Crime

Saturday, April 11, 2026

A former L.A. County investigator pleads no contest to stealing from the dead

Southland/Crime—   A former Los Angeles County medical examiner investigator accused of taking a gold crucifix necklace from a deceased victim pleaded no contest to one felony count of grand theft and one misdemeanor count of petty theft yesterday.  In June of 2023, 37-year-old Adrian Muñoz responded to a death investigation in South Los Angeles. The victim had died of […]
Friday, April 3, 2026

Updated: Arson suspect arrested in Burbank

Burbank/Arson suspect—   Empire Center Target arson suspect is Stephanie Irene Mendoza— Update: Apparently, the fire clean-up finished early. The store opened just in time for the Easter holiday weekend.
Friday, March 13, 2026

Cyberscams cost Americans billions of dollars each year

USA/Cyberscams—   Suzanne Potter, producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   Online scams cost American consumers an estimated $119 billion each year, and took more than $18 billion from Californians. Those are just two of the scary findings in “The Scam Economy,” a new report from a coalition of nonprofit groups called Consumer Federation of America. The […]
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Watch out scammers sending fake alerts about lottery wins

Lottery scams—   The California Lottery never sends out unsolicited emails, direct messages, texts, or phone calls. Nor does it ask winners to pay fees or taxes in advance to claim a prize. Only frausters do that. So watch out! Scammers are out to trick you into giving up your sensitive information and or hard-earned money. In a recent press […]