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COVID-19 Outbreak in Adelanto ICE Detention Center
A civil rights group in Los Angeles called today for the government to take immediate action to combat what it called a major outbreak of COVID-19 moving through the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.
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Alibaba Founder Donates Half-Million Personal Protective Equipment to Local Hospitals
The founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has sent nearly half a million pieces of personal protective equipment to hospitals in the San Diego region, much of it expected to arrive this week, UC San Diego Health announced today.
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Perris Exotic Animal Farm Burglarized, Llamas Stolen
An exotic animal farm in Perris was burglarized today, resulting in about two dozen llamas being stolen and other creatures being turned loose, possibly by animal rights activists. The break-in occurred during the predawn hours at the 14-acre private facility near Orange Avenue and Murrieta Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “We received a call about 6:30...
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Calif. Man Charged With Murder in 6-Year-Old Godson's Death
A 23-year-old Downey man was charged with murder Monday for allegedly fatally beating his 6-year-old godson the day after Christmas. Tyler D’Shaun Martin Brand was expected to be arraigned Monday afternoon in Downey on charges of murder and assault on a child causing death. Prosecutors said Brand had been caring for the boy for several days over the holiday...
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Man May Have Jumped to His Death inside LAX Terminal
A 27-year-old man apparently jumped to his death tonight at Los Angeles International Airport in Westchester, said Los Angeles Airport police. The apparent suicide occurred about 8:15 p.m. in the Tom Bradley Terminal, according to Airport police Sgt. Rob Pedregon and Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart. “It appears the man was on an upper level when he jumped,”…
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6-Year-Old Boy Beaten to Death Remembered at Vigil
A candlelight vigil will be held Saturday outside the South Los Angeles home of the grandmother of a 6-year-old boy who was fatally beaten, allegedly by an acquaintance of his mother. Dayvon Taylor of Long Beach was taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach Thursday and died shortly after he arrived, according to coroner’s Investigator Kristy McCracken...
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Stater Bros. Bathroom Find Leads to Man's Arrest for Hidden Cameras
A small video camera found inside a bathroom at a Stater Bros grocery store in Cathedral City led to the arrest of one-time registered sex offender suspected of placing similar cameras in bathrooms across the Coachella Valley, authorities said. Cathedral City Police officers responded to the Stater Bros at 69244 Ramon Road on Monday after store staff located a video…
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Shark Attack Reported Near Santa Rosa Island
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-based U.S. Coast Guard aided in assisting a surfer who was bitten by a shark northwest of Santa Rosa Island today, officials said. The L.A.-based Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter after receiving acall about the attack around 3:15 p.m., officials said. The 37-year-old man was bitten in the leg and a tourniquet was used to prevent...
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Attorney Describes Man as Retired Widower, But Authorities Say He Murdered Two Women in the 1980s
A Bakersfield man pleaded not guilty Thursday in the murders of two young women in the 1980s, including a Reseda resident whose body was found in the trunk of her car in a Burbank parking lot. The case against Horace Van Vaultz Jr. marks the first criminal prosecution in Los Angeles County involving investigative genetic genealogy, in which detectives access…
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Clerk Accused of Selling Alcohol to Underage Driver Charged in Crash That Killed 3
A liquor store clerk was in custody Wednesday on suspicion of selling alcohol to an underage suspect facing murder, DUI and other charges for allegedly driving drunk and killing a Long Beach couple and their 3-year-old son on Halloween night. Amor Potestades Amacio, who works at Green Diamond Liquor in the 5300block of Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach, allegedly sold...
