A suspect fleeing a homicide scene in Camarillo led authorities on a high-speed chase Saturday night before dying by suicide near Los Angeles International Airport.
The suspect, whose identity had not been released Sunday morning, reached speeds exceeding 100 mph, pulled off the 405 Freeway near Imperial Highway, then stopped and sometime later took his own life, Ventura County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Zapata said.
The incident began shortly before noon Saturday when deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 400 block of Walker Avenue.
Deputies attempted life-saving measures on a man with gunshot wounds, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Zapata said.
The suspect was located in his vehicle and took flight, heading south on the 101 Freeway. The California Highway Patrol was preparing to take over the pursuit but lost visual contact with the fleeing vehicle, Zapata said.
The suspect was then sighted on the southbound 405 before pulling off and coming to a stop.
A spokesperson for the LAPD said the investigation was being handled by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Zapata said Sunday morning that no further information on the suspect or victim was available.
SALEM, Ore. — ODOT crews are busy this week on a section of I-5 South of Salem. Drivers should expect overnight closures of I-5 both directions through Wednesday night from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
This Battle Creek Bridge Section of work is part of a much larger vision of turning I-5 into 3 lanes both directions long-term in that stretch between Delaney Road and Keubler Boulevard – exits 248 to 252.
Eventually, ODOT hopes to have roundabouts installed on the east side of I-5 for safety as well.
Traffic on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena will be replaced by barbecues, folding chairs and coolers starting Wednesday night ahead of the 137th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day.
That means road closures, traffic congestion and lots of people. A forecast of rain is adding another layer of complexity for campers and parade-goers.
Before the petals hit the metal, here’s what you should know:
Street closures
The 5.5-mile parade route begins on Orange Grove Boulevard, then turns east onto Colorado for the bulk of the trek before ending at Sierra Madre Boulevard.
Street closures will begin at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, and roadways will reopen at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Day:
Officials will block traffic on Colorado, the main leg of the parade route.
All north-south roads intersecting the route between Del Mar Boulevard and the 210 Freeway also will be closed to traffic over that time period.
Sierra Madre Boulevard will be closed to southbound traffic for the duration.
A midnight 5K race will add another layer of overnight restrictions.
Beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday, cross-traffic will be shut down at multiple intersections between Pasadena and Hill avenues, including El Molino, Fair Oaks, Marengo, Los Robles, Lake and Wilson avenues. Those intersections will reopen once the race concludes.
Race staging will begin even earlier. Streets along Colorado Boulevard from St. John Avenue to De Lacey Avenue, and from Marengo Avenue to Euclid Avenue, will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Getting to the parade
The parade kicks off at 8 a.m. and runs for two hours.
Officials recommend avoiding driving to the event. Metro’s A Line (Gold) runs along the parade route and provides access to multiple viewing areas.
For those who do drive, plan to get there early. Campers and overnight spectators will set up on sidewalks along the parade route beginning Wednesday morning. The Pasadena Department of Transportation “strongly” advises parade-goers park before 6 a.m. the day of the event. Rose Bowl parking can be pre-purchased.
Drivers trying to get around the closures are encouraged to use Walnut Street or the 210 Freeway for east-west travel north of Colorado Boulevard, and Del Mar Boulevard or Cordova Street to the south. The 134 Freeway is also an option.
For information on towed vehicles on New Year’s Day, call (626) 577-6426 between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 6 p.m. Thursday.
Rules of the road
Rain is expected for this year’s Rose Parade, but umbrellas are not permitted along the parade route because they block the view for others. Wear a rain rain jacket or poncho instead.
Camping is permitted along the parade route beginning Wednesday. All items, including blankets, chairs and bags, must remain on the curb until 11 p.m.
After that time, spectators may move forward to the blue “honor line” chalked on the road but not beyond it.
Tents, bonfires and fireworks are not allowed.
