A man accused in a hate crime investigation involving an assault on a woman in Culver City is seen in surveillance video. A Southern California man punched an Asian American woman in the head and shouted slurs at her as she lay injured in the street. “Enforcing civil rights goes to the core of my office’s mission and we will …
In Oakland, voters forced Mayor Sheng Thao, another Democrat, out of office after just two years. “Being the mayor of an urban center after a pandemic has been one of the hardest jobs in America,” said Todd David, a member of Breed’s inner circle of advisers. Lurie performed well in neighborhoods across the city, but he was particularly strong on …
Ezequiel Romo, a gang leader who ordered murders of rivals and followers alike in a bid to maintain control over drug and collection rackets in Panorama City, was stabbed to death Sunday at Centinela State Prison, authorities said. Blythe Street, a gang that takes its name from a few crowded blocks between Van Nuys Boulevard and Brimfield Avenue, was in …
To curb incidents of snatching, burglaries and vehicle theft in the district, the Gautam Budh Nagar police commissionerate has established a dedicated squad to counter street crime, senior officials in the know of the matter said on Tuesday. The police, however, clarified that the team was not being constituted because of an increase in street crimes; rather to prevent such …
On Wednesday evening, six men gathered at a green patch in Mehrauli to celebrate the parole of one of them. "Around 4,300 inmates -- involved in no heinous crime and with less than seven-year jail term -- were released on parole and around 50 of them are back in jail after they committed a crime again," said Raj Kumar, IG …
