Daily Breeze Crime and Courts

WANTED: Lomita double killing remains unsolved

The July 1, 2008, slayings of Tyce Riddle, 19, of Torrance, and Jamie Aguallo Sr., 50, of Lomita, remain unsolved.

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Man fatally shot in Carson ID'd

UPDATED: Authorities today identified a 23-year-old man who was fatally shot in Carson on Tuesday night as Henry Lee Thompson Jr.

Gardena officer tells of attack

Wounded police officer testifies how he was shot during pursuit of alleged gang member.

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Defendant says killing of Ash was a group decision

A Harbor Gateway gang member told a jury on Tuesday that it was a group decision to kill an associate who they wrongly believed cooperated with police investigating the murder of a teenage girl.
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Man in 1989 drive-in slaying gets two life terms plus 37 years

A 37-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to two life prison terms, plus 37 years, for the murder of a Wilmington woman who was kidnapped with her boyfriend from a Carson drive-in theater more than 20 years ago.

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Wednesday's South Bay police log: El Segundo, beach cities

Recent police activities in El Segundo and the beach cities.
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WANTED: Innocent man's killer still free

Police are still looking for the killer of Wilmington resident Kendall Chun, 34, who died Dec. 5, 2006.
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Woman wanted for stealing millions from stroke victim surrenders

LONG BEACH -- A woman sought by police since 2008 for elder abuse and stealing more than $4 million from a 74-year-old Long Beach stroke victim turned herself into authorities this morning.

Car-wash owning brothers get prison time, must pay wages in 'landmark' plea deal

Two brothers who own four Los Angeles car washes were each sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay $1.

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Three teens arrested in Hawthorne arson

Three teenagers suspected of lighting a trash can on fire were arrested early Monday in the Hollyglen area of Hawthorne, police said.

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Man accused of killing daughter acknowledges keeping body in freezer

A man accused of torturing and killing his daughter acknowledged in testimony Monday that he kept the 21-year-old's bullet-riddled body in the freezer of his mobile home for two years but claimed he was not responsible for her death.

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<FONT color="darkred">THIS JUST IN:</font> 2 teens thwarted in San Pedro break-in

Two teens attempted to break into a San Pedro home this morning but fled when they saw someone inside, officials said. The suspects tried to pry open a door in the 800 block of West Oliver Street at about 11:30 a.m.

Man fires into Gardena crowd, injuring 1

Gardena police Lt. Steve Prendergast said a group of people attending a house party in the 2800 block of 141st Place were targeted at about 12:20 a.m.

Deputies seek witnesses in man's fatal shooting

A man was found shot to death Sunday in Athens, and sheriff's deputies asked the public's help to find the shooter.

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Pregnant bicyclist killed by hit-run driver in Gardena

A pregnant bicyclist died Friday shortly after a driver hit her in Gardena and sped away, leading her family to wonder how anybody could do such a thing.
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Judge refuses to reduce charges in Adenhart case

Charges against the man accused of driving drunk when he was involved in a crash that killed three people, including Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and a Manhattan Beach man, won't have his second-degree murder charges reduced to gross vehicular manslaughter, a

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14-year-old and her boyfriend charged with murdering her grandparents

Sophia Janalisa Cristo and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Rodolfo Lopez, were arrested Wednesday in Horizon City, Texas, in connection with the deaths of Jack Bezner, 71, and his 64-year-old wife Susan.

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Man suspected of trying to blackmail Hermosa Beach woman into having sex

An Encino man tried to blackmail a Hermosa Beach woman into having sex with him by threatening to show personal photographs of her to her boss, police said Friday.
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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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Police seek help in North Long Beach sexual assaults

Seven women have been attacked in apartment complexes near Paramount and South. Photo Gallery | Video of suspect

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