With temperatures dipping, campers are urged to use weather-rated sleeping bags. Small, professionally manufactured barbecues are allowed, as long as they are elevated at least a foot off the ground, placed at least 25 feet from buildings, and accompanied by a nearby fire extinguisher.
Questions about closures or access can be directed to the visitor hotline at (877) 793-9911 or found online.
The distinctive former headquarters of the Christian media company Trinity Broadcasting Network in Costa Mesa has sold for $44.5 million, clearing the way for new housing.
The purchase of the ornate palazzo-style structure by Meritage Homes was expected after city officials in August approved Meritage’s plan to build 122 townhouses and 20 single-family homes on the site just south of the 405 Freeway.
Trinity, one of the world’s largest religious television networks, sold its Costa Mesa complex in 2017 after describing it as obsolete. The center dates to 1978.
It was most recently owned by Khoshbin Co., a Costa Mesa real estate company that positioned the property as an event venue.
Khoshbin paid $22 million for the six-acre property in 2021, according to real estate data provider CoStar.
“We’ve spent over $1 million improving the site, beautifying it, and I think the neighborhood really enjoys seeing some life [come back] into the property,” Manny Khoshbin told the city Planning Commission last year.
“We’ve been getting a lot of requests for events, weddings and birthdays, because it’s such a beautiful landscape,” he said.
The structure across the freeway from South Coast Plaza on Bear Street will be torn down to make way for the new housing. It has been a subject of fascination for years.
“With its classical columns, mirrors, faux gold and white marble everything, the Trinity compound’s look is ‘Gone With the Wind’ meets Caesars Palace,” The Times wrote in 1998.
“White walls are adorned with gold-framed floor-to-ceiling mirrors. Visitors climb the sweeping white marble stairway and come upon a 15-foot-tall statue of Michael the Archangel, his wings spread, his left foot planted on Satan’s head, hovering over the gilded grandeur,” the Times article said back then.
The gold-painted dome ceiling has a florid original mural of angels that Trinity Broadcasting founder Paul Crouch called “Orange County’s own Sistine Chapel.”
It will take about two years to redevelop the site as housing, Meritage told the city.
Planning commissioners credited Meritage’s plan for providing more housing in Costa Mesa, where 60% of residents rent their dwellings. There is high demand for housing in the coastal city and costs are climbing, the Daily Pilot said.
Meritage will designate seven units for very low-income occupants.
The new complex aims to provide housing for “the missing middle,” a segment of the population looking to move beyond renting but who cannot yet afford single-family homes, by offering townhouses that enable buyers to build equity, then move up the housing pyramid, the Daily Pilot said.
A unique suspect was taken into custody after showing off impressive speed on Interstate 40.On Tuesday, Nov. 11, officers were called to the area of I-40 and the Louisiana offramp in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a pig on the loose.”It was odd, but most of the time, we get stuff like that, and we get there and there’s nothing there,” said Lt. Ramon Candelaria with the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department. “I didn’t think much of it until I was getting there and I seen the traffic start backing up.”As Candelaria showed up, ready to lasso the pig, he spotted Albuquerque police officers chasing him.”I seen the pig running and then I seen officers right behind it,” Candelaria said.After a short foot pursuit, the culprit was in custody.”Pretty soon, I seen them all start high-fiving each other,” Candelaria said. “They had the pig in the back of a unit. I give it to the APD officers. They were hustling to catch this little guy and they were moving.”APD shared this video on its social media pages.Albuquerque Animal Welfare believes the pig is about a year old and roughly 50 pounds. They suspect he’s domesticated and that he fell out of someone’s truck.”He grabbed it, handled it and put it in the back of a unit. If that would have been any kind of a wild animal, it would have definitely bit him,” Candelaria said. “Then his colors. His colors were not normal for a pig if it was wild.”Staff did scan him for a microchip, but didn’t find one. The pig is at the Westside Shelter waiting for its owners to claim him. Hearst sister station KOAT visited the shelter Thursday and learned the pig loved attention and being pet.It’s not uncommon for Albuquerque Animal Welfare to rescue animals on the interstate.”We’ve gotten porcupines on the freeway. I’ve gotten a badger on the freeway, you name it. We’re in New Mexico, so it’s expected. But I didn’t expect a pig,” Candelaria said. But Candelaria does ask drivers to slow down when flashing lights are present. Video shows the pig almost being clipped by a car driving by.”We’re out there trying to save the animal and watch out for ourselves. It gets dangerous out there, and some people just do not respect the lights,” Candelaria said.The pig is being held at the Westside Shelter. For details on adopting him, click here.
