Snakes On Plane Put Man In Jail; Prison Break Selfies; Heroes Save Couple: Today Around Echo Park-Silver Lake

LOS ANGELES, CA — Around your neighborhood today police are saying one man smuggled live king cobras in potato chip cans and three jail inmates paused to memorialize their daring escape with some selfies and videos. On a more inspiring note, two gas company workers are being called heroes for helping an elderly couple evacuate their house moments before a massive explosion destroyed it. Here are the Los Angeles and Orange County Patch stories people are talking about today:

• Smuggling King Cobras In Potato Chip Cans Comes Back To Bite LA Man: Feds Customs agents found live king cobras jammed into potato chip cans, leading to an alleged plot to ship endangered animals to and from China.
• Prison Break Video: OC Inmates Shared Selfies, Footage Of Escape Transcribed narrative of the escape. Orange County inmates released a video detailing their escape, elapsed time & what happened next.
• Planned Parenthood Rallies Against Rohrabacher's Vote "It’s outrageous that the Senate is proceeding forward when even they don’t know their own plan," a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman said.
• Gas Co. Workers Honored For Saving Elderly Couple In Woodland Hills Explosion A Woodland Hills couple is alive today thanks to the help of Gas Co. staffers who helped to evacuate them moments before their home exploded
• 65-Year-Old Woman Suspected Of Stabbing Roommate At Assisted Living Facility A 65-year-old woman suspected of fatally stabbing her 93-year-old roommate at a Long Beach assisted-living facility.
• Wildwood Canyon Fire Triggers Burbank Evacuations Residents and hikers are being urged to evacuate the Wildwood Canyon area where a wildfire has broken out.
• FBI Warns Of Virtual Kidnapping Schemes Terrorizing LA Hundreds of Los Angeles County residents have been victims of a fake kidnapping for ransom scheme.
• Seal Beach Sexual Assault Suspect Is 76 Gas Station Worker Suspect Arrested for Sexual Battery, Tuesday. Police Seeking Additional Victims.
• San Juan Capistrano Toyota Dealership In Lawsuit Over "Autovation" A San Juan Capistrano Toyota Dealership owner is suing the auto manufacturer over "antiquated" recall systems. Here's the scoop.
• Gruesome Death, White Powder, OCFA Hazmat Officers On Scene In Santa Ana A man found dead with blood coming out of his nose, a white powdery substance nearby led authorities to call OCFA Hazmat Teams. BREAKING.
• Cop Impersonator Gets 115 Years For Sexual Assaulting Women A man pretending to be an LAPD officer so that he could sexually assault women has been sentenced to 115 years in prison.
• Los Alamitos Youth Baseball Hosts Bronco Division PONY World Series Los Alamitos hosts 4 Day Baseball tournament hosting the top 12-year-old baseball teams from Asia, Caribbean, Mexico and the U.S.
• Stats Belie Trump's Claims About Transgender Soldiers, UCLA Think Tank Says There are 150,000 transgender veterans or active duty military personnel, and their medical costs are minimal, a UCLA think tank found.
• Trump's Ban On Transgender Soldiers Earns Tongue-Lashing From LA Leaders Eric Garcetti: "No one who is patriotic, courageous and selfless enough to serve in the armed forces should be denied that opportunity."
• Officer Doesn't Buy USC Dean's Overdose Story In Police Recording Pasadena city officials released reports and recordings from the police department's investigation of USC medical school's former dean.
• Woman Killed In Newport Beach Collision A Ford Fusion involved in a single vehicle collision left the female driver dead in Newport Beach, Tuesday.
• Have You Seen These Alleged Thieves? Police are asking for help finding two woman suspected of stealing thousands of dollars worth of perfume San Fernando Valley malls.
• Manhattan Beach Residents Help Police Catch Robbers A man and woman were seen burglarizing a vehicle, and Manhattan Beach residents stepped in to assist Manhattan Beach Police.
• Man Sentenced To Life After Killing Girl In Marina Del Rey Parking Lot Cameron Anthony Frazier, 23, gunned down a 17-year-old girl during a drug deal gone bad at a Marina del Rey-area shopping center parking lot
• Prepare Your Bellies For The Redondo Beach Lobster Fest The 22nd annual Redondo Beach Lobster Festival will take place September 22 - 24.
• Man Killed On 101 Freeway In Agoura Hills Identified Edgardo Hernandez, 27, died at the scene of his injury, which occurred about 2:30 a.m. Mondayon the freeway at Kanan Road.
• Redondo Beach Man Stands Trial For Domestic Violence Murder The man allegedly shot Paige Chiarello, 21, in the head during a domestic dispute at her grandfather’s home, the prosecutor said.