LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass April 18 unveiled a nearly $13 billion proposed city budget for the 2023–24 fiscal year, which she said reflects the city’s values and invests in the most critical needs, including homelessness, public safety, and funding a “new L.A.” “There is a difference between spending and investing,” Bass said during…
Los Angeles Mayor Bass Unveils $13 Billion City Budget Proposal
Man, Woman Arrested In Attempted Murder In Van Nuys
VAN NUYS, Calif.—A man and a woman were arrested April 16 in the attempted murder of a man in Van Nuys on Friday. An employee of a business in the 15200 block of Vanowen Street found the victim lying on the sidewalk in front of his business around 8:20 a.m. suffering from a gunshot wound…
Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Crash on 210
GLENDORA, Calif.—Funeral services were pending Sunday for an off-duty Los Angeles police officer who died when his 2018 Honda rear-ended a big rig on the Foothill (210) Freeway in Glendora. The crash occurred about 2:30 a.m. Saturday on the eastbound freeway, west of Grand Avenue, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported. The officer was identified…
Northridge Fatal Shooting Victim Was Painting Over Gang Graffiti
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—An approximately 60-year-old man hired to paint over gang graffiti on the wall of a Northridge business was killed by a gunman armed with an “Uzi”-type semiautomatic handgun, who also wounded three other men in the vicinity, authorities said April 16. The victims were standing near Vanalden Avenue and Parthenia Street at about 12:30…
One Killed, 3 Wounded in Northridge Shooting
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—A man drove up to a group of men in Northridge April 15 and opened fire, killing one victim and wounding three others, police said. The victims were standing near Vanalden Avenue and Parthenia Street at about 12:30 p.m. when the shooter approached in a vehicle and fired several shots, Officer Tony Im of…
2 Men Charged in Dodger Stadium Attack After Elton John Concert
LOS ANGELES—Two men are scheduled to be arraigned next month on charges stemming from the beating of a married couple in their 60s in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after an Elton John concert last November. Reece Hopkin, 38, and Chad Reeves, 42, were each charged with one felony count of battery with serious bodily…
Motorcyclist Arrested in Boyle Heights Hit-and-Run That Severed Teen’s Leg
LOS ANGELES—Legislators were urged April 13 to strengthen traffic safety laws in the wake of a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in Boyle Heights that left a 13-year-old boy with a severed leg and a Banning man facing probable criminal charges. The suspect, 29-year-old Erwin Majano of Banning, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in connection…
Boy, 17, Gunned Down in Botched Robbery in Koreatown
LOS ANGELES—A gunman who fatally shot a 17-year-old boy during a failed robbery attempt in the Koreatown area remained at large April 12. According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the teen was sitting in the passenger seat of a car parked on 7th Street near Berendo Street at around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday when…
Suspect Arrested in Hate Crime Involving Islamic Center of Southern California
LOS ANGELES—A man was arrested April 11 for allegedly scrawling anti-Islamic hate words on the Islamic Center of Southern California’s Koreatown building over the weekend. Carlos Moran, 43, was booked on suspicion of vandalism, with a “hate crime enhancement” in connection with the crime, which occurred about 12:40 a.m. Sunday at 434 S. Vermont Ave.,…
Woman Killed in San Fernando Valley Hit-and-Run; Suspect Sought
SUN VALLEY, Calif.—Traffic detectives April 9 asked the public for help locating the driver of an older model pickup truck believed responsible for the death of a pedestrian in Sun Valley. The fatal accident occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on Thursday on Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Keswick Street, according to a Los Angeles Police Department…
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