The Los Angeles City Council approved a $50,000 reward Tuesday, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors offered another $25,000 reward for information in the case.
Homicides were down 8.2 percent, violent crime was down 4.5 percent and property crime was down 1.8 percent.
The owners and operators of a South Los Angeles duplex alleged to be a crime-infested gang stronghold are the targets of a lawsuit filed Wednesday by City Attorney Mike Feuer.
Director Tasha Smith and entertainer Niatia “Lil Mama” Kirkland stopped by the LA Sentinel to talk about their new movie, When Love Kills: The Falicia Blakely Story on TV One
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office last Friday warned people with deep religious or spiritual beliefs to be aware of a hoax that can result in the loss of cash and valuables.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas had little to say Thursday in response to the arrest of a suspect in the 1981 killing of his brother.
FBI agents arrested Michael Kimbrew on federal extortion and bribery for allegedly taking $5,000 with promises of helping to prevent the closure of a Compton marijuana shop.
Working through a lot of murder cases, I think the thing that tried my faith and my patience wasn’t necessarily what happened but the apathy of everyone around.
“Once there’s a struggle for the gun, that really changes things,” -DA Jackie Lacey
“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Compton Station Human Trafficking Task Force rescued two minors during an operation conducted on Long Beach Boulevard” -Aja Brown
The forces of rapid gentrification are crashing up against the chronic poverty, homelessness and crime that have long been a part of life in the city center.