Man sentenced 24 years to life for murder of teen outside El Sereno torta shop

David Anthony Zapata was sentenced to 24 years to life for the murder of 17-year-old Xavier Chavarin, as well as the attempted murder of Daniel Villalobos, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced.

Nancy Guthrie: FBI determines ransom notes are fake, report says

The FBI believes three ransom notes connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie are fake, according to a report from Reuters.

Motel manager arrested in sex trafficking sting
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 Mukeshkumar Rambhai Ahir, 45, the on-site manager who lived at the Stadium Inn & Spas motel, is charged with financially benefiting from sex trafficking, having allegedly deposited $64,581 in proceeds he knew derived from a street gang's sex trafficking of children and adults. 

NFL's Calais Campbell's mother killed in Buckhead: 911 call released

Atlanta police released the 911 call and mug shot connected to the Buckhead homicide investigation involving the family of former Falcons player Calais Campbell.

Operation Broken Blade: 18 indicted in sex trafficking raid
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Federal and local authorities unsealed a 65-count gang RICO indictment under “Operation Broken Blade,” the first-ever human trafficking gang RICO case brought in the Central District of California.

Feds execute human trafficking raids in South LA
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Today’s takedown is the second major operation that federal and local law enforcement have taken on the Figueroa Corridor, an area of Los Angeles that has long been notorious for street prostitution.

18 indicted in sex trafficking raid in SoCal
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Victims as young as 14, many of whom ran away from the foster care system, were allegedly subjected to horrific physical abuse, forced labor, and coercion along the Figueroa corridor.

LA woman charged with felony assault in violent attack on street vendor

Harmunie Heaven Church has pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges following a violent attack on LA street vendor Arabelia Martinez.

Mother of former Atlanta Falcons player found dead, brother arrested

A welfare check at a Buckhead home spiraled into a homicide investigation Tuesday afternoon after police discovered a woman dead and detained her barricaded son following a forced entry.

Woman charged with attacking LA street vendor
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Charges have been filed against 19-year-old Harmunie Church, accused of attacking a street vendor at her stand in downtown Los Angeles.

Arraignment delayed for OC mom in fatal e-motorcycle crash
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Tommi Jo Mejer, 51, is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, and being an accessory after the fact, alongside misdemeanor counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and providing false information to a peace officer.

Several arrests made in human trafficking raids across SoCal
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Federal and local law enforcement officers arrested several people Wednesday during a crackdown on sex trafficking along the Figueroa Corridor south of downtown Los Angeles.

Operation Broken Blade: 10 arrested in historic LA gang RICO sex trafficking takedown

Federal and local officials unsealed a 65-count gang RICO indictment under Operation Broken Blade, arresting 10 individuals allegedly involved in a violent South LA sex trafficking ring.

Feds lead multiple human trafficking raids in South LA
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The raids are part of phase two of Operation Broken Blade, the latest crackdown on sex traffickers on the Figueroa Corridor in South Los Angeles.

Alex Murdaugh retrial set for next year
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Murdaugh’s murder convictions and sentence of life in prison were overturned last month by the South Carolina Supreme Court. On Monday, a new judge laid out a timeline for hearings and set the retrial to start April 5. She also nailed down deadlines for making sure the defense and prosecution have exchanged evidence, a process called discovery.

Murder charges filed in crash that killed LAPD sergeant
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Mario Joseph Bickham, 36, was charged Monday with two counts of murder stemming from the 2 a.m. June 23, 2025, crash which occurred on the southbound 405 Freeway just north of Moraga Drive. The crash killed 53- year-old LAPD Sgt. Shiou Deng and 34-year-old Jesus Garcia.

Arraignment postponed again for OC mother charged in son's fatal e-motorcycle crash

The arraignment for Orange County mother Tommi Jo Mejer, charged in a fatal e-motorcycle hit-and-run that killed a Vietnam veteran, has been postponed to September 15.