A unique suspect was taken into custody after showing off impressive speed on Interstate 40.
On Tuesday, Nov. 11, officers were called to the area of I-40 and the Louisiana offramp in Albuquerque, New Mexico, for a pig on the loose.
“It was odd, but most of the time, we get stuff like that, and we get there and there’s nothing there,” said Lt. Ramon Candelaria with the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department. “I didn’t think much of it until I was getting there and I seen the traffic start backing up.”
As Candelaria showed up, ready to lasso the pig, he spotted Albuquerque police officers chasing him.
“I seen the pig running and then I seen officers right behind it,” Candelaria said.
After a short foot pursuit, the culprit was in custody.
“Pretty soon, I seen them all start high-fiving each other,” Candelaria said. “They had the pig in the back of a unit. I give it to the APD officers. They were hustling to catch this little guy and they were moving.”
Albuquerque Animal Welfare believes the pig is about a year old and roughly 50 pounds. They suspect he’s domesticated and that he fell out of someone’s truck.
“He grabbed it, handled it and put it in the back of a unit. If that would have been any kind of a wild animal, it would have definitely bit him,” Candelaria said. “Then his colors. His colors were not normal for a pig if it was wild.”
Staff did scan him for a microchip, but didn’t find one. The pig is at the Westside Shelter waiting for its owners to claim him. Hearst sister station KOAT visited the shelter Thursday and learned the pig loved attention and being pet.
It’s not uncommon for Albuquerque Animal Welfare to rescue animals on the interstate.
“We’ve gotten porcupines on the freeway. I’ve gotten a badger on the freeway, you name it. We’re in New Mexico, so it’s expected. But I didn’t expect a pig,” Candelaria said.
But Candelaria does ask drivers to slow down when flashing lights are present. Video shows the pig almost being clipped by a car driving by.
“We’re out there trying to save the animal and watch out for ourselves. It gets dangerous out there, and some people just do not respect the lights,” Candelaria said.
The pig is being held at the Westside Shelter. For details on adopting him, click here.
The U.S. military exercise that shot live-fire artillery rounds over Interstate 5 on Saturday dropped metal shrapnel onto a California Highway Patrol protective services detail for Vice President JD Vance, agency officials said Sunday.
The incident occurred shortly after the detail had escorted Vance to the Marine Corps event at Camp Pendleton. The CHP said that the shrapnel was from an explosive ordnance that was fired over Interstate 5 and “detonated overhead prematurely, striking and damaging a CHP patrol vehicle.” A CHP motorcycle with the detail also was struck.
The shrapnel fell in an area where CHP officers were gathered to close traffic along the I-5 in northern San Diego County, which cuts through Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
State officials decided to order the closure of the freeway during the live-fire exercise, conducted for the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration featuring Vance.
A chunk of shrapnel is seen on the hood of a California Highway Patrol vehicle amid a live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton.
(California Highway Patrol)
The shrapnel that struck the CHP patrol vehicle was about 2 inches by 2½ inches, according to a CHP incident report obtained by the Los Angeles Times. No one was in the vehicle when it was struck. The shrapnel left what was described as a “small dent/scratch” on the vehicle’s hood.
Small bits of shrapnel struck the CHP motorcycle. An officer assigned to the protective services detail said he heard what sounded like “pebbles” falling on his motorcycle and three feet around him. A metal piece of shrapnel, about one inch in length and half an inch wide, was found near the motorcycle, which was not damaged.
