Long Beach police warning residents about "sextortion" schemes

The Long Beach Police Department said detectives have been investigating several "sextortion" cases dating back as far back as May 2025.

• Mar 18

Riverside County school psychologist charged with child sex crimes

Riverside County prosecutors said the 46-year-old school psychologist sent hundreds of explicit messages to an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old child.

• Mar 18

Australian man accused of assaulting TSA agent at LAX before Las Vegas trip

The Australian man allegedly attacked the TSA agent after the federal officer walked out of the restroom.

• Mar 17

Kouri Richins, mom who wrote grief book, found guilty of murdering her husband

Jurors delivered their verdict Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins, a Utah mother accused of murdering her husband and later publishing a children's book about grief.

• Mar 16

Former L.A. County deputy sentenced for role in extortion scheme

A former L.A. County deputy was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for his role in a cryptocurrency businessman's extortion scheme.

• Mar 16

Burglar steals $20K in camera equipment from Riverside financial services business

The owners of a Riverside financial services business that was targeted in a burglary in which $20,000 in camera equipment was taken believe that the suspect may have been familiar with their office.

• Mar 14

Los Angeles police offer $50K reward in 2019 Koreatown murder investigation

A $50,000 reward has been offered for information that helps lead Los Angeles Police Department detectives to the arrest of a suspect wanted in the 2019 killing of a man in Koreatown.

• Mar 14

5 Freeway near East LA closed after pursuit suspect stops in lanes

The 5 Freeway near East LA was closed after a pursuit suspect stopped in the middle lanes.

• Mar 13

2 LAPD officers charged with unemployment insurance fraud

Two LAPD officers assigned to the agency's Newton Division were charged with unemployment insurance fraud

• Mar 19

Security guard stabbed at Westfield Topanga Mall

The Los Angeles Fire Department said the victim was in an unknown condition.

• Mar 13

Murrieta parents arrested for fire that killed their two daughters

Murrieta police arrested a Riverside County couple for a fire that killed two of their daughters last December.

• Mar 13

Seal Beach woman hospitalized after electric motorcycle crashes into her

A Seal Beach woman in her 70s was hospitalized after she was hit by a young man on an electric motorcycle.

• Mar 13

73-year-old bicyclist killed in hit-and-run crash in Koreatown

A hit-and-run driver killed a 73-year-old woman in Koreatown on Monday morning.

• Mar 13

14 million doses of fentanyl seized from secret drug lab in Mexico

The raids come as President Donald Trump ramps up his criticism of Mexico's record on fighting drug trafficking.

• Mar 13

Streamer targeted in dangerous "swatting" prank at LA County mall

Diego Zavaleta Penaloza was streaming a shopping spree with a 4-year-old fan at a mall in Arcadia when someone pulled a "swatting" prank on them.

• Mar 12

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