Category: Los Angeles

LAPD Arrests 18 Suspects in Organized Retail Thefts

LOS ANGELES—Police arrested 18 suspects in connection with four organized retail clothing thefts valued at about $23,000, authorities said Dec. 3. The suspects, between the ages of 15 and 20, faced charges of organized retail theft and grand theft, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The suspects live throughout the city and county…


LAPD Says 18 Suspects Arrested in Organized Retail Thefts

LOS ANGELES—Police in Los Angeles arrested 18 suspects in connection with four organized retail thefts valued at about $23,000, authorities said Dec. 3. The suspects, who range in age from 15 to 20, face charges of organized retail theft and grand theft, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The individuals live throughout the…


No. 4 USC Falls to Utah in Pac-12 , Damaging Playoff Hopes

LAS VEGAS—No. 12 Utah pounded a limping, bloodied Caleb Williams and roared past No. 4 Southern California 47-24 on Friday night to win the Pac-12 Championship and put USC’s College Football Playoff hopes in doubt. The loss by the Trojans (11-2) could open the way for Ohio State (11-1) to take their spot in the…


We Need More Campaign Spending, Not Less

Commentary The fine reporter Gustavo Arellano attacks the more than $100 million Rick Caruso spent on his losing campaign for mayor of Los Angeles. He said the money could have been better spent on more worthy causes, such as “a year of tuition, housing, dining and books for 1,124 undergrads at his alma mater, USC.”…


10 Los Angeles School Students Treated for Possible Cannabis Edibles Overdoses: Police

Ten students aged between just 12 and 15 years old at Van Nuys Middle School in Los Angeles, Calif., are suspected of having overdosed, police said on  Thursday. Authorities were called to the school shortly after 10:30 a.m. The school is located just a short distance away from another school where a 15-year-old girl died, and three teenagers…


Bass Stepdaughter Hurt in Hit-and-Run While Driving

LOS ANGELES—One of Karen Bass’s stepdaughters suffered minor injuries Dec. 1 when the vehicle she was driving was struck by a hit-and-run driver, the Los Angeles mayor-elect said in a statement. “While driving today, one of my daughters was the victim of a hit-and-run,” according to Bass’s statement. “Thankfully, she was not seriously hurt and…


LAPD Issues Search Warrant for Reddit to Identify Who Leaked City Council Racist Remarks

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) issued a search warrant to Reddit Nov. 29 to identify the person responsible for the recent leak of the racially disparaging conversation between former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez and other local officials. According to an LAPD statement to The Epoch Times, the department “has opened an…


10 LA Middle School Students Appear to Overdose on Cannabis Edibles: Authorities

LOS ANGELES—Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on cannabis edibles Thursday at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley, officials said. The students, between 13 and 14 years old, were in mild to moderate distress at Van Nuys Middle School around 10:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). At…


Groups in Los Angeles Join China’s COVID Lockdown Protests, Calling for CCP to Step Down

Several Southern California groups gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles Nov. 27 in support of demonstrations across China and the world calling for an end to the country’s COVID-19 lockdowns and for the ruling Chinese Community Party (CCP) to step down. Protesters were chanting “Take down the Chinese Communist Party” and…


LA Mayor-Elect Karen Bass Names New Chief of Staff

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass named Chris Thompson, a senior official with LA28 and a former chief of staff to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, as her chief of staff Nov. 29. Thompson will begin in the role Dec. 5. He is currently the senior vice president of government relations for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic…