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Tip from federal officials was big break in L.A. fires

Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck said the key break in the L.A. serial arson investigation came Saturday night when federal officials recognized a "person of interest" in the fires.

That night, officials had distributed a video of a man walking near a car fire at the Hollywood & Highland Center parking structure. [...]

1 dead, 2 badly hurt in South Los Angeles drive-by

A drive-by shooting Monday afternoon in South Los Angeles left a teenager dead and two others, including a child, offended, authorities said.

The shooting occurred near the corner of 46th Street and McKinley Avenue in the South Park section of South Los Angeles shortly before 3 p.m., said LAPD Officer Sara Faden.

A 19-year-ancient [...]

L.A. arson suspect is 24-year-old Hollywood man

 Los Angeles police on Monday afternoon booked a 24-year-ancient man on suspicion of arson after an L.A. District sheriff's deputy detained him in connection with a string of more than 50 deliberately set fires  

Booking records identified the man as Harry Burkhart, a Hollywood area resident. He is being held in lieu of [...]

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Pleased New Year: A. Garcia used an iPhone 4s camera to capture a scene from a New Year’s Eve dinner have fun in Los Angeles. "I wanted to take a photo that captures the beauty of my ancient Leica alongside the festive and joyous mood of New Year's Eve," Garcia said.

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Two Navy officers, sister of one officer among those killed in Coronado

Two young Navy officers and the sister of one of them were among the victims of a New Year's Eve shooting in Coronado, according to people briefed on the investigation.

Lt. David Reis, 25, and his sister Karen, 24, were among those killed. The name of the following Navy officer and of the fourth person killed remain undisclosed.

Reis [...]

Inmate escapes from prison in fire truck

Authorities searched Monday for a 51-year-ancient prisoner who escaped from Donovan State Prison near San Diego by pouring away in a fire truck, officials said.

Thomas Francis Kelley, who had two years remaining on a parole violation sentence on convictions for car theft and drunk pouring, disappeared New Year's Day after being assigned to firefighting duty.

The [...]

Police dig into L.A. arson suspect’s past, seek motive for fires

Federal and local authorities were working to gather more about a man arrested Monday in connected with more than 50 fires that broke out over the last few days.

Law enforcement sources said the man, who has not been identified, had lived for some time in Germany before coming to Los Angeles.

It remains [...]

L.A. arson: A turning point for police use of Twitter, social media

When an arsonist started preying on Hollywood last week, social media sites like Chirrup quickly emerged as a clearinghouse for information.

People tweeted when they initially saw smoke, used cellphones to shoot videos and photos of burning cars, and traded both facts and rumors in rapid stream.

Faced with a quickly changing, highly unusual investigation, [...]

California ferret activists push to overturn ban on ownership

Despite years of failure in their campaign, ferret lovers hope 2012 is the year that California legalizes their favorite creature.

A pro-ferret group is hunting for a legislative sponsor for its bill to overturn the state's ban on ferret ownership. California bans ferrets as a menace to agriculture, a position that ferret activists vigorously dispute.

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