Police said the man broke into an officer's car and took his weapon and bulletproof vest, before the two got into a shootout.
Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a bar shooting that unfolded after an argument between several people.
Police said a man broke into an officer's car, taking his gun and bulletproof vest before getting into a shootout with the off-duty officer.
The suspect was arrested and taken to a local hospital.
The crash took the life of a 40-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy, both of whom were from Santa Maria.
A woman, 20, was arrested in connection with a four-vehicle crash in Sherman Oaks on the 101 Freeway that killed two, including a teenager.
Firefighters in L.A. were battling a brush fire that was threatening homes near the Tarzana area.
Police arrested a 30-year-old woman whose three children under the age of 5 were found stabbed to death in a Reseda apartment.
The fire burned for nearly an hour before firefighters were able to call a knockdown.
A man received a minor injury while escaping the apartment, and was treated on scene by firefighter-paramedics.
According to security, the man was banging on windows and screaming for Kendall before he was arrested.
LAFD said the man was "beyond medical help" when they arrived and pronounced the man dead at the scene.
A man is suspected of committing three separate assaults in Sherman Oaks since February, LAPD detectives say.
All occupants were evacuated but the family's cat was still unaccounted for, officials said.
LAPD will host an annual buyback at the Van Nuys Masonic Building Association, offering gift cards in exchange for weapons.
The Los Angeles Police Department will hold DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols across the city from Friday to Saturday.
The California High Patrol said the truck jackknifed into a divider between the 405 and 101 freeways early Thursday morning.
Firefighters limited the amount of damage to adjacent buildings, with only one receiving minor exterior damage.
Nestor Perez and two other men could face decades in prison if convicted on all charges.
Investigators said an argument broke out during a party at the apartment, which led to the shooting.
The SUV driver rear-ended a box truck that had reportedly stopped on the 101 freeway.
The front of the garage had collapsed from the explosion, but the rest of the house was not damaged.
A man described as the son of a homeowner told police he shot "a possible burglary suspect or auto thief" who was armed with a gun.
Prosecutors said one of the defendants shot and killed the victim while he was on the phone with his mother during a robbery attempt.
The man, who was shot by officers after brandishing a handgun, was taken to a hospital in serious but stable condition, police said.
Officers were responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon on a quiet street in Van Nuys.
The father walked outside after hearing a loud pop, when he came into contact with a downed power line.
The fire started in the complex's recreational room, forcing several residents to temporarily evacuate.
LAPD continues to look for a suspect in connection to the killing.
The fire from the crash ignited a few nearby trees, but was quickly extinguished.
The shooting happened around 2 a.m. near Peach Avenue and Hart Street.
Firefighters contained the blaze to the original, ground-floor unit.
No injuries were reported, and the extent of the damage wasn't yet clear.
Antwon Jones says he joined a class-action lawsuit against LADWP in 2014 without knowing his lawyers also represented the city.
Joseph Edem was convicted of assaulting two different women in 2015 and 2017.
The fire burned about 1/8 of an acre and was extinguished in 30 minutes.
A Loyola Marymount University survey found that most residents want to see unarmed responses to nonviolent calls and a shift in funding.
Firefighters quickly doused three small brush fires that broke out in the Sepulveda Basin Saturday.
Authorities identified 24-year-old Manuel Eduardo Carrillo as the victim.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said several Valley residents ran a $30 million money laundering scheme involving tax and health care fraud.