Palm Desert HS Coach Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Fatal Crash
A Palm Desert High School teacher and football coach pleaded not guilty to murder Wednesday for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian while intoxicated over the weekend. Cameron Francis Curtis,...
View ArticleMan’s Latest Appeal Denied in Couple’s Murder
A state appellate court panel Wednesday rejected the latest appeal filed on behalf of one of two men convicted of the beating deaths of an 81-year-old man and his 79-year-old wife in their La Habra...
View ArticleWoman Serving Life For Murder Pleads Guilty to Running Stolen Identities Ring
A Corona woman serving a life sentence for murder pleaded guilty Wednesday to running a $2 million unemployment insurance benefits fraud scheme from behind bars that used stolen identities, some of...
View ArticleTwo Ordered to Stand Trial for Murder Involving Buttocks Enhancement Procedure
A woman and her daughter were ordered Thursday to stand trial on a murder charge stemming from a woman’s death after an alleged illegal buttocks augmentation procedure at a Sherman Oaks home in 2019....
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One Year Ago Today (March 12, 2022)…Man Arrested in NoCal on Suspicion of...
One Year Ago Today (March 12, 2022)…A Northern California man has been arrested on suspicion of fatally shooting a 42-year-old Long Beach man in January, authorities said. Stanley Shaw, 42, of Turlock...
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Man Faces Prison for Killing Stepmom in Lake Forest
A 30-year-old man was found Wednesday to have been sane when he killed his stepmother with a pick axe in Lake Forest nearly a decade ago, clearing the way for the defendant to face a prison term. Oscar...
View ArticleFelon Who Gunned Down Riverside Store Clerk Convicted of Murder
A convicted felon was found guilty Wednesday of first-degree murder for gunning down a Riverside convenience store clerk during an all-night robbery spree. After deliberating two days, a Murrieta jury...
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Man Pleads Guilty to Deadly Crash in Costa Mesa Area
A 33-year-old Riverside man pleaded guilty Friday and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for a deadly crash that killed a woman and her dog in an unincorporated area near Costa...
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Man Charged with Killing Ex-Girlfriend in Anaheim
A 36-year-old man who was free on bail on domestic violence charges was charged Tuesday with killing a former girlfriend in Anaheim. Aaron Stevan Romo of Anaheim was charged with murder, with a...
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Man Found Insane When He Killed Father in Laguna Niguel
A 22-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of killing his father on a Laguna Niguel trail the day after Thanksgiving in 2018, but an Orange County Superior Court judge found he was insane at the time of...
View ArticleMan’s Retrial in 2008 Palm Springs Murder Gets Underway
A 40-year-old man accused of killing a Palm Springs retiree in 2008 risked everything for a promise of fortune by helping to kill a man who was simply looking for companionship, a prosecutor told...
View ArticleAccused Killer of Beloved LA Bishop Pleads Not Guilty to Murder Charge
A man accused of gunning down Los Angeles Catholic Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell at his home in Hacienda Heights pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a murder charge. Superior Court Judge Armenui Amy...
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Man Accused in Palm Springs Fatal Stabbing Re-Enters Not Guilty Pleas
A 65-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of a woman in Palm Springs re-entered not guilty pleas to felony charges Monday. Miguel Hernandez Toscano is facing one felony count of murder and one...
View ArticleCoachella Teen Suspected in Shooting Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder
A 19-year-old man suspected of shooting at two Coachella teenagers pleaded not guilty Monday to attempted murder. Salomon “Bookie” Cruz-Rodriguez Jr. is accused with 24-year-old David “Real Shooter”...
View ArticleYoung Man Suspected in Indio Shooting Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder
A young man suspected in a shootout that authorities say led to an allegedly gang-related retaliatory attack one day later pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an attempted murder charge. Malachi “Mala”...
View ArticleMurder Suspect Killed in Police Shooting at Vernon Truck Yard
A murder suspect was fatally shot at a Vernon truck yard Wednesday after fleeing from members of a multi-agency gang task force and trying to wrestle a weapon away from a female officer, authorities...
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One Year Ago Today (April 6, 2022)…San Jacinto Woman Accused of Killing...
One Year Ago Today (April 6, 2022)…A 28-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend during an argument in San Jacinto must stand trial for murder and other charges, a judge ruled. Wynette...
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Suspect in Palm Desert Crash That Killed 3 Pleads Not Guilty to Murder
A 24-year-old man suspected in a traffic collision that killed three people last year in Palm Desert pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder. Ricardo Adrian Meza of Palm Desert was charged with three...
View ArticleAttempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Leading Authorities on Two-Hour Chase
A man wanted for attempted murder was arrested Friday after leading authorities on about a two-hour chase along surface streets in the Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles areas — at one point...
View ArticleAttempted Murder Suspect Leading Authorities on Vehicle Chase in LA
A man wanted for attempted murder was leading authorities on a chase along surface streets in the Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles areas Friday, at one point getting out of one vehicle when...
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