Man Dead, Woman Wounded In Hail Of Bullets Near LAX
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A man was fatally shot and a woman was wounded in a hail of bullets as they sat in a parked Cadillac on the outskirts of the Los Angeles International Airport Saturday, according...
View ArticleSouth 110 Freeway Closed While Police Search For Evidence From Pursuit
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The southbound Harbor (110) Freeway was closed for over an hour Friday morning near the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, where officers were looking for evidence that may have been thrown...
View ArticleThieves Use Van As Battering Ram In Attempt To Burglarize Cerritos Gun Store
CERRITOS (CBS) — A stolen van, used as a battering ram by thieves, crashed into ammunition store early Monday morning in an unsuccessful burglary attempt. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies say a...
View Article2 Carjackers Crash Vehicle Into Hollywood Apartment
HOLLYWOOD (CBS) — A carjacking victim is shaken up after two men sped off in his car as he was still hanging out of the vehicle. The carjacked vehicle crashed into a Hollywood apartment building at 1...
View ArticleNBC4 News Van Catches Fire On 405 Freeway
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — An NBC4 news van caught fire on the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass Friday morning. The