Robbery - Los Angeles Pot Store Robbed
A Los Angeles medical marijuana store was robbed late last night. Robbers wearing ski masks and waving guns barged into the Gourmet Green Room around 11 p.m. Thursday, June 18, demanding cash and pot. The three armed men made off with $15,000 in cash and an undisclosed amount of marijuana, escaping in a silver Cadillac […]
Theft - Economic Woes Lure Unlikely Crooks
A respectable family man, father of four, church deacon, soccer coach and community volunteer put on a wig and mask, took his gun out of the nightstand and tried to rob a bank before surrendering to police. A music minister used a handgun to force tellers to clean out their cash drawers then led police […]
Kidnapping - Reward Offered for Abducted Boy
Home invasion, robbery, kidnapping — the horrific story playing out in San Bernardino, California, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, has authorities asking the public for help. Between San Bernardino County and the FBI, a $50,000 reward is now being offered for information in the violent kidnapping of 3-year-old Briant Rodriguez.
Armed Hispanic gunmen kidnapped the boy […]
Los Angeles Jewelry Theft Ring Arrested on East Coast
Members of a Los Angeles-based jewelry theft ring were arrested and jailed in New Jersey Monday. Six men, all with California addresses, were arrested for the robbery of an Indiana jewelry merchant after a nationwide manhunt that radiated from the scene of the crime in central Ohio.
In a well organized robbery that Ohio law enforcement officials termed “highly professional,” […]
Father Takes Daughter on Convenience Store Robbery
It’s a sad comment on our distressing times. A California man pulled a gun out of his pocket and robbed a Washington convenience store. Videotape of the robbery shows the troubled man, Robert Webb, 42, talking to the frightened clerk, trying to explain. Tears in his eyes, Webb tells the cashier that he’s just been fired […]
What Happens if You Receive Stolen Property in Los Angeles?
Buying, acquiring, possessing or concealing stolen property is a crime in Los Angeles and in the state of California. With the disastrous economy expected to drive up theft rates in Los Angeles and across the country (see our Feb. 23 post), you need to be aware of California laws about receiving stolen property, warns expert […]
Will Bad Economy Send L.A. Crime Rates Soaring?
When the economy goes down, crime rates go up. That’s the general consensus, but reality is more complicated, according to law enforcement officers, economists and criminologists. A poor economy may cause Los Angeles crime rates to ratchet up a notch or two in some categories, but a wholesale crime surge is seen as unlikely.
“Everybody thinks […]
LA Crime Spree Worries Silver Lake, Echo Park Residents
Residents of the Silver Lake and Echo Park areas of Los Angeles, California are up in arms about a recent string of assaults and robberies in their neighborhoods. Over the past two months, 10 robberies have occurred in the area, all at night or in the early morning hours. In each instance, a lone man […]
Los Angeles Bel-Air Burglar Behind Bars
The “Bel-Air Burglar” is finally behind bars. After a three-year investigation, Los Angeles, California police announced they have arrested one of two men believed to be responsible for a multi-million dollar crime wave in L.A.’s toniest neighborhoods. Troy Thomas, 45, one of the suspected masterminds of a burglary gang the media dubbed the “Hillside Bandits” was arrested […]
Lesbian Rape Called Hate Crime by Police
Some have said that like the Civil Rights movement of the last half century, the battle against homosexual prejudice will be at the center of this generation’s fight for social justice. If recent events are any indication, it will be another long, hard fight.
Two men and two teens have been arrested in the San Francisco […]