Relatives, rights group calls for federal probe after D.A. Steve Cooley finds shooting by Long Beach officers was justified because they and a 9-1-1 caller thought a spray nozzle Zerby held was a gun.
L.A. Coroner identified her as Debby Winsberg and is investigating the death as a possible suicide.
The police department released a lengthy summation of its internal investigation and those of D.A. and Coroner into the death of Doug Zerby in Belmont Shore. Here it is.
Attached is the D.A. report released Thursday finding LBPD officers committed no crime in killing Doug Zerby, believing he raised a gun. It was a hand-grip hose nozzle.
Huntington Beach gang detectives killed 2 men after pulling over a car, from which a gun went off; and an off-duty officer in Lakewood shot a man who allegedly tried to steal his car--twice.
It's still 1978 for Jim Alt, who survived a San Diego beach attack that left his teen girlfriend murdered.
Authorities hope someone can provide more information about an Oct. 14 incident that injured two people.
A 48-hour deadline expired Monday with prosecutors unwilling to file charges against Jesse Perez Torres, arrested last week for the 2010 morning kidnap of Moreno Valley teen, found 5 days later.
The suspect's being held on $1 million bail after Riverside County Sheriff's Dept. jailed him for the 2010 kidnapping and killing of Norma Lopez, 17.
The 15-year-old daughter of the couple and her boyfriend are accused of killing her parents over their disapproval of the teens' romance, Sheriff's said.
Man was already in Riverside County Jail for another case when an anonymous tip in March led Long Beach police to one of two suspects allegedly seen at the store counter on a surveillance tape.
Find all of the stories here on the Seal Beach massacre, for which Long Beach Wilson High's Scott Dekraai, onetime Catalina Express and sportfishing captain, was charged with 8 murders, 1 attempt.
To help prevent home burglaries, here are the following tips on how to spot and deter thieves.
A psychological report on whether it was best for Scott Dekraai's son to spend more time with him "did not go his way," an attorney tells Patch. Frequent stalking also described.
Edward Charles Allaway had been the author of the deadliest killing spree in Orange County history—until Wednesday.
Saddleback College instructor Amy Ahearn disappeared this summer and friends and family fear for her well-being, since she may be exhibiting symptoms of Huntington's disease, they say.
Suspect ID'ed as Scott DeKraii. Wearing body armor and guns strapped to his body, he's captured after allegedly opening fire at crowded Seal Beach salon. Witnesses describe the chaos.
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The police were called to Pine Avenue about the loose dog, and a man reported he'd been bit by it. The dog's fate was unknown.
He was bound for Marina del Rey when struck by a large wave, and aided by someone who spotted him in the water.
Long Beach police say it was a possibly gang-related drive-by in daylight, car to car, and LBReport.com has the story with a map locating numerous nearby shootings.
Long Beach police say the shootings of a man and woman are non-fatal and the victims are no longer hospitalized.
The Good Samaritan was struck as he tried to assist a truck driver on the freeway.
The victim, 29, was gunned down near Anaheim and Atlantic Avenue.
The cases still under review by the District Attorney involve officers that fatally shot unarmed men without announcing themselves.
When the Police Chief's Office sends crime summaries, Patch posts them. This came late and covers Friday - Monday, Sept. 26.
A 66-year-old man was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle into traffic on the 605 Freeway.
A sophomore snapped these photos during the evacuation of her fellow 4,300 students to the Wilson High football field following a phoned in bomb threat.
When the Police Chief’s Office issues a crime summary, Patch posts it. This entry covers Wednesday and Thursday.
Two potentially major crimes over the past week--are they random events or a sign of the times?
A third male was involved and police were investigating who shot at the group near 10th and Grand, prompting a brief school lock-down.
The vehicle is believed connected with the shooting death of Franklin Robles of Lake Elsinore.
When the Chief's Office posts crime summaries, Patch posts them. This is for Tuesday, Sept. 20.
Two Fullerton police officers have been charged in the controversial case of the schizophrenic Kelly Thomas killing, one with second-degree murder, one second with involuntary manslaughter.
When the Police Chief’s Office posts a crime summary, Patch posts it. This entry covers Monday, September 19 and Tuesday September 20, 2011.
Police Chief's summary for Friday through Monday shows Belmont Shore crime-free.
Long Beach police today are canvassing a neighborhood where the murder took place.
Long Beach police searched each room and open area but no explosive was found.
Composite sketches were released seeking two men connected to a Lake Elsinore man's murder.
On Oct. 29, dozens of volunteers will rappel down the 16-story Long Beach hotel to raise money for Southern California Special Olympics athletes.