Crime & Safety

Crime This Week: South Gate & Nearby Police Log

A look at a few of this week's most interesting police, fire and courtroom incidents near South Gate.

SOUTH GATE, CA – The following is a collection of weekly police, court and fire stories from around the South Gate area this week.

Peeping Tom Takes Pics Of Woman In Target Dressing Room: Lawsuit

He allegedly placed his phone above the door frame at the Redondo Beach store & took images of the plaintiff "in various stages of undress."

Palos Verdes Student Pleads Not Guilty To Gang-Related Murder

The 18-year-old was freed from jail on $5 million bail and returned to classes – sparking outrage among some parents.

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Redondo Beach Man, 60, Killed In Bellflower Hit-And-Run

He died at the scene of the collision in Bellflower Sunday night.

Redondo Rallies Around Woman Who Lost Everything In Fire

Even the homeless people she fed on Thanksgiving have come forward to help a Redondo Beach flower shop owner who lost her home in a fire.

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Intruder Breaks Into Hermosa Beach Home

The man attacked a person and then attempted to assault a woman in the home.

Sex Offender Faces Judge Today For 1980 Palos Verdes Murder

DNA evidence linked the registered offender to a long-unsolved killing that happened in Palos Verdes Estates more than 37 years ago.

Man Guilty In Rancho Palos Verdes Ambush Murder

The man was sentenced to 28 years to life in prison for the murder of a victim whose body was found in a flaming SUV.

3 Lanes Close Down On Southbound 405 Freeway

A big rig overturned in a crash that left one injured and three lanes closed.

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