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H.B., Irvine police help nab bank fraud suspects
Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of a nationwide bank fraud scheme that may have deprived customers of more than $100 million, a spokesman from the Huntington Beach Police Department said. A federal task force that consisted of agents from...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Los Angeles Police Department, Crimes, U.S. Secret Service
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Trial delayed for former H.B. officer
The trial of a former Huntington Beach police officer accused of sexual assault has been pushed back because of scheduling conflicts. James Roberts, who faces 19 felony charges that include raping and sodomizing his ex-wife and alleged mistress, was...Tags: Trials, Abusive Behavior
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New police hire ends three-year drought
It had been almost three years this month since the Huntington Beach Police Department hired a new officer. Officer Thomas Engle turned the tide Sept. 6 when he was sworn in by Chief Ken Small, Mayor Joe Carchio and City Manager Fred Wilson. His...Tags: Politics, Government, Career and Workplace, Employers, Public Employees
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Glendora home searched for clues in woman's 1978 disappearance
Nearly 35 years have passed since the suspicious disappearance of Glendora resident Wendy Byron. The 24-year-old Byron was last seen in the San Gabriel Valley city on Aug. 26, 1978, according to the state Department of Justice. Her car was later found...
Tags: Law Enforcement
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Bank official's boyfriend held in $565,500 robbery
It seem like the perfect crime: Masked men snatch an assistant bank manager in her garage, strap a bomb to her and force the woman to rob her own East Los Angeles bank of $565,500. But now authorities allege that one of three men charged with last fall'...
Tags: Prosecution, FBI, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Emergency Incidents
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LAPD officer arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct with children
A Los Angeles police officer was arrested near CastaicĀ this weekend on suspicion of committing lewd acts with children, department officials said Monday. Miguel AngelĀ Schiappapietra, a six-year veteran of the LAPD, was arrested Saturday, said LAPD Cmdr....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Los Angeles Police Department, Crimes, Google+
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Men indicted in connection with bizarre kidnapping, bank robbery
Several men -- including a friend of a bank manager who was kidnapped and strapped with explosives as part of a bizarre bank robbery in East L.A. last fall -- have been indicted in connection with the crimes, several law enforcement sources said. Ray...
Tags: Kidnapping, Emergency Incidents, Theft, Explosions, Bank Robbery
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Ex-Compton fire official charged with arson, theft
Marcel Melanson was a hero in Compton. The fire battalion chief led teams that raced to help victims of car crashes and street violence. Three years ago, he got national exposure as a star of a BET reality TV program that followed Compton firefighters...
Tags: Government, Entertainment, Bankruptcy, Corporate Crime, Arson
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Alhambra police shoot suspect in police department lobby
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said they are responding to reports of an officer-involved shooting inside the Alhambra police station. The shooting occurred at 7:30 a.m. in the police lobby. The Alhambra Fire Department said no one was...
Tags: Politics, Shootings, Lobbying, AEG
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Alhambra officers shoot, kill man inside police station
A man shot by Alhambra police inside the police headquarters lobby on Friday morning has died, a coroner's spokesman said. One or more Alhambra police officers fired their guns about 7:30 a.m. inside the police station on Commonwealth Avenue, hitting...
Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Shootings, AEG, Google+
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Student detained in threats on area schools; most lockdowns lifted
Santa Monica police have detained a 19-year-old student believed to be connected to threats against at least six area schools. Santa Monica police Sgt. Candice Cobarrubias said the student was located on the campus of Santa Monica College without a...
Tags: Students, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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Grand fire 15% contained, 3,500 acres burned in Los Padres forest
About 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a brush fire in Ventura and Kern counties that has burned about 3,500 acres after starting in Kern County near the Grapevine, authorities said. The blaze was 15% contained Thursday morning and about 600...
Tags: Fires
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