Mega Mansion Builder Busted; Missile Launch; Cops Targeted: PATCH PM

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

Gangs Targeting SoCal Law Enforcement, LA Sheriff Warns The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department issued a warning that local gangs have issued a threat against SoCal law enforcement: Breaking.

Bel-Air Mega-Mansion Developer Pleads No Contest To Rogue Development Mohamed Hadid, the developer of a 30,000-square-foot mansion, who kept building after the city ordered him to stop.

Air Force Warhead Interceptor Test Against N. Korea Attack A Success Officials with the Missile Defense Agency said the missile successfully intercepted a simulated warhead fired from the Marshall Islands.

Man Suspected Of Dumping Bodies Off LA Freeways Arrested Police arrested a man suspected of killing a 17-year-old girl and a woman and disposing of their bodies next to the freeways

LGBTQ Students Seek Mental Health Counseling More Often Than Straights: RAND The findings are from one of the largest surveys ever of college students about mental health, the Santa Monica-based organization said.
Torrance Home Invasions Suspects Assault Elderly Woman: Police One of the suspects is a 17-year-old boy wanted by Denver police on suspicion of homicide.

Body Found In Long Beach Apartment Fire Once the flames were out, firefighters searched the apartment and found the deceased man, a Long Beach fire official said.

Family Sues L.A. County Over Fatal SGV Pursuit Crash The family alleges that their father's life could have been spared if a deputy had stopped the chase and called in air support.

Brentwood's Mandeville Fire 98 Percent Contained Los Angeles Firefighters are working to fully extinguish the 55-acre brush fire that threatened homes in Mandeville Canyon

Bike Sharing Program To Expand From Port To Pasadena Metro will expand its bike sharing program with 46 new stations in July.

Venice Vietnam War Memorial Unveiled After Vandalism Repaired On Memorial Day, a year after vandals covered Venice's Vietnam War POW/MIA Mural in graffiti, the community unveiled the restoration effort.

Flames Scorch Chatsworth Group Home No one was injured in an early morning fire at a residential board and care home in Chatsworth