Crime

Monday, February 16, 2009

Singer Chris Brown says he’s “sorry” for alleged attack

Google Image   Damage control is underway by the handlers of singer and suspected girlfriend batterer, Chris Brown. Yesterday, the pop singer released a statement to the media through a spokesperson claiming he was “.. sorry and saddened by what transpired.” The statement goes on to say: “I am seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I […]
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Grammy surprises, Chris Brown and that domestic violence investigation

 Two days after the 51st Grammy Awards ceremony the talk is not about who won, but about two stars  who skipped out on the affair Sunday night at Staples Center. In a surprise to a lot of folks ( me included), Robert Plant, the veteran rocker from “Led Zeppelin,” and bluegrass singer Alison Krauss won five Grammys including the top prize of album […]
Saturday, January 31, 2009

Singer Jennifer Hudson to perform publicly for first time since family tragedy

Academy Award winning actress/singer Jennifer Hudson will step back into the public eye in a big way tomorrow when she sings “The Star Spangled Banner” to kick off the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida. Hudson’s performance of the national anthem at Sunday’s match-up between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers will be her first since the murders of her mother, brother, […]
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Distraught Wilmington man reportedly killed self & his family

 A man distraught over the loss of his job reportedly shot to death his wife and five children, before killing himself in their Wilmington home today. Wilmington is a Los Angeles suburb. The man has been identified as Ervin Lupoe who was apparently terminated from his job at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in West Los Angeles last week. Lupoe’s wife, Ana, had been fired from […]
Friday, January 23, 2009

An extortion plot against John Travolta under investigation

File photo of John Travolta and son Jett   Today in the Bahamas two men are reportedly being held in connection with an alleged plot to extort money from actor John Travolta, according to a police official there. The alleged plot involved the recent death of Travolta’s and actress Kelly Preston’s 16-year-old son Jett, who was found unconscious in the […]
Friday, January 23, 2009

Defense presents its case in Phil Spector retrial

Google file image   Today the defense takes center stage in the second murder trial of legendary music producer, Phil Spector. The trial has been trudging along quietly for several weeks in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom. The  prosecution has been laying out its case with detailed forensics and testimony from experts and witnesses. Yesterday the prosecution’s final witness, the mother of Lana Clarkson, took the stand. Donna Clarkson […]
Friday, January 16, 2009

Funeral for the victims of that Covina Christmas Eve Massacre

Holy Name of Mary Church at 724 Bonita Avenue in San Dimas   Hundreds packed the Holy Name of Mary Church today to mourn and remember the nine family members killed in that vengeful Christmas Eve massacre by a gunman dressed in a Santa costume. The media was not allowed on the church grounds. KNX 1070 newsradio reported a huge crowd filled the church, which seats […]
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Six victims in the Covina Christmas Eve massacre are identified

Ken Hively/Los Angeles Times  The body of the Santa shooter, 45-year-old Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, is removed from a Sylmar home on Christmas Day.   The grim task of identifying some of the victims of that vicious Christmas Eve attack in Covina has been completed. Nine people died in that holiday massacre. Today the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office released the names […]
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Killer Santa was gunning for more victims

Barbara Davidson/Los Angeles Times A firefighter cleans up debris on Christmas Day at the gutted Covina home where a gunman killed nine people before taking his own life.   Bruce Jeffrey Pardo apparently had a hit list when he stormed the Covina home of his ex-in-laws on Christmas Eve dressed in a Santa costume. Police are saying now that Pardo, who gunned down nine people at […]