Matt Vannucci

Photo by C-Monster via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Tomorrow is take your dog to work day! Going to be a blast! Don't forget his carrier bag, ear drops, leash, greenies, shoes, sweater, and the bottles of Fiji for the little guy. Think twice before doing this though, when your co-workers flake, your collie might feel a little let-down by not being allowed to leave the area under your desk. Although some feel...

"Cahuenga Cowboys" Photo by Puck90 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr You know who's hurting more than anyone at the pump these days? You guessed it. Cowboys. Police in Pico Rivera are on the lookout for a 5-foot-1, heavy-set Latino man in his late 40's with a moustache. The man exposed himself to 3 girls and then tried to grab one of the girls as they ran away. Armed with this description, the...

Photo taken near Alaska by Unhindered by Talent on Flickr Coming off one of LA's bloodiest weekends, gentle killer whales of the sea heard the bad news and came to the shore to bring us back to reality with an impromptu "Sea World" type show. In Brea, approx. $175,000 in diamonds were randomly stolen by three men who randomly smashed a parked car's windows, snatched the bag, and drove off. The diamonds' owner told officers...

A man paints a mural in Venice on Monday | Photo by digitalshay via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Hottie and the Nominee -- Scarlet Johansson is "engaged to Barack Obama." There won't be a woman running the country, but OC Residents will have a woman heading the police force for the first time in history. Sandra Hutchens, retired Los Angeles Sheriff's Department division chief, beat out Santa Ana Police Chief...

Photo by Ben Grogan via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Getty recently aquired a marble Roman sarcophagus dating to the third century depicting the Dionysiac Vintage Festival. The quality of the sarcophagus that shows the Italian cultural heritage of wine making is said to be in immaculate condition. Jerome Hayden Woods of South L.A. was sentenced to 5 years in prison for dogfighting today. Woods was arrested in January after authorities found...

Photo in Downtown LA by Robbie via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Steve "Road Sage" Hymon is taking over the LA Times ever popular Bottleneck Blog and as one of his first orders of business, he's looking for nominees for "Pothole of the Week." Tina, a 7-foot-long 100 pound American alligator just celebrated her 10th year as the most unusual resident of the Pasadena Humane Society. The Society picked up her in...