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5 arrested in Los Angeles store hostage drama
Five people were arrested for a brutal takeover holdup of a clothing store during which 14 employees were held hostage, including one who was stabbed ...
Calif. robbery spurs chase, long campus lockdown
A state university where some 10,000 students were locked down for hours reopened Thursday as authorities tried to track two robbers who managed to ...
Police search Calif. campus for robbery suspects
Students at Cal State Fullerton who barricaded themselves inside classrooms and dorm rooms Wednesday afternoon prepared to stay put into the night as ...
LA police: 4 arrests in killings of 4 outside home
A man accused of gunning down four people outside an overcrowded, unlicensed boarding house in Los Angeles was arrested at a Las Vegas casino-hotel ...
Tennis referee murder case dismissed in California
The arrest of a tennis referee before a match at the U.S. Open in connection with her husband's death was a shocker last summer. On Friday, the case ...
4 injured at USC campus shooting in Los Angeles
Violence that sometimes borders the University of Southern California crept onto campus when an argument outside a Halloween party escalated to a ...
Forceful arrests could harm LAPD goodwill efforts
A spate of incidents in which Los Angeles police officers are under investigation for use of excessive force is threatening to erode the Police ...
5 LAPD officers investigated in death of woman
At least five police officers are under investigation after a woman died during a violent arrest in which an officer kicked her genitals, police ...
LAPD commander removed in probe of rough arrest
A Los Angeles Police Department commanding officer has been removed amid an internal investigation into a videotaped beating in which officers tackled ...