Lancaster

LANCASTER, Calif.—A man and a woman suspected in three recent armed robberies in Lancaster have been arrested by detectives who used a facial recognition software program during their investigation, authorities said today.

“It is a relatively new program that uses advancing technology to compare clear facial photos to booking photos already in the database,” Sgt. Randy Harris of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station said. “It is available only to law enforcement.”

LANCASTER, Calif.—Sheriff's deputies confirmed that firefighters found the body of a woman inside a two-story home in the Quartz Hill section of Lancaster after a fire brought under control.

The fire was reported at 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the 42000 block of 56th Street West, Supervisor Michael Pittman of the Los Angeles County Fire Department said.

The blaze was under control by 5:26 p.m.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, said the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau.

LANCASTER, Calif.—A Lancaster man was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation this morning after walking away from his home with a shotgun and leaving his family a suicide note, authorities said.

The 64-year-old man left a home in the 43200 block of Sunny Lane at about 3:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon, said Lt. Richard Daniels of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Lancaster Station.