SANTA ANA, Calif., – A 19-year-old college student who perpetrated an online “sextortion” scheme targeting women and girls, including this year’s Miss Teen USA, pleaded guilty today to extortion in a Santa Ana courtroom.
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Four LAUSD schools locked down
LOS ANGELES, Calif., – Four schools in the South Los Angeles area were locked down as a precaution today because of two apparently unrelated incidents.
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Craigslist killing suspects plead not guilty
LOS ANGELES, Calif., – Two reputed gang members pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges stemming from the shooting death of a man who went to South Los Angeles with his 15-year-old son to purchase a cell phone
advertised on Craigslist.
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Police searching for killer of teen shot dead in South Los Angeles
Police today were searching for the killer of a teenager shot dead in South Los Angeles, according to authorities.
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2 suspects arrested in Hollywood party bus shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., – Two people have been arrested for the alleged shooting death of a 23-year-old man and wounding another outside the Hollywood Palladium, police said today.
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Los Angeles electrical workers, contractors target job training for Veterans
Los Angeles contractors and electrical workers today announced an apprenticeship program to train military veterans for careers in the electrical industry.
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Hillary Clinton touts power of communities in speech to Mexican-American group
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spent part of her Saturday reaching out to the Latino community, delivering a speech in Los Angeles to a major gathering of Mexican-Americans.
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L.A. Legal Foundation receives donation for Veterans
The Los Angeles-based Veterans Justice Center, the county’s oldest legal services program for veterans, has received a grant of $250,000, it was announced today.
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Team Rubicon members en route to ravaged typhoon Philippines
A group of 15 people, mostly military veterans, is spending Veteran’s Day en route to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines where members will assist in search, rescue and medical aid efforts for the next week.
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Mayor Garcetti Grand Marshal of San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade
Mayor Eric Garcetti was the grand marshal of today’s 10th annual San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade, the first elected official to have that honor.