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A woman breaks down as a L.A. County Coronor van leaves a residence in Pasadena.

Video, 911 call released in death of man who struggled with Pasadena police

August 21, 2019 at 8:20 p.m.

Pasadena police and Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide investigators released late Friday night grainy security video and a 911 call from the family of a man who died after officers...

Teen shot dead after friend texts to gunman, ‘we are deaf. we can’t hear you.’

August 21, 2019 at 8:12 p.m.

The family of a deaf teen says he was killed Friday night when a gunman approached him and his deaf friends in Moreno Valley, asked them questions and began shooting...

Streak of light across sky is reentry of decaying Chinese rocket: defense officials

August 21, 2019 at 7:26 p.m.

A streak of light seen bursting across the night sky late Wednesday was a Chinese rocket that reentered the atmosphere near California, the U.S. Strategic Command confirmed. U.S. Strategic Command...

Calif. cops: Man’s wife attacked after ex-girlfriend placed ‘rape fantasy’ ad on Craigslist

August 21, 2019 at 7:17 p.m.

The former girlfriend of a U.S. marshal pretended to be his pregnant wife and placed "rape fantasy" ads on Craigslist, causing the wife to be attacked, prosecutors said Monday. Michelle...

Crime-fighting robot hits, rolls over child at Silicon Valley mall

August 21, 2019 at 7:12 p.m.

A security company has apologized for a "freakish accident" after its crime-fighting robot hit a 16-month-old boy on the head and ran over him at a shopping mall in Palo...

Prosecutor calls for mandatory prison for sexual assaults like Brock Turner’s

August 21, 2019 at 6:53 p.m.

Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen on Wednesday called for mandatory prison sentences for anyone convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious and intoxicated person. Inspired by the victim in...

Brock Turner, shown in a January 2015 booking photo released by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.

Stanford rape case: Brock Turner’s claims to judge contradicted in new documents

August 21, 2019 at 6:44 p.m.

Judge Aaron Persky said he took Brock Turner "at his word" last week when he sentenced the onetime Stanford University swimming star on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman...

Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, shown in 2011, has been criticized for sentencing former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to only six months in jail in a sexual assault case.

‘I can’t believe what you did.’ Judge in Stanford sex assault case slammed by potential jurors

August 21, 2019 at 6:43 p.m.

Some jurors are refusing to serve in the courtroom of Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, citing his decision to sentence Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to only...

‘Don’t roofie someone on our watch’: Man arrested in alleged attempt to drug date

August 21, 2019 at 6:33 p.m.

The Santa Monica Police Department on Monday identified a man accused of attempting to drug his date's unattended drink, according to three women dining in the same California restaurant. Michael...

California teen arrested after filming dirt bike ride through crowded school

June 10, 2018 at 11:08 a.m.

What started off as a high school prank landed a 16-year-old boy in handcuffs Thursday, after he videotaped himself speeding through a crowded Santa Clarita school campus on his dirt...

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