The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) recovered approximately $300,000 worth of stolen merchandise during a retail theft operation in Los Angeles, according to officials.
California firefighters are battling some of the most devastating wildfires in the state's history, risking their lives to protect communities. However, in a troubling development, looters are exploiting the crisis, posing as firefighters to burglarize homes, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna.
A homeless man was arrested for allegedly starting the Kenneth Fire in Los Angeles after locals detained him while he appeared to use a makeshift flamethrower. The suspect was seen in Woodland Hills on Thursday afternoon, riding a bicycle and igniting fires on old Christmas trees and trash cans. These incidents occurred near the ignition point of the Kenneth Fire, which has since burned over 960 acres.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is wasting no time in reshaping the office after his landslide victory over progressive incumbent George Gascón. One of Hochman’s first moves will be to terminate special prosecutor Lawrence Middleton, who was appointed by Gascón to revisit several controversial police shooting cases.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked the John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, and the Los Angeles International Airport, commonly referred to as LAX, in California.
