Patch PM: Dodgers Dominate; Police Accuse Pilot Of Drunken Flying

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

• It's A Girl! Meet LA's Newest Mountain Lion Just a month-old, P-54 is a kitten with a perilous path to survival in the face of LA traffic and male lions with a history of infanticide.

• Hate Crimes Spike In Los Angeles LA experienced a spike in hate crimes - ranking third in the nation - even as the Latino community under-reports for fear of deportation.

• Pilot Was Drunk When He Landed Plane In Whittier Parking Lot: Police Darrell Roberts, 58, of the Riverside County community of Winchester, was taken into custody after the Piper airplane landed, police said.

• Nick Ut, Napalm Girl Photographer, Honored for 51-Year Career His famous photo of a young Vietnamese girl burned in a napalm bombing was credited with shifting public opinion against the Vietnam War.

• Mayor Takes Swipe at Paris In LA's Olympic Bid LA Leaders in Denmark told an Olympic Committee LA would be a diverse, youthful, creative host city unbound by government interference

• San Pedro Teen's Near Fatal Beating May Be Gang Initiation: Police Investigators said the attackers may have been trying to earn membership in a local street gang called Rancho San Pedro.

• Aliso Canyon Gas Facility Reopening Hits Another Snag The Aliso Canyon storage facility has been largely out of use since the 4-month leak spewed about 109K metric tons of methane into the air.

• Dodgers Slugger Pedro Guerrero Reportedly In Grave Condition Conflicting reports place 1981 World Series MVP Pedro Guerrero in grave condition with one outlet reporting his death: BREAKING.

• Space Probe Cassini Ends Mission With Dives Into Saturn Cassini was launched 20 years ago, and the craft is running low on fuel, leading to the decision to end the mission.

• Bell Gardens Bicycle Casino Raided By Feds Authorities refused to release any information because the warrant was "filed under seal in relations to an ongoing investigation."

• Santa Monica City Attorney To ICE: Stop Arresting Immigrants At Courthouse ICE officials defended the tactic, saying they make arrests in courthouses only when all other options have been exhausted.

• Police ID Pasadena Woman Shot During Argument A 38-year-old Pasadena woman was shot and killed, and two men have been arrested on suspicion of murdering her.