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Lisa Brenner
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Former Associate Editor, LAist
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Four LAPD officers responding in West Hills to a "party call" were injured early Saturday morning when a sleeping woman in a late-model Jaguar slammed into two parked police cars striking the officers standing nearby, according to LA Now.
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Sheriff's Homicide Detectives were called near the 5600 block of Palos Verdes Drive to "investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a man," according to a LASD news release.
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Get Out! This Saturday you can tempt fate in a variety of extremely exciting ways. See what's up (or upside down) at the X-Games, pilgrimage to the Coliseum for LA Rising with Rage Against the Machine and Muse or watch a Neanderthal man battle a frozen dinosaur that comes back to life and attacks an island. Choose wisely.
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An altercation between the family of slain gay student Larry King and the family of a teacher giving testimony, took place this week during the murder trial of former fellow classmate Brandon McInerney, according to the LA Times.
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31-year-old Buena Park police officer Daniel Ackerman died on Saturday after being rushed to an Orange County hospital during a SWAT fitness test Friday morning. Ackerman, an Irvine resident, reportedly exhibited signs of fatigue during the training exercise said authorities, according to LA Now.
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It's summer! Grab your umbrella. Los Angles is readying for a potential pounding in the mountain areas with temperatures dropping and the possibility of rain, thunderstorms and flooding in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
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A sad warning comes today by way of 20-year-old "Xbox addict," Chris Staniforth who was killed by a blood clot after a marathon gaming session in England, according to the NY Daily News.
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An ivory-colored Porche being pursued by the California Highway Patrol took a scenic, albeit quick, tour of Echo Park last night as it raced northbound on Glendale Boulevard around 10:30 p.m., according to The Eastsider LA.
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Emilio Samyn Gonzales-Arezenas, one of the men responsible for the robbery and killing of a Border Patrol agent near Campo in 2009, said the victim was targeted in an effort to steal his night vision equipment, according to KTLA. Five men lured the agent, 30-year-old Robert Rosas Jr., into a trap by leaving footprints in the dirt while he was on patrol.
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Painted lady Kat Von D and fascist-loving philanderer Jesse James have shockingly called off their engagement. Naturally, 29-year-old Von D announced news of the break-up on Twitter.
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Archaia Entertainment and The Henson Company have announced they will be joining forces to bring to life the lost Jim Henson screenplay, "A Tale of Sand," in graphic novel form, according to Deadline.
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Nudists are claiming that they are being harassed by park rangers in San Onofre, according to KTLA. In the buff beachgoers were banned from San Onofre State Beach and have since migrated their parts to other area sands.