No injuries were reported, the CHP said. State officers immediately contacted the Marines, which then “canceled firing additional live ordnance over the freeway, and the area was swept for further evaluation.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the live-ammunition event over one of California’s busiest freeways “reckless.” The section of freeway that was closed for the live-fire demonstration is the only route connecting coastal Orange County to the beach cities of northern San Diego County.
“We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton,” Newsom said in a statement posted on X, “but next time, the Vice President and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects.”
A map shows the direction of ordnance that the CHP says detonated prematurely, dropping shrapnel on the I-5.
(California Highway Patrol)
The artillery was planned to be fired at 1:46 p.m., about half an hour after the CHP had stopped traffic around 1 p.m. along a 17-mile stretch of Interstate 5. The exercise had been expected to last until 1:51 p.m., with about 60 rounds being fired, the CHP said in its report.
The artillery rounds were shot from White’s Beach and were aimed northward, according to the CHP. The report said that one artillery round “failed to clear the roadway and detonated midflight near Interstate 5 southbound. After the failed round, the exercise was terminated and no additional munitions were fired.”
Administration officials, meanwhile, had insisted that the Pendleton event was safe and that a freeway closure was unneeded.
Newsom’s office said Thursday it was told no live fire would go over the freeway. On Friday, however, military event organizers asked the California Department of Transportation for a sign along the I-5 that read “Overhead fire in progress.”
On Saturday morning, the state was told that live rounds were set to be shot over the freeway around 1:30 p.m. CHP officials then urged the freeway closure due to safety risk and the likelihood that it would distract drivers.
“This was an unusual and concerning situation,” CHP Border Division Chief Tony Coronado said in a statement released Sunday.
“It is highly uncommon for any live-fire or explosive training activity to occur over an active freeway,” Coronado said. “As a Marine myself, I have tremendous respect for our military partners, but my foremost responsibility is ensuring the safety of the people of California and the officers who protect them.”
Sacramento freeway commuters should prepare for a 70-hour closure of a major connector ramp, affecting travel starting Friday through the Monday afternoon commute.The closure impacts drivers on westbound Business 80 who are looking to transition onto eastbound Highway 50. The Fix 50 project requires replacing concrete, improving drainage, and installing intelligent traffic system upgrades. Unlike the typical 55-hour closures that conclude before Monday morning’s commute, this one will extend longer. The closure begins Friday at 8 p.m. and is scheduled to last until Monday at 6 p.m.Here is Caltrans’ suggested detour from westbound Business 80/Capital City Freeway:Take the connector to westbound U.S. 50 (Exit 6A)Take the off-ramp to 10th Street (Exit 4B)Turn left on Riverside Boulevard/11th StreetTurn left on X StreetTake the Riverside Boulevard/11th/X Street on-ramp to eastbound U.S. 50 on the immediate left.Caltrans has said it is “on schedule” to complete the major work by the end of this year. For perspective, the Fix 50 project has been impacting drivers since construction began in March 2021, and it was initially supposed to be completed this past summer.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sacramento freeway commuters should prepare for a 70-hour closure of a major connector ramp, affecting travel starting Friday through the Monday afternoon commute.
The closure impacts drivers on westbound Business 80 who are looking to transition onto eastbound Highway 50.
The Fix 50 project requires replacing concrete, improving drainage, and installing intelligent traffic system upgrades. Unlike the typical 55-hour closures that conclude before Monday morning’s commute, this one will extend longer.
The closure begins Friday at 8 p.m. and is scheduled to last until Monday at 6 p.m.
Here is Caltrans’ suggested detour from westbound Business 80/Capital City Freeway:
Take the connector to westbound U.S. 50 (Exit 6A)
Take the off-ramp to 10th Street (Exit 4B)
Turn left on Riverside Boulevard/11th Street
Turn left on X Street
Take the Riverside Boulevard/11th/X Street on-ramp to eastbound U.S. 50 on the immediate left.
