LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The city Police Commission today accepted the results of a Los Angeles Police Department report that concluded the firing of Officer Christopher Dorner, who went on a crime spree that left four people dead, was “sound and just.”
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Shooter ambushes two LAPD officers at Wilshire station
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Two police detectives were shot and slightly wounded today in a brazen ambush outside the Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Station, prompting the closure of a 25-square-block area in the Mid-City section of Los Angeles amid a massive manhunt for the shooter.
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NFL player Dwight Freeney’s ex-money manager pleads guilty in swindle
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A former money manager for National Football League star Dwight Freeney pleaded guilty today in Los Angeles to helping a co-defendant siphon about $53,000 from a debit card belonging to the San Diego Chargers defensive end.
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Special-needs student sexually assaulted at Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A 13-year-old boy was sexually assaulted by another student during gym class at a South Los Angeles middle school, an attorney for the boy’s family alleged today, contending the attack highlights continued failures by the Los Angeles Unified School District to protect students.
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Safe and sane fireworks to go on sale Friday
GARDENA, Calif. — Starting Friday, safe and sane fireworks — ones that don’t fly or explode — will be allowed in Gardena through the Fourth of July, and police warned today that they would strictly enforce the law.
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Former NBA player Scottie Pippen turns himself into deputies
MALIBU, Calif. — Former NBA star Scottie Pippen was questioned today about a fight in Malibu in which he alleged punched someone so hard it knocked him out.
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“Walk on Words” poetry contest under way
The city of Palmdale is calling all aspiring poets to submit their work as part of “Walk on Words,” a poetry contest open to all ages, which will culminate with the winning poem being stamped in concrete at Poncitlán Square.
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Accused killer of Lancaster family sent to San Bernardino mental hospital
A 22-year-old Altadena man, accused of killing a woman and three of her daughters before setting their Lancaster home ablaze, was ordered sent to a state mental health hospital until he’s considered competent to stand trial.
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Free Spanish-language nutrition program comes to BLVD Farmers Market
Lancaster is working to improve the health of Antelope Valley residents by partnering with the University of California Cooperative Extension to bring a Spanish-language nutrition program to The BLVD Farmers Market.
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Wrong way driver arraigned on felony charges
The accused wrongway driver blamed for a nine-vehicle, chain-reaction crash that injured 11 people on the northbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in Agua Dulce this week was arraigned in San Fernando Wednesday on four felony counts of violating Vehicle Code section 23153(a), driving under the influence causing injury and pleaded not guilty.
