Crime

• guilty plea

December 15, 2018

Seal Beach coach pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen boy

by City News Service    in Crime

Durzo was also the after-school sports director at Westerly School of Long Beach during the 2008 to 2009 school, where a lawsuit stated Durzo began abusing his victim.

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News

• fatal collision

December 15, 2018

Man struck, killed by car while walking on freeway on-ramp in Norwalk

by City News Service    in News

Alcohol and drugs were not considered a factor for the driver, but authorities are investigating whether the victim was under the influence.

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Crime

• human trafficking

December 14, 2018

Seal Beach man convicted in sex-trafficking scheme that lured women from Thailand

by City News Service    in Crime

The scheme involving hundreds of women from Thailand who were given false promises of a better life and then forced into prostitution, authorities said.

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Crime

• Bomb Threat

December 13, 2018

Long Beach, Cerritos swept up in nationwide wave of emailed bomb threats demanding Bitcoin

by City News Service and Valerie Osier    in Crime

The threats demand a Bitcoin ransom be paid by the end of the day or an explosive device will be detonated.

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News

• rocket launch

December 13, 2018

Rocket launch from Vandenberg rescheduled for Tuesday evening; be ready for a light show in Long Beach

by City News Service    in News

Launches from Vandenberg have traditionally created spectacular light shows in the skies over Long Beach and Southern California.

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Crime

• fatal crash

December 13, 2018

Authorities identify homeless man killed trying to cross 91 Freeway

by City News Service    in Crime

The man was hit trying to cross the freeway and then ended up in the carpool lane where at least two other cars hit him, according to the CHP.

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Crime

• homicide reward

December 11, 2018

L.A. County supervisors renew reward in deadly 2015 shooting of LBCC football player

by City News Service    in Crime

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas recommended extending the reward, set to expire Jan. 10, in the Willowbrook shooting death of Kejon Atkins.  

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Crime

• charges

December 11, 2018

Cerritos station sheriff’s deputy charged in fatal shooting of unarmed man in 2016

by City News Service    in Crime

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy is facing up to 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Norwalk while he was on-duty in 2016. 

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News

• Missing Person

December 11, 2018

UPDATE: 76-year-old with dementia found safe after going missing in Lakewood

by City News Service    in News

His beige Ford F-150 was last spotted in the Long Beach and Downey areas, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Crime

• fatal hit-and-run

December 11, 2018

Man walking on 91 Freeway dies when 3 cars hit him; one driver flees

by City News Service    in Crime

The man was on the shoulder of the 91 Freeway before he tried to cross end ended up being hit, the CHP said.

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