Caltrans has said it is “on schedule” to complete the major work by the end of this year. For perspective, the Fix 50 project has been impacting drivers since construction began in March 2021, and it was initially supposed to be completed this past summer.
A suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on the interstate nearly struck a vehicle containing Vice President Kamala Harris Monday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Sister station WISN obtained video from about 8:20 p.m. Monday showing the driver getting onto Interstate 794 via an offramp. The white car heads west into the eastbound lanes just as the motorcade is approaching on what was an otherwise closed-off freeway. The vehicle is seen moving to the left lanes as the first squad at the head of the motorcade passes by. Each of the more than a dozen vehicles then drives past the car until the final ones, driven by Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputies, make a traffic stop. The driver has been identified as a 55-year-old Milwaukee man, whom WISN did not identify as of early Wednesday morning because he had yet to be formally charged. According to an arrest report obtained by WISN, when the man was told by a deputy he’d “almost struck a vehicle in the VPOTUS’ motorcade, he was extremely surprised and had no recollection of entering the freeway or coming close to striking another vehicle. He also stated he did not have any intention of harming Vice President Kamala Harris or anybody related to her campaign.” According to the report, the man failed several field sobriety tests and had an open beer can in his vehicle. He was arrested for drunken driving and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. He remained in jail Tuesday night without bail, awaiting a hearing. The Harris campaign referred any questions regarding the incident to the United States Secret Service. “The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the incident involving a motorist traveling in the opposite direction on the highway while the Vice President was in her motorcade. We are grateful to the Milwaukee Sheriff’s Office for their response which allowed them to stop the motorist and take the driver into custody for DUI,” Secret Service Spokesperson Joe Routh told WISN.
MILWAUKEE —
A suspected drunken driver going the wrong way on the interstate nearly struck a vehicle containing Vice President Kamala Harris Monday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sister station WISN obtained video from about 8:20 p.m. Monday showing the driver getting onto Interstate 794 via an offramp. The white car heads west into the eastbound lanes just as the motorcade is approaching on what was an otherwise closed-off freeway.
The vehicle is seen moving to the left lanes as the first squad at the head of the motorcade passes by. Each of the more than a dozen vehicles then drives past the car until the final ones, driven by Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputies, make a traffic stop.
The driver has been identified as a 55-year-old Milwaukee man, whom WISN did not identify as of early Wednesday morning because he had yet to be formally charged.
According to an arrest report obtained by WISN, when the man was told by a deputy he’d “almost struck a vehicle in the VPOTUS’ motorcade, he was extremely surprised and had no recollection of entering the freeway or coming close to striking another vehicle. He also stated he did not have any intention of harming Vice President Kamala Harris or anybody related to her campaign.”
According to the report, the man failed several field sobriety tests and had an open beer can in his vehicle.
He was arrested for drunken driving and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. He remained in jail Tuesday night without bail, awaiting a hearing.
The Harris campaign referred any questions regarding the incident to the United States Secret Service.
“The U.S. Secret Service is aware of the incident involving a motorist traveling in the opposite direction on the highway while the Vice President was in her motorcade. We are grateful to the Milwaukee Sheriff’s Office for their response which allowed them to stop the motorist and take the driver into custody for DUI,” Secret Service Spokesperson Joe Routh told WISN.
A magnitude 4 earthquake rattled Southern California before dawn Sunday morning — the strongest in a series of modest earthquakes to strike near the Ontario International Airport in the last month.
Sunday’s 3:51 a.m. earthquake was the fifth of magnitude 3 or higher detected in Ontario since early September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
“Moderate” shaking was felt in areas closest to the epicenter, the USGS said, as defined by the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. That’s strong enough to awaken many people. “Weak” or “light” shaking may have been felt across a broad region, including the most populous portions of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, large swaths of Los Angeles and Orange counties, and parts of San Diego County.
People reported feeling the earthquake from Palmdale to San Diego. The USGS asked people to submit reports of what kind of shaking they may have felt — or didn’t feel — at the agency’s Did You Feel It? website.
