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Federal authorities have arrested a man at JFK airport in New York who allegedly provided bomb ingredients to the suspect responsible for last month’s attack on a fertility clinic in Palm Springs.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy Trevor Kirk was sentenced Monday to four months in prison. He had previously faced up to 10 years in prison, until a federal judge granted the government’s request to dismiss the felony charge.
The probe will look into whether California is violating the civil rights of cisgender girls by allowing transgender students to compete in school sports.
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An L.A. County sheriff’s deputy who was convicted of a felony for assaulting and pepper-spraying an unarmed woman will now face only a misdemeanor under a judge’s ruling Tuesday.
Federal officials allege that the Bobcat fire, which burned more than 114,000 acres in 2020, ignited when trees that were not properly maintained by Southern California Edison and its tree maintenance contractor came into contact with power lines.
Brian Williams, a longtime law enforcement oversight official, agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge in connection with a bomb threat to City Hall last year.
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A judge grilled a prosecutor over a plan to give L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy Trevor Kirk a no-jail plea deal, despite his felony conviction in an excessive force case.
Jerry Wimbley III was arrested Tuesday on a four-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he and two other gang members took part in a one-night shooting spree in Lancaster last year that claimed two lives and almost claimed a third.
The scheme targeted people, including minors, throughout the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Spain and Italy. Among the victims was Ryan Last, a 17-year-old high school senior from San Jose.
Juan Gabriel Gonzalez, 22, and Dereck Nathan Lopez, 21, allegedly robbed and attempted to rob people leaving casinos on at least 15 occasions, including three on a single night. They’re accused of stealing at least $274,600 in cash, casino chips and other property.
