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4 more women report assaults by 'witch doctor' in Gardena
Fri, 2010-08-13 06:40More women have come forward to report that they were groped by a man known as a "witch doctor" in Gardena, police said Thursday. | POLICE NEWS
Hawthorne mayor pleads not guilty in mixer theft case
Thu, 2010-08-12 20:17Hawthorne Mayor Larry Guidi pleaded not guilty to criminal theft charges Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
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County auditors can't fully track how $79M for juvenile system was spent
Thu, 2010-08-12 19:55Los Angeles County auditors could not fully track how $79 million intended to improve conditions in juvenile halls and camps was actually spent, but do not believe the money was taken fraudulently, officials said Thursday.
Prosecutor: Carson man shot officer to avoid prison for having gun
Thu, 2010-08-12 18:43A gang member on probation shot a Gardena police officer during a foot pursuit because he knew he would be sent to prison if found with a gun, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.
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Defendant's lawyer in Adenhart case says he did not intend to drive drunk
Thu, 2010-08-12 18:39A lawyer says her client did not intend to drive drunk before a crash that killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two passengers, including a Manhattan Beach man.
Friday's South Bay police log: Lomita, Palos Verdes Peninsula
Thu, 2010-08-12 16:40Recent police activities in Lomita and on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
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Trial begins for accused murderer of Cheryl Green
Thu, 2010-08-12 13:09Tension, anger and sadness filled the courtroom Wednesday as trial began in the capital murder case for a Harbor Gateway gang member accused of killing 14-year-old Cheryl Green.
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Man known as 'witch doctor' charged with sexual battery
Thu, 2010-08-12 10:48GARDENA: A man known as a "witch doctor" was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of groping two female customers at his natural foods business.
WANTED: Tattooed husband charged with murder
Thu, 2010-08-12 06:29The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for Napoleon Castro, 35, charged with torturing and stabbing his wife to death. | POLICE NEWS
Thursday's police log: Harbor Area
Wed, 2010-08-11 18:47Recent police activities in the Harbor Area.
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Attempted robbery at Hawthorne CVS might be latest in string
Wed, 2010-08-11 18:01An attempted robbery at a CVS store in Hawthorne early Wednesday could be the latest crime linked to a string of holdups at Southern California pharmacies, officials said.
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Woman arrested in fatal Wilmington stabbing
Tue, 2010-08-10 20:00A woman was arrested on suspicion of stabbing her husband to death today at a Wilmington hotel, police said. Angelina Sevilla, 28, allegedly attacked Luis Sevilla, 36, at about 1 a.m. at the Right Step Hotel at Watson Avenue and Anaheim Street.
Wednesday's South Bay police log: El Segundo, beach cities
Tue, 2010-08-10 18:17Recent police activities in El Segundo and the beach cities.
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Court upholds death penalty for killer of officer Martin Ganz
Mon, 2010-08-09 20:26The state Supreme Court on Monday rejected Roger Hoan Brady's automatic appeal of his death penalty for killing the first Manhattan Beach police officer shot to death in the line of duty. Brady killed officer Martin Ganz, 29, during a traffic stop on Sepulveda Boulevard on Dec. 27, 1993.
El Segundo tax preparer gets 2 years for fraud
Mon, 2010-08-09 18:34An El Segundo tax preparer who failed to file his own returns and submitted false claims for refunds on behalf of others was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison term and ordered to pay about $255,000 in restitution.
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Man arrested in Hawthorne stabbing
Mon, 2010-08-09 18:29A 26-year-old man allegedly stabbed another man Monday during a dispute in a Hawthorne apartment, police said.
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Tuesday's South Bay police log: Carson and Torrance
Mon, 2010-08-09 18:15Recent police activities in Carson and Torrance.
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Early-morning crashes hurt 7 on northbound 405 Freeway
Sun, 2010-08-08 22:01A series of accidents on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway near the Harbor (110) Freeway early Sunday left seven people injured.
San Francisco aims to crack down on rowdy nightclubs
Sat, 2010-08-07 21:47This historically hard-partying city is poised to adopt a get-tough ordinance that officials hope will allow the swift shutdown of nightspots that become magnets for violence.
Jury finds Grahlman guilty in Manhattan Beach sexual assault case
Fri, 2010-08-06 18:49A jury on Friday found Brian Grahlman guilty of charges that he sexually assaulted a drunken woman in a Manhattan Beach alley in July 2009.
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