Until Sunday, the strongest earthquake in the past month to hit San Bernardino County’s fourth most populous city occurred on Sept. 7, when a magnitude 3.9 earthquake caused “light” shaking to be felt close to the epicenter. Light shaking is enough to disturb windows and dishes and can rock standing cars noticeably.
The epicenter of Sunday’s earthquake was centered about one-third of a mile southeast of where the 60 Freeway meets Archibald Avenue. That’s about 500 feet south of Mountain View Elementary School and half a mile east of the Whispering Lakes Golf Course.
The USGS said that its ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system was activated. People can download the earthquake early warning app for free at myshake.berkeley.edu.
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A helicopter made an emergency landing on the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles on Thursday night, bringing southbound traffic to a halt for hours.
The California Highway Patrol received a report at 8:25 p.m. from the craft’s pilot, who said he was forced down by a loss of power, CHP Officer Sean Lough told The Times.
Besides the pilot, two passengers were aboard the private helicopter. No injuries were reported.
All southbound lanes were closed from Century Boulevard to the 105 Freeway, Lough said.
The CHP was coordinating with the pilot and two heavy-duty tow trucks to remove the aircraft. Lough said the lanes were expected to reopen shortly before 11 p.m.
KCAL-TV reported that Flight Tracker showed that the flight originated at Hawthorne Municipal Airport about 7:34 p.m.
A California Highway Patrol officer is in critical condition after he was struck by a vehicle on the 5 Freeway in Sylmar early Sunday morning, authorities said.
The officer was hit around 3:30 a.m. while responding to a disabled vehicle on the southbound 5 Freeway, north of State Route 14, according to CHP Officer Elizabeth Kravig.
He suffered “major injuries” after a 2023 Tesla struck him, according to a news release from the CHP’s Southern Division. The officer, whose name has not been released, was rushed to a local trauma center and is in critical condition, according to CHP.
The driver of the Tesla pulled over and is cooperating with investigators. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to have been a factor in the crash, authorities said. It is unknown if any automated driving features were activated on the Tesla at the time of the collision, they said.
All southbound lanes on the 5 Freeway north of State Route 14 were closed for hours Sunday morning and reopened at 10:30 a.m., she said.
A mountain lion was found dead Saturday morning on the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, not far from a wildlife crossing being built to reduce the number of cougar fatalities.
The puma’s body was discovered about 5 a.m. in the far right lane of the freeway near Liberty Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. Troopers moved the cougar to the shoulder of the highway and enlisted the help of California Fish and Wildlife, which confirmed Saturday morning that it collected the mountain lion’s body for gathering DNA.
The cougar, which was not wearing a monitoring collar, was killed near the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a $92-million passageway that extends over the busy 10-lane freeway, said Beth Pratt, regional executive director of the National Wildlife Federation. It was likely hit by a car; she said there was fresh blood on the freeway. She said not much else is yet known about the mountain lion, including its age or sex.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is under construction in Agoura Hills on June 15, 2024, the same day that another mountain lion was struck by a car less than half a mile from the crossing on the Southbound side of the 101 freeway above Liberty Canyon Road.
(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
“Obviously we have a solution coming, but it didn’t come soon enough for this cat,” Pratt said. “This is just another harsh reminder that this is the right place [for the crossing].”
Construction of the wildlife passage began in 2022, and it is set to be completed in 2026. It is considered the largest wildlife crossing in the world, Pratt said, in a much-needed area where mountain lions are known to attempt to cross.
Already, there are signs that other animals are using the crossing, and by the end of the year, officials hope to begin adding soil and plants to the crossing so that it blends into the environment and creates a safe space for the animals, Pratt said.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is under construction in Agoura Hills on June 15, 2024. Another mountain lion was struck by a car less than half a mile from the crossing on the Southbound side of the 101 freeway above Liberty Canyon Road.
(Christina House/Los Angeles Times)
In January, Uno, a female mountain lion often seen patrolling the mountains in Orange County, was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a road near the Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve. The cougar, identified as F312, had been tagged by researchers in 2021 when she was about 2 years old.
