California lawmakers want tougher penalties for looting and first responder shams
AB 469 seeks to close loopholes and strengthen sentences for looting and fake first responders in disaster zones.
Port of Los Angeles Police Recover $600,000 in Stolen Container Chassis
A months-long probe discovered that criminals would enter container terminals and remove chassis set aside for truckers to ...
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DA Hochman, Sheriff Luna Advocate Anti-Looting Legislstion
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna and lawmakers are expected Monday to announce ...
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California: Five dead in Los Angeles wildfires - as new blaze starts near Hollywood Hills
At least five people have died in a wildfire in Los Angeles, officials have said, with firefighters now facing new blazes, including one in the city's famous Hollywood Hills. With firefighters ...
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Thousands told to evacuate after two new blazes start in Los Angeles County
Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los ...
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Wildfires prompt evacuations near San Diego amid relentless Santa Ana winds
SAN DIEGO — Multiple wildfires broke out in San Diego County on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders, school closures and power shutoffs, while officials in Los Angeles remained on high alert ...
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California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
Tens of thousands were ordered to evacuate Wednesday from areas around Castaic Lake, where the Hughes Fire started, the Los Angeles sheriff said ... mph and they were relentless, so that's a ...
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2 people arrested with fire truck while impersonating firefighters at LA wildfires: Police
Dozens of arrests have been made for looting at evacuated homes. Two people from Oregon were arrested for posing as firefighters in the Pacific Palisades area, according to the Los Angeles County ...
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Couple with fake fire truck busted for impersonating firefighters near Palisades Fire in Los Angeles: sheriff
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that Dustin Nehl, 31, and Jennifer Nehl, 44, were arrested for Impersonating a Firefighter and entering an evacuation zone.
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The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design
Within those vast borders, there is a Los Angeles Police Department and a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, as well as an additional 45 police departments protecting, to name a few ...
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Sheriff’s Dept. temporarily closes Altadena station amid contaminant concerns, OSHA complaint
Citing airborne contaminants and a lack of running water, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department temporarily shut down the Altadena sheriff’s station Thursday in the aftermath of the ...
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Los Angeles burglary suspect disguised as firefighter, as looting arrests reach about 29 people: sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said 25 of those arrested were in the area of the Eaton Fire, while four others came from the Palisades Fire evacuated zone. "When I was out there in the ...