Los Angeles Coroner's Lt. Larry Dietz identifies the victim as Thomas M. Grosch.
The LASD patrols La Canada Flintridge and unincorporated La Crescenta-Montrose.
Drunken or drugged driving arrests from Dec. 13 through Christmas day have increased by about 100 arrests since last year.
Pickup falls about 300 feet down an embankment.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
Some say the problem has gotten worse. Officials offer advice to residents on how to deter to animals from prowling in their yards.
A dog was killed in the general area recently.
Santa Clarita man reportedly robbed a Rite-Aid pharmacy and was in the act of robbing the Connect Wireless store on Foothill Boulevard at Rosemont Avenue.
An Arson/Explosives unit is dispatched to the 300 block of Noren Street.
The Los Angeles Police Department issues a statement warning motorists that certain streets may be affected by the president's activities.
Police are continuing to investigate Gatto's killing.
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The wrecks occur in the early morning hours of Thursday.
Rain and hard winds are expected to last though Saturday.
The first accident occurs around 12:10 a.m. on the two-lane underground transition from the eastbound 210 to the eastbound Ventura (134) Freeway.
Micah Saverese left her home in the 10400 block of McVine Avenue and could not be located for a time.
SafeWise Security Systems says there is "no doubt the city’s sense of shared family values and high rates of volunteerism have helped keep crime at bay."
Police said the man is wanted for an alleged assault with a deadly weapon that occurred the night before Gatto's death.
Joseph Gatto was found dead in his Silver Lake home on Thursday.
The LAPD's elite Robbery-Homicide Division is investigating.
The body of Joseph Gatto is found by a woman believed to be his daughter around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday slumped over a stool, police say.
The bodybuilder and actor is a sheriff reserve lieutenant. Check out the below post from the Montrose Search and Rescue Team's Facebook page.
The suspects are reportedly stopped in a vehicle at the time of the arrest.
After an air and sea search, the 18-foot skiff is found Friday morning. Check out the video report from KCAL.
The annual campaign provides public education about the risks of driving.
Police do not know why the victim was crossing the freeway.
The 23-year-old man was trying to cross the freeway in Montrose.
The driver, Rudolph Ortiz, and his employer, Watsonville-based Bhandal Bros. Trucking Inc. are found jointly liable in what could be one of the largest verdicts of its kind.
Thousands of dollars worth of equipment being used to build the city's float for the 2014 Rose Parade is reportedly stolen Saturday night.
The estimated loss is $7,500.
The truck jackknifes and spills its entire load of wood and metal sidings.
Police circulated video of the hit-and-run vehicle, described only as a white "utility panel van."
Some surface streets in the area have also flooded.
"There’s a lot of lessons to be learned here," says a member of the Montrose Search and Rescue Team.
Strong Santa Ana winds combined with low humidity are causing a concern.
An officer says the department is 'trying different tactics' to stop shoplifting at Vons and CVS in Montrose, and that it is working.
Rudolph Ortiz' 72,000-pound big rig was struck from behind by an SUV in 2009, killing three of five members of a family inside the smaller vehicle.
Temperatures will climb precipitously Friday and Saturday in some areas.