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Getty fire: These schools are closed Monday due to Brentwood blaze

October 28, 2019 admin

The Getty fire burns near a home on Tigertail Road in the Brentwood area on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Photo by Rick McClure/Special to the Los Angeles Daily News) By STEVEN ROSENBERG | PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 7:38 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 9:52 am Due to the wind-driven Getty fire in the Brentwood area, the following school closures have been announced for Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Classes were suspended Monday at Mount Saint Mary’s Chalon Campus in Brentwood as well as at the Doheny campus, which was not reported threatened by fire.…

Groundbreaking quartet honored with special Oscars

October 28, 2019 admin

David Lynch, Lina Wertmuller, Wes Studi, Geena Davis feted for work on and off the screen by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Director David Lynch accepts his honorary award as Kyle MacLachlan, from left, and Laura Dern look on at the Governors Awards on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) By TOM BRAY | tbray@scng.com | Southern California News Group PUBLISHED: October 28, 2019 at 10:27 am | UPDATED: October 28, 2019 at 10:58 am Filmmakers David Lynch and…

L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Charged After Allegedly Lying About Weed Warehouse Robbery

October 16, 2019November 1, 2019 admin

A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy accused of lying about a marijuana warehouse robbery involving another deputy has been charged, prosecutors said Wednesday. Bradley Scott Dietze allegedly lied to a Los Angeles Police Department officer investigating the heist in downtown L.A. last fall, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities have said 1,200 pounds of weed and $645,000 in cash and money orders were stolen. Dietze, 45, has been charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting, delaying or obstructing a peace officer and could face up to…

U.S. Marine veteran who fought in Iraq faces imminent deportation

October 14, 2019 admin

The Long Beach resident, who saw combat in Iraq, served time for felonies. His supporters are asking Gov. Newsom for a pardon. United States Marine Jose Segovia Benitez By ROXANA KOPETMAN | rkopetman@scng.com | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am | UPDATED: October 14, 2019 at 11:23 am A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez’s body. A second tattoo memorializes his service to the U.S. Marines. Neither will serve him well in El Salvador. But that’s where the honorably discharged veteran…

Armed man shot and killed by police at El Monte bus station

October 14, 2019 admin

Police shot and killed a man at an El Monte Metro station on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Authorities said officers fired on the man when he took out a handgun. (Photo by Jonah Valdez, San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Southern California News Group) By JONAH VALDEZ | jvaldez@scng.com | San Gabriel Valley Tribune PUBLISHED: October 12, 2019 at 5:38 pm | UPDATED: October 12, 2019 at 7:56 pm El Monte police shot and killed an armed suspect at an El Monte bus station on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The shooting occurred about…

A new lawsuit describes a violent gang in LA County. Its members are deputy sheriffs.

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 admin

The “Banditos” say they’re a fraternal club for LA deputies. But critics allege that the group violently harasses civilians — and other officers. By P.R. Lockhart Oct 11, 2019, 7:30pm EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook (opens in new window) Share this on Twitter (opens in new window) SHAREAll sharing options A lawsuit filed in September claims that a deputy group in East LA County is actually a gang using “illegal policing practices.” Getty Images/iStockphoto As concerns over police misconduct and use of force have drawn increased national attention in recent years, activists…

LAVC’s football team includes ex-gang members, an autistic kicker, a few homeless players and a coach ‘here for a reason

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 admin

This team is a reality TV show.” – David Roundtree, special team’s coach for the LA Valley College Monarchs Boy, is it ever. The punter is a 31-year-old ex-bartender who has lost 40 pounds this year turning his life around. The field goal kicker is a 19-year-old autistic kid with a dynamite leg. Several players are ex-gang members, and two more are homeless – living in their cars eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and taking showers in the locker room facilities The Monarchs first-year head coach is Lester Towns,…