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Few things cap off a good ol' crime caper like seeing some ladies take it off and work the pole. That seems, perhaps, to be the motivation for two alleged kidnappers who are accused of robbing a man and forcing him to drive them to a strip club.

The body of Canadian tourist Elisa Lam was recovered last week from a water tank atop a Downtown L.A. hotel, but up in the 21-year-old's hometown of Vancouver, the Los Angeles Police Department are having to deny rumors there that they have already ruled out foul play in the young woman's death.

Music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is a wanted man. Specifically, there are now two bench warrants out for his arrest thanks to a recent no show for a Beverly Hills court appearance.

Naming a child is a big deal--after all, they're pretty much stuck with it for the rest of their lives. But one Los Angeles mom-to-be is fine with letting the public pick her baby's name, in exchange for a $5000 cash prize she won in an online contest.

Now an audacious letter attorney Mark Heller sent to two local City Attorney's offices reveals he's appealed to prosecutors they circumvent the traditional punitive route so they can work as a team to "fix" his client, Lindsay Lohan.

Ivan Alquicira is just 19 years old, but he's going to be spending the next few birthdays behind bars after being sentenced to serve 25 years and four months in state prison for threatening a black family in Glassell Park with a shotgun while shouting racial epithets.

An allegedly armed suspect was fatally shot by officers with the Los Angeles Police Department on a residential street in North Hollywood.

Short on time? Perhaps even shorter on patience? Here's a pared down and digestible one minute recap of all of the musical numbers from last night's music-themed 85th Annual Academy Awards show.

Here it is: The complete list of winners from the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

A burglar admitting he was looking for singer Rihanna's home was arrested on her block, but was actually attempting to burglarize another house.

Studio City's beloved Henry's Tacos is getting a new lease on life, specifically a new lease in a new locale, just a stone's throw from the original.