The four Los Angeles area residents -- three men and one woman -- are believed to be responsible for a rash of burglaries in Yorba Linda as well as other L.A. County crimes, including at least one in Cerritos.
Mary Bragg Elementary school was placed on lockdown while deputies searched the area.
Leticia Carrasco is charged with murder and second-degree robbery of 42-year-old Matias Ojeda Vazquez, who was killed at the Covered Wagon motel on Dec. 22, 2008.
Luckily no one was hurt in the series of accidents.
The Cerritos Sheriff's Station reminds residents that good neighbors look out for one another -- if you something suspicious or out of the ordinary, report it without hesitation.
Sheriff's deputies were in pursuit of the suspect when he ditched the stolen vehicle and ran into the abandoned residence.
Cameron Sun Becker, 20, of Cerritos and Alton Jones, 20, of Los Angeles were arrested on Jan. 9 by Fullerton police.
Sheriff's personnel encourage residents to invest in a home alarm system now instead of waiting to become a victim of a residential burglary to get one.
The hit and run suspect was stopped and arrested in Buena Park.
The victim's body was found in a car parked at the Hawaiian Gardens Casino last weekend.
Kevin Eugene Cady, 54, had been awaiting trial for allegedly raping a 22-year-old woman inside his Norwalk home last year.
The accident that killed Lim Chong, 80, of Long Beach took place just two days before Christmas.
The master bedroom is the number one target in a residential burglary, so opt to hide your valuables in a different location.
The suspect has coached at several ice skating rinks, including the East West Palace in Artesia.
Tomas Infante, 60, of West Covina was arrested early Monday, according to the sheriff's department.
The Cerritos Sheriff's Station encourages residents to make a New Year's resolution to obtain a monitored alarm system for your home, to help protect your residence from thieves.
One of the robberies took place at a Chevron gas station in Cerritos on Tuesday night.
The confrontation took place inside the woman's home on Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
The incident was reported just before 9:45 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Active members plus one guest will get free admission to the amusement park in Buena Park until Jan. 31, 2013.
Home burglar alarm systems and alert neighbors are crucial crime prevention tools and will make your home and neighborhood much safer, according to the Cerritos Sheriff's Station.
The break-in occurred on Friday night near Ashworth Street and Marquardt Avenue, according to the Cerritos Sheriff's Station.
The violence broke out about 4 a.m. Wednesday, according to homicide detectives.
If you see strangers in your neighborhood loitering, sitting in a parked car or knocking on doors with no apparent business or social purpose, call the sheriff’s Cerritos station at 562-860-0044.
The theft took place in the parking lot of L.A. Fitness in Cerritos last Friday, according to the Cerritos Sheriff's Station.
The 80-year-old from Long Beach was fatally struck by a car while crossing the street on Bloomfield Avenue at Del Amo Boulevard about 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 23.
The family of five, who recently moved to Cerritos, was in disbelief when they discovered that someone destroyed their snowman in front of their home on Kay Avenue.
The victim was struck in the back of the head by the sideview mirror of what is believed to be a high-profile vehicle, possibly a large truck or cargo van.
The practice drills come as the ABC Unified School District and local law enforcement reassure the community that safety is of the utmost importance in Cerritos and Artesia based schools.
The Cerritos Sheriff's Station encourages residents to be good neighbors by reporting anything suspicious -- it is always better to find out that there is a legitimate reason for activity than to not call and have a neighbor victimized.
The accident prompted the immediate closure of a portion of South Street, creating a logjam of traffic for at least 30 minutes.
The break-in in the 12400 block of Miles Street, near Tetzlaff Middle School, was reported about 11:30 a.m.
Special needs student Destiny Shorter returned to school Tuesday morning after spending the night at a friend's house in Long Beach.
With the holiday season upon us, the Cerritos Sheriff's Station reminds residents that potential thieves may be walking or driving by homes to observe anything highly visible that is placed under a Christmas tree.
Destiny Shorter, a special needs student from Lakewood High School, has been missing since Monday afternoon.
Search warrants were served at 32 locations -- including Cerritos -- leading to the arrests of gang members of the Baby Insane Crips and some of their relatives & associates.
Lakewood Sheriff's deputies were in pursuit of the driver of a stolen vehicle who ended up crashing into a Mini Cooper in Norwalk.
The electrical wires on two poles at the park were damaged by vandals early last week.
The suspect is believed to be responsible for the death of his girlfriend's 18-month-old son, who died on Saturday afternoon.
With the holiday season is upon us, the Cerritos Sheriff's Station reminds everyone that that thieves know residents will be stocking up on numerous gifts that will be stored in homes.