Cop-Impersonating Kids Pull Over Drivers; Sony Drops 'Clean Version' Movies: Manhattan Beach Today

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles County Patch Stories people are talking about today:

Sony Backs Off 'Clean Version' Of Movies After Uproar The studio had originally wanted to have clean edits of movies in its catalog available for download as an add-on feature.

Pulled Over By A Young Cop? Might Have Been A Teen Impostor, LAPD Chief Admits Seven LAPD cadets have been arrested for allegedly stealing patrol cars and impersonating officers while making traffic stops

White House PR Staff Gives Industry Bad Name, Pros Say Most PR professionals in a USC study said they would not work for a White House where President Trump's spokespeople are perceived as liars.

Kids Feel Safer In Ethnically Diverse Schools, UCLA Study Finds The more ethically diverse a middle school is, the more students report feeling safer, less lonely and less bullied, UCLA researchers found.

Santa Monica 2017 Twilight Concert Series Lineup The free concert series, held at Santa Monica Pier, opens 7 p.m. Thursday, June 22 and will run Thursdays through Aug. 17.

Sprint To Hire Hundreds To Help Open 78 New SoCal Stores Sprint will need more than 550 new employees to open new stores across Los Angeles, Orange County, the Inland Empire and San Diego

Police Shoot Armed Elderly Man In Sherman Oaks A man in his 70s remains in critical condition after police responding to a domestic violence call shot him.

Redondo Beach Teens Commended For Work On Homeless Project The teens raised nearly $5,000 to create care packages and other necessities for the homeless in partnership with the RBPD's PATH program.
Home Prices, Sales Trending Upward In Los Angeles County CAR reported that the median sales price for a house statewide in May was $550,200, the highest in almost a decade.

Police Imposter Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Women In Hollywood Area A jury didn't take long to convict a man accused of impersonating a cop to sexually assault women in the Hollywood area.

Police Arrest Pasadena Hit And Run Suspect Police arrested a driver suspected of who allegedly took off after seriously injuring a 64-year-old man in a hit-and-run crash

LAUSD To Lay Off More Than 100 Staffers The hardest hit among the cuts in the Los Angeles Unified School District's new $7.5 billion budget are the school libraries

Hot Temps Affecting Flights At LAX Several flights in and out of Phoenix were canceled due to operational concerns over extremely high temperatures at the desert city.
Woman's Body Found In Granada Hills Brush Fire The body was found after firefighters had doused the flames.
Patients' Info Compromised In Torrance Memorial Data Breach The number of potentially affected patients was not immediately disclosed.
Carjacking Suspect Killed In South Gate Officer-Involved Shooting The shooting occurred about 8 a.m. after police tried to pull over an SUV, which crashed near Santa Ana Street and California Avenue.