In January 2023, mountain lion P-81 was killed on Pacific Coast Highway, probably struck by a car, the National Park Service announced. The 4-year-old male cougar’s remains were collected on PCH near Las Posas Road in Ventura County.
In July 2022, mountain lion P-89, a 2-year-old male, was fatally struck by a car on the 101 Freeway in Woodland Hills. That death came about a month after a 5-year-old female mountain lion had been killed by a car in the Santa Monica Mountains.
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters briefly shutdown the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.
The protesters blocked traffic as they held Palestinian flags and signs reading “Stop the Genocide” and “End the Occupation Now!” and chanted “Eyes on Rafah!” according to video posted to social media, including by journalist Ben Camacho.
On Sunday, an Israeli strike on a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed dozens. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday described the strike as a “tragic mistake” that was under investigation.
Tens of thousands of people — many civilians — have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its war on Hamas after an assault by Hamas fighters in Israel in October. Large portions of Gaza have been destroyed and cut off from aid, spurring months of protests around the world and across the U.S., including on many college campuses.
The United Nations’ top court ordered Israel to halt its assault on Rafah last week.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said Monday that officers were called to monitor a protest downtown about 3 p.m.
“We responded to some protesters walking through the immediate downtown area,” LAPD Officer Jeff Lee said. “Initially they started blocking traffic, but then they were up on the sidewalk obeying traffic laws — and that’s when they went down onto the freeway.”
California Highway Patrol Sgt. Alejandro Rubio said that LAPD alerted the CHP that about 50 protesters had moved onto the freeway near Alameda Street at 4:48 p.m.
However, by the time CHP officers arrived at the scene around 5 p.m., there were no longer any protesters on the freeway, Rubio said.
“They were all on the surface streets,” he said.
Lee said LAPD officers continued to monitor protesters in the downtown area afterward.
“We’re just going to ensure public safety and the well-being of all individuals,” he said.
A 19-year-old was shot and killed by a motorcyclist early Saturday morning on the eastbound 10 Freeway in Covina.
The rider of a black Harley Davidson-style motorcycle fired multiple shots into the passenger side of a white Chevrolet Camaro, striking the car and killing the 19-year-old driver, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol.
The driver was from Bloomington in San Bernardino County, the release said. He was identified by the medical examiner’s office as Alexander Espino.
Police responded to the attack at 2:16 a.m. A male passenger in the Camaro, who was unharmed, helped steer the car to the Via Verde Street offramp of the freeway and called 911, police said.
Espino was pronounced dead at the scene by the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The CHP closed the freeway for the investigation into Espino’s death, reopening the route about 8 a.m. Saturday.
CHP investigators are determining what led to the shooting and searching for the suspect. Any witnesses or anyone with further information are encouraged to contact CHP investigator M. Prado at (626) 338-1164, the release said.
A Los Angeles Police Department detective has been charged with hit-and-run exactly one year after she allegedly rear-ended another vehicle on the 5 Freeway while off-duty.
Prosecutors allege that the detective, Stephanie Carrillo, 47, crashed an unmarked LAPD vehicle into a civilian’s vehicle on May 3, 2023, damaging its rear. Both parties initially pulled over, but Carrillo allegedly got back in her vehicle and fled the crash scene, according to a statement from the L.A. County district attorney’s office.
Later that day, Carrillo filed a report at a California Highway Patrol station in Orange County stating that she had been in a hit-and-run, according to the statement.
“Irresponsible and unlawful behavior by law enforcement as allegedly exhibited by Officer Carrillo not only violates public trust but goes against the oath taken by law enforcement to keep the public safe,” said Dist. Atty. George Gascón. The CHP’s East Los Angeles station investigated the incident.
The LAPD said in a statement Friday that Carrillo has worked for the department for 24 years.
“The Los Angeles Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division initiated an administrative investigation into this allegation, and Carrillo was relieved of her police powers pending the resolution of the administrative investigation,” the statement said. “With the oversight of the Inspector General, the department will ensure administrative accountability in this matter.”
Carrillo’s arraignment on a single charge of misdemeanor hit-and-run is scheduled for May 22 at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in L.A. She faces up to six months in jail, if convicted. It was not immediately clear from court records Friday evening if Carrillo had retained a lawyer.
(FOX40.COM) — A man who was convicted of four freeway shootings and sentenced to 90 years in prison was approved to be released back into Sacramento County after only serving 14 years.
Kyle Douglas Frank was convicted by a jury for firing several gunshots at cars on four separate occasions in August and September of 2009. His victims were all Black or Hispanic and officials believe his crimes were racially charged.
“He unloaded his gun and put about six bullets in my passenger door, shattered my side view mirror, and all because I looked inside of his car,” said Paul Adcock, a survivor of one of the freeway shootings on I-80 in 2009. “Calling me the N-word and everything else and giving me the finger.”
On April 10, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Board of Parole Hearings granted parole to Frank.
“I thought justice was done, when they said 90-plus years. It hasn’t even been half of that. So why he’s getting out so soon, is beyond me,” Adcock said.
Sacramento County Assistant Chief Deputy District Attorney Rochelle Beardsley voiced concerns about the possibility of Frank being released from prison.
“It’s our position that he is not eligible or amenable to parole,” Beardsley said. “Public safety is the mandate of the District Attorney’s Office.”
Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho’s office warned the public of Frank’s release.
“Each victim was either Hispanic or African American,” the DA’s office said. “He attempted to murder eight innocent people simply because of their skin color.”
The DA’s office said they asked Governor Gavin Newsom to intervene with the boards decision, but if he doesn’t, Frank will be released back into the Sacramento community.
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot Monday on the 10 Freeway, authorities said.
The Sheriff’s Department confirmed to The Times that a deputy assigned to a motorcycle unit was shot on the freeway in West Covina but did not provide additional information, saying the investigation is ongoing.
The westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway were closed in West Covina near Barranca Street, NBC4 reported.
Sources told The Times the deputy was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the back.
Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the department, said the deputy was wearing a bullet-resistant vest and is in stable condition.
Authorities said they are looking into a person of interest in connection with the shooting. Deputies tracked a white van and now have a La Puente home surrounded, sources told The Times.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
One man was killed and a woman and four children injured Sunday afternoon in a rollover crash on the 10 Freeway, fire officials said.
Authorities said the two-car crash occurred near the Hoover Street ramp on the westbound 10 in the University Park area.
One man was found dead at the scene, and a 29-year-old woman and four boys were taken to a trauma center for treatment, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
One boy is 3 months old; the others are 6, 7 and 10 years. Officials said they were in serious or critical condition.
The crash, which occurred around 3 p.m., closed all westbound lanes on the 10 for several hours. The California Highway Patrol reopened the freeway around 6:30 p.m.
A helicopter carrying six people crashed in San Bernardino County on Friday night near the Nevada border, authorities said.
A Eurocopter EC 130 helicopter crashed east of the 15 Freeway near Nipton, Calif., about 10 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Six people were onboard.
It is unknown if any of the passengers survived.
No other details were available about where the helicopter’s flight originated from or about its destination.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Two people were stabbed and taken to a hospital after an altercation on the 405 and 10 freeways, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The stabbings occurred after a fight between two people, during which at least one was stabbed, CHP officers said over radio communications reviewed by The Times. The stabbings were reported on the 405 near the National Boulevard exit and on the 10 Freeway near the Bundy Drive exit, though it was not immediately clear where exactly the stabbings took place, or if they had occurred on the freeway.
A woman reported that her husband had been stabbed by a man with a pocketknife and that the assailant may have been stabbed as well during the fight, according to police radio.
One of the stabbing victims was in a white truck, while the other was in a Toyota Camry, according to radio communications.
The victims were being taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for treatment.
CHP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
