Probationer accused of holding family hostage near Temecula freed from jail
A probationer who allegedly held family members hostage at a Temecula-area property and was shot…
Baby hostage safe, armed dad dead: Covina cops open fire in standoff
Relatives of an allegedly knife-wielding man killed following a six-hour Covina standoff during which…
Hostage school teacher’s terror, deadly shooting memories: I pray ‘we all will find peace’
A 70-year-old Riverside elementary school teacher taken hostage by an angry parent who was later…
Elementary school hostage horror: Dad dead in 7-hour SWAT ordeal
What kind of personal “breakdown” led the father of a first-grade daughter to take the…
Terror at Riverside elementary school: Angry parent shot by police after holding teacher hostage for 7 hours
A Riverside elementary school was evacuated Tuesday when an upset parent barged onto the campus,…
64-year-old woman tries to rob Canyon Country bank
A 64-year-old woman was in custody Saturday after her arrest for trying to rob a…
Teen rape, gun battle with cops: Killer loses appeal as court finds ‘overwhelming’ guilt
An appellate panel Tuesday upheld the conviction of a killer who battled Inglewood police in…
Sheriff’s drone may spy on you? Skeptical supervisors say ‘not so fast’
The Board of Supervisors asked Los Angeles County’s inspector general Tuesday to review the sheriff’s…
Ban the drone! Outraged protest over LA sheriff’s surveillance
Activists called Tuesday on the Board of Supervisors to ban the sheriff’s use of a…
He barricaded himself and young children in apartment, attacks deputy in standoff
A 30-year-old man who injured a deputy and barricaded himself inside a Canyon Country apartment…
Man suspected of holding family hostage surrenders after 10-hour standoff
A 35-year-old man who was believed armed with a firearm holed up for 10 hours…
Carjacking suspect killed in deputy-involved shooting
An armed carjacking suspect who led officers and deputies on a high-speed chase and then…
Man in custody after SWAT standoff in Westlake
A male suspect who allegedly held at least one hostage in a Westlake-home was in…
Police: Vallejo woman’s reported kidnapping was a hoax
Updated at 9:01 p.m. on March 25, 2015 The reported kidnapping of a woman found…
Muslim shop assistant honored by Simon Wiesenthal Center
Lassana Bathily, the Malian-born Muslim shop assistant who hid Jewish shoppers at a kosher market…
