollywood movie. After discovering what they believed to be a medical marijuana dispensary in the San Fernando Valley operating as a front for an interstate drug trafficking operation between Los Angeles and Cleveland, officers have seized a large amount of marijuana and cocaine, and arrested six men, according to a statement issued by the LAPD.
  • Traffic at a local airport that's both easier to navigate and significantly less expensive than LAX is nevertheless going down, reports the La Canada Valley Sun. The number of passengers flying out of Bob Hope Airport went down by 5.1% in June, the fourth consecutive month in which passenger traffic has seen a decrease.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, Fresh & Easy considers expanding, Ashton Kutcher's latest character is revealed, a gray whale gets help, and there's even a pool shaped like a penis.
  • Football fans, don't lose hold of your dreams for a local NFL team. An ad hoc L.A. City Council committee has endorsed developer AEG's financial framework plan for building a football stadium downtown at L.A. Live, reports ABC7. The vote took place last night, with committee members agreeing in a unanimous 4-0 vote to push the deal through to the full council.
  • Have you ever wanted to physically hurt a bad comedian? Actually, I haven't either, but maybe we're in the minority. Tomorrow night, the Comedy Store will present "Paid or Pain," a show subjecting professional joke-sters to the whims of a voting audience that has the ability to shower them with cash, or hand them over to a professional dominatrix.
  • "To Catch A Predator" host Chris Hansen is having troubles of his own right now, but if he weren't there would be plenty for him to do in Southern California. A Laguna Hills man was arrested yesterday after allegedly tried to meet with a girl he thought was 13 for sex, reports the Daily Breeze.