Daily Breeze Crime and Courts

Police release new sketch of Hermosa Beach jewelry store robbery suspect

Police have released an updated sketch of a man sought for robbing a Hermosa Beach jewelry store earlier this month.
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Saturday's South Bay police log: Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena

Recent police activities in Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena.
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Driver arrested after high-speed pursuit

A driver was arrested early Friday after leading police on a "very dangerous" high-speed pursuit through narrow residential streets in north Redondo Beach and Lawndale.

Suspect in Culver City bank robbery arrested

Mauricio Enriquez, 28, was caught by two retired Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives working security at a downtown Los Angeles Wells Fargo bank which he allegedly tried to rob Wednesday morning, said Steven Martinez of the FBI.

Appeals court rejects change of venue for Adenhart trial

An appellate court panel in Santa Ana today rejected an effort to hold a murder trial outside of Orange County for the man accused of killing three people in a drunken driving crash, including Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart.

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Teens arrested in Long Beach for string of gym thefts

Three teenagers suspected of burglarizing lockers at area fitness clubs from the South Bay to Orange County were arrested this week in Long Beach, authorities said Thursday.
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Suspected El Segundo flasher sentenced to one year

The Westchester man suspected of being the flasher who harassed El Segundo girls was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading no contest to two charges.
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Friday's South Bay police log: Lomita, Palos Verdes Peninsula

Recent police activities in Lomita and on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
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Motorcyclist fleeing police killed near Gardena

A man on a motorcycle who was trying to elude a CHP officer was killed today when the two-wheeler crashed into a van near Gardena, authorities said.

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$10,000 reward offered in hit-run death

Gardena police pleaded for the public's help, and offered a $10,000 reward in an effort to find the person who fatally struck a pregnant bicyclist. | POLICE NEWS

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Wilmington jewelry store owner fatally shoots robbery suspect, wounds 1

The owner of a Wilmington jewelry store fatally shot one robbery suspect Wednesday night and critically wounded another, police said. A third suspect was arrested and a fourth remained at large, according to the LAPD.

Advanced pot growing operation discovered in Lawndale home

A sophisticated indoor marijuana growing operation has been discovered in Lawndale, sheriff's deputies said Wednesday.
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ACLU sues for information on former Hawthorne man's detention

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in federal court seeking information related to the detention of former Hawthorne resident Naji Hamdan in the United Arab Emirates.

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ACLU suit seeks records in arrest, alleged torture of former Hawthorne man

A former Hawthorne resident says he was arrested for no reason in the United Arab Emirates, blindfolded, beaten, strapped to an electric chair and told that his wife would be raped if he didn't confess to vague charges of terrorism.

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Court refuses to hear case of 3 men convicted in Carson minimart killings

The California Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to review the cases of three men serving life sentences for killing a 74-year-old Carson gas station employee and the woman he was training as his replacement.

35 catalytic converter thefts hit Torrance, Redondo Beach

CRIME SPREE: Catalytic converter thefts have skyrocketed. Torrance police reported 10 thefts last week; Redondo Beach had 25 similar thefts since July 26. | POLICE NEWS

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Judge denies pleas for leniency for man in Gardena shaken-baby death

An outpouring of support for a Gardena man convicted in the shaken-baby death of an 18-month-old boy did not convince a judge Wednesday to spare him from a prison sentence of 25 years to life.
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Thursday's police log: Harbor Area

Recent police activities in the Harbor Area.
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Windows shot out at 5 Manhattan Beach businesses

Windows were blasted at five businesses along Sepulveda Boulevard in Manhattan Beach during the last two nights, police said today. | POLICE NEWS

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Man arrested for allegedly ejaculating in female co-worker's water bottle

SANTA ANA - A Fullerton man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly ejaculating into a female co-worker's water bottle, from which the woman unknowingly drank, causing her to become sick.

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