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Jessica P. Ogilvie

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Former associate editor

Stories by Jessica P. Ogilvie

  • A middle school in Diamond Bar was on lockdown yesterday afternoon as authorities searched the area for three men suspected of robbing a nearby home. Police were called to the area by a witness who saw the men break into a house on Chandelle Place. Deputies arrived at the scene as the men were leaving the home.
  • It's been a rough year for sardines. In March, 2.5 million perished in Redondo Beach when they ran out of oxygen. Now, the same fate has befallen thousands more in Ventura County, reports the Daily News. The fish passed away yesterday, as officials hurried to scoop them out of the harbor.
  • A Los Angeles woman has plead not guilty to claiming to be a psychic and subsequently stealing over $200,000 from a client, reports the Daily Breeze. Lisa Debbie Adams found her victim, whose name has not been released, while strolling the streets of West Hollywood and handing out flyers that detailed her services. For more than a year, Adams advised the 37-year-old woman to take out tens of thousands of dollars from an IRA, buy a Mercedes, and buy jewelry and clothes.
  • After the president of their university refused to sign a petition stating that he stands by students who want tuition hikes and budget cuts to stop, Cal State Fullerton students staged a sit-in, reports KABC. Beginning at 9 p.m. last night, up to 50 students filled the administration building to make their point to President Milton Gordon.
  • After a Los Angeles woman reported that she was raped by a man she met on Match.com, the colossal dating website has agreed to institute new screening policies for potential users. The LA Times reports that the site will now begin cross-checking users against a national sex-offender registry, despite previous concerns that such a policy would not be foolproof and may provide a false sense of security.
  • A woman is missing from Simi Valley, and police are on the hunt for her ex-boyfriend, believed to be responsible for her kidnapping. The Daily News reports that Keisha Marshall, 24, was taken from her home last night by Rashaun Bailey, 27. The couple had a history of domestic violence, and a trail of blood was left in her wake, leading police to speculate that she was seriously injured at the time of the kidnapping.
  • Nearly 200 passengers are being evacuated by firefighters after a Metro red line train stalled in a tunnel due to mechanical failures, reports KCBS. The train apparently came to a halt between the Westlake and Alvarado stations.
  • Charlie Sheen has had a busy few days. First, a strip club in New York has debuted their Charlie-Sheen-themed VIP room, reports TMZ. The Cheetah Club now has a private area bedecked with photos of our favorite philanderer, and for the small price of $2,000 an hour, anyone who wants to can buy a bottle of Dom Perignon and the services of two strippers (get it?).
  • Samantha Rocha Dyer, 15, of Acton, CA was killed last night when she stepped in front of a moving vehicle on the 14 freeway, reports the Daily News. The girl was seen walking along the shoulder of the road when she apparently deliberately walked into the path of a 2007 Mazda sedan driven by 30-year-old Marc Zuber of Palmdale. Zuber may have been going up to 65 miles per hour, and pulled over and waited for the California Highway Patrol after striking Dyer.
  • Bryan Stow, the Giants fan who was viciously beaten at the Dodgers opening day, has been put back into a medically induced coma. KABC reports that Stow had shown some signs of progress, and last week, FOX News reported that he was moving his hands and responding to voice commands. But doctors report that he recently suffered a recurrence of seizures, and in an effort to reduce them they returned him to a coma.
  • As contract talks with their employers drag, the Southern California union of grocery workers will consider going on strike. According to KCBS, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770 will vote next Wednesday to decide on their course of action.
  • In tonight's Extra, Extra, the fate of the Sacramento Kings hangs in the air, LAPD makes a concession for high school kids, supergraphics are under attack, and an OC judge gave a little too much help to his friends. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.