Prowler Tumbles To His Death; Richard Simmons Battles Rumors: Patch PM

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

• Boyfriend, Hitman Convicted Of Killing Girlfriend, Baby In Hawthorne Derek Smyer and Skyler Moore were convicted in the killings of Crystal Taylor and her fetus.
• LA Looks To Be First Major City To Fund Savings For Students A City Council committee reports that the cost of seeding savings accounts for LAUSD kindergarteners would be $2.7 to $3.4 million annually.
• Driver Teetering On Mount Washington Hillside Rescued Firefighters rescued a driver who overshot his freeway and ended up trapped halfway down a hillside in Mount Washington.
• Rare Bird Nests On LA County Beaches After 70-Year Absence The rare, tiny western snowy plover has begun nesting again on Los Angeles County beaches for the first time in 70 years.
• Santa Monica Police Chief Announces Retirement Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks was Santa Monica's first black female police officer and the state's first black female police chief.
• Tujunga Barricade: Suspected Hot Prowler Dead The unidentified suspect died after being flushed out of the residence with gas and tumbled down a nearby ravine.
• Richard Simmons Sues The National Enquirer Over False Transgender Stories While battling rumors that he is missing, Richard Simmons is suing National Enquirer and Radar Online over false reports about a sex change.
• Van With 8 People In It Overturns In Palos Verdes Estates The woman who was driving the passenger van told police she lost control of the van, which went 800 feet down a hill and overturned.
• LA County Democratic Chair Addresses False Molestation Rumors LA County Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman, a front-runner in the state party race, says he's been targeted by a smear campaign.
• Hilton Heir Arrested On Grand Theft Auto Charge Paris Hilton's brother Conrad Hilton was arrested in Hollywood for allegedly violating an ex's restraining order and taking her dad's car.
• County Firefighters Rescue Teens From Storm Drain Three teens crawled into a storm drain Sunday, and it took firefighters an hour to find and rescue two of them.
• Autopsy Pending For Boy Killed On 405 Freeway Crash In Lennox The 10-year-old boy was taken to the hospital following the crash Saturday night but died at the hospital.
• 2 Trapped In Downtown Pileup; Busy Los Angeles Intersection Closes One car overturned and two people are trapped in a crash in downtown Los Angeles.
• Man's Body Found In Riverbed In South El Monte The man believed to be in his 20s was located near Peck Road and Durfee Avenue just after 1 p.m. Sunday, according to the coroner's office.
• Bernie Sanders Honored In Beverly Hills For Opposition to Death Penalty Sanders received the award for being the first presidential candidate in nearly 30 years to declare his opposition to the death penalty.
• Man Killed In Long Beach Restaurant Crash ID'd As Beloved Teacher The man was identified as Latham Bell, 53, of Seal Beach, a teacher at Florence Bixby Elementary School and a swim coach at Wilson High.