Anaheim School District Official Charged with Embezzling $14 Million
A former Magnolia School District official was arrested Thursday on federal charges of embezzling about $14 million from the Anaheim school district. Jorge Armando Contreras, 52, of Yorba Linda, was...
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Hearing Delayed for Glendale Lawyer Charged in Pills-for-Profit Scheme
A change of plea hearing for a Glendale criminal defense attorney who allegedly provided phony information to law enforcement to thwart an investigation into a pills-for-profit scheme has been delayed...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Setting Series of Blazes
A woman was charged Friday with setting a series of fires in the Sherman Oaks area. Jacqueline Whatley, 36, pleaded not guilty to two counts each of attempted murder and arson of a structure or forest,...
View ArticleMan Charged in Pasadena Double Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash
An Altadena man was charged Monday in connection with an alleged hit-and-run crash in Pasadena that left two people dead. Jeffrey Butler, 30, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of vehicular...
View ArticleLA County Man Charged in $2.6M Identity Theft Scheme
A San Fernando Valley man was charged Tuesday with allegedly obtaining about $2.6 million by stealing Beverly Hills residents’ identities — often by lifting mail and packages from their homes. Oren...
View ArticleJury Begins Hearing Case of Man Charged With Killing Wife, 13-Year-Old Son
A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that a former Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee killed his wife and teenage son in their Van Nuys apartment to cash in on insurance policies and begin a...
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Jury Begins Hearing Case of Man Charged With Killing Wife, 13-Year-Old Son
A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that a former Los Angeles Police Department civilian employee killed his wife and teenage son in their Van Nuys apartment to cash in on insurance policies and begin a...
View ArticleDaughter Charged with Fatally Stabbing Mother in El Monte
A woman accused of fatally stabbing her mother at a residence in El Monte was charged Tuesday with murder and assault with a deadly weapon. Kimberly Monique Gonzalez, 25, is scheduled to be arraigned...
View ArticleDaughter Charged with Fatally Stabbing Mother in El Monte
Arraignment was postponed until Thursday for a woman accused of fatally stabbing her mother at a home in El Monte. Kimberly Monique Gonzalez, 25, was charged Tuesday with one count each of murder and...
View ArticleDriver Now Charged With Murder in Deadly Long Beach Crash
A Los Angeles man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 60-year-old Long Beach woman killed when he allegedly drove into a group of pedestrians. Khalid Yagobbi — who had been...
View ArticleTrio Charged with Pummeling Perris Man with Brass Knuckles
Three men accused of pummeling a Perris resident with brass knuckles, then fleeing to a house where one of the defendants barricaded himself inside until deputies convinced him to surrender, were...
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One Year Ago Today (October 27, 2022)…Man Charged with Knife Assault on...
One Year Ago Today (October 27, 2022)…A 27-year-old man accused of stabbing a Temescal Valley resident numerous times during a confrontation outside a mobile home park was charged with attempted murder...
View ArticleMan Charged with Causing Deadly Head-on Collision in Winchester
A 54-year-old man accused of killing a motorist in a driving under the influence head-on collision in Winchester was charged Friday with DUI gross vehicular manslaughter and other offenses. Ernest...
View ArticleMan Charged with Pretending to be Cop, Tangling with Banning Police Officers
A 40-year-old man accused of pretending to be a federal lawman and then turning confrontational with Banning police officers, trying to take one’s firearm, was charged Friday with obstructing a law...
View ArticleMotorist Charged with Causing Fatal Hit-and-Run Collision in Perris
A probationer accused of killing a 64-year-old woman in a hit-and-run collision across from a Perris elementary school was charged Friday with gross vehicular manslaughter and other offenses. Edgar...
View ArticleMan Charged With Killing Man Found Inside 55-Gallon Drum in Malibu
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of a man whose body was discovered in a 55-gallon drum on a beach in Malibu, authorities said Friday. Joshua Lee Simmons, 37, is set...
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Man Charged With Killing Man Found Inside 55-Gallon Drum in Malibu
A man has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing of a man whose body was discovered in a 55-gallon drum on a beach in Malibu, authorities said Friday. Joshua Lee Simmons, 37, is set...
View ArticleMan Charged With Threatening to Kill Jewish Family
A man was charged Friday with three felony counts and a hate crime allegation for allegedly threatening to kill a Jewish family at their home in Studio City. Daniel Garcia, who turned 44 on Thursday,...
View ArticleMan Charged with Causing Deadly Head-on Collision in Winchester
A 54-year-old man accused of killing a motorist in a driving under the influence head-on collision in Winchester was charged Friday with DUI gross vehicular manslaughter and other offenses. Ernest...
View ArticleMan Accused of Striking, Dragging Bicyclist Charged with Murder
A man accused of striking a bicyclist in the southeast Los Angeles area and dragging his body for nearly a mile was charged with murder and hit-and-run driving resulting in death or serious injury,...
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