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A few "bad apples" on the Glendale PD were taken off duty recently and put on administrative leave, and now the LA Times has published some details regarding the cases that led to their removal from their posts. Among the four incidents cited as cause for further investigation are a holiday road trip to Las Vegas in a police vehicle, and an incident of off-duty road rage in Burbank.

It's more than just a rumor now: Trader Joe's has "filed an application to open on the northwest corner of Third and Fairfax," says CurbedLA, which is in the A.F. Gilmore retail center project. A TJ's in the McKently Malak-designed mid-century modern-style building would make that the third Joe's in the Mid-City West area, including the current one on La Brea, and the one planned for the Caruso project at Burton and San Vicente....

Google Streetview The owner of the popular Huntington Beach watering hole Baja Sharkeez says his business is being targeted by authorities and citizens' groups, according to the Independent. A recent report linked 72 DUI arrests in the space of 22 months of drivers who told the arresting officers they had been drinking at Sharkeez. However, Sharkeez' owner Ron Newman says "the numbers can't be linked directly to Sharkeez." Newman believes that the popularity of...

Ilya Salkind Producer Ilya Salkind, whose screen credits include the 'Superman' movie franchise, is thought to have gone missing in his native Mexico, after failing to return to his dentist's office, according to NBC Los Angeles. Salkind, 63, was last heard from by associates in Los Angeles on Sunday evening, January 30th, and concerned friends have since set up a website with information. His friends believe that on Monday, January 31, Salkind left the...

he body of 20-year-old John Taylor "J.T." Skilling was discovered late Tuesday on his bed in his Santa Ana apartment, reports the OC Register. Skilling's father is Jeffrey Skilling, the former CEO of Enron. Friends showed up at Skilling's place when he did not meet them for coffee as planned. Authorities say Skilling, a student at Chapman University, had told his friends he was upset about a recent breakup.

It's a miracle! The Superior Street Elementary student who was told he could not perform an interpretive dance to a Christian pop song because the lyrics made numerous references to Jesus has been told the show will go on...with him in it. Following a lawsuit filed on his behalf by a coalition of Christian attorneys, school officials managed to work things out. LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines issued the following statement today: “The Los Angeles...

Photo by STERLINGDAVISPHOTO via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Is there a spot in the city of Los Angeles that you think would benefit from having a bike rack? The Eastsider explains that "anyone can recommend a bike rack location," and, if the city agrees with the choice, the rack goes in. The newly-installed inverted U-rack outside Silver Lake's Serifos is one example of a need being expressed, and met--although the shop...

Photo by delara-photos via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A toddler lost his finger yesterday in a harrowing escalator accident at the Van Nuys Courthouse. The Los Angeles Fire Department break down the grisly incident, in which a 17-month-old boy had his left index finger lopped off "in the comb-and-groove of the foot tread at or near the lowest ('arrival') level of the machinery." Bystanders flipped the emergency stop switch, but the...

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The LAPD, DEA, and ATF joined forces early this morning to conduct dozens of arrests of members of the 38th Street Gang gang, as part of a massive indictment against the criminal organization on federal charges, according to the Department of Justice. 800 officers arrested a total of 57 people, of which 37 are defendants named in the indictment.

The Chinese community in Los Angeles is preparing the usher in the Year of the Rabbit tomorrow, and the festivities begin tonight and carry on for several days. Midnight temple ceremony, the Golden Dragon Parade, a two-day festival in Chinatown, a big fancy feast, special cupcakes and more can be a part of your Lunar New Year celebration in Los Angeles.

It's hard out there for a deity (Photo by nopantsboy via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) There's G-rated, and then there's G-O-D, and for one local fifth grader, his love of the latter wasn't welcome in the school's talent show. The Chatsworth kid wanted to perform an interpretive dance to the Christian pop hit "We Shine," but was told by administrators at Superior Street Elementary that he'd have to go back to...