Gruesome murders in Mojave Desert connected to illicit marijuana grow operation
Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.
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Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County.
Wild footage from the scene shows the woman clinging to the hood of a car driving through downtown Los Angeles after thieves stole her French Bulldog on Jan. 18.
Animal rights activists gathered outside of the Los Angeles Zoo on Sunday, calling for the release of an elephant who has spent more than three decades in the facility's care.
The crash happened on Orangewood Avenue at around 6:10 a.m. on Saturday.
Firefighters say that one of the cars involved was a medical van containing oxygen tanks. They exploded during the crash, causing the fire to spread to vegetation on the side of the freeway.
Officers seized nearly 120 pounds of psychedelic mushrooms and 40 pounds of marijuana at the end of the chase.
Officers say that the man was riding a scooter in the 1800 block of Atlantic Avenue when a car pulled up alongside him and one of the occupants opened fire.
Christian Chavez, 36, was arrested in connection with an alleged shooting in Moreno Valley on Jan. 22, which left one man hospitalized.
The suspects hit a home in the 3900 block of Oakfield Drive late Thursday, but by the time police arrived they had already fled the area.
The statue, located outside of Marco Antonio Firebaugh High School in Lynwood, was taken last weekend and is worth an estimated $8,000.
Investigators found more than $300,000 in stolen tools, yard equipment, generators, A/C compressors and more items connected to a series of thefts at various Home Depot, Lowe's, Target and Walmart locations throughout the Antelope Valley.
Khatchik Aleskanian, 44, was arrested after investigators discovered 130,000 pounds of copper and brass, 50 brand-new big rig tires and nearly a dozen firearms during a search warrant in Acton on Friday.
Sergey Ochigava was found guilty on one count of being a stowaway after he arrived at LAX from Copenhagen Airport aboard a Scandinavian Airlines flight for which he did not have a ticket.
The woman, who has been identified as 31-year-old Jennifer Hanie, was found on the beach at around 10 a.m. on Friday.
The victims, a 50-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy, were hospitalized in stable condition after they were shot by two attempted carjackers in Lake Balboa late Thursday.