Crime & Public Safety

The Menendez brothers appeared remotely at the hearing, which took place on April 11 at the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

A former vice president of Qualcomm created a start-up as a vehicle to commercialize a microchip technology he developed, then sold it to the tech giant.

Two injured Mexican women, one pregnant, were rescued after spending the night stranded in the rugged Otay Mountain Wilderness.

Gianna Buzzetta was struck by a falling rock along a trail near Kapa’a, Kauai. Family and colleagues are raising funds to pay for funeral services.

Bill Essayli, a two-term state lawmaker, was sworn in as top prosecutor of the Central District, which includes LA County.

Official numbers put the auto break-in rate at its lowest level in more than two decades.

Current state law says a ‘swatting’ threat must be directed at a specific person. New bills would expand that to schools, churches, and other locations.

Attorney General Pamela Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to pursue capital punishment in the alleged politically motivated slaying of Brian Thompson.

The bill would require the state to build separate prison facilities for transgender inmates at its two women’s prisons.

District Attorney Nathan Hochman reversed his predecessor’s ban on seeking capital punishment.

Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca Marodi, 49, was found stabbed to death in her San Diego County home in February.

The locations are part of San Francisco’s High Injury Network.

The former lawmaker warns that CCP influence on California’s campuses, ports, and border should be seen as a national security issue.

Jack LaSota, 34, faces new misdemeanor gun counts. His anarchist group is linked to killings in California, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.

Galina Trefil claims her father discussed murdering several people from the 1970s through the 1990s.

Carl Rinsch, who was arrested on March 18 in West Hollywood, California, is accused of misusing funds meant for a sci-fi series.

The defendant faces 20 years in federal prison for the $1 million watch heist.

The defendants swiped victims’ Social Security numbers and other personal data to open bogus accounts at major retailers.

Press secretary says the Trump administration will take any such threats seriously and ensure perpetrators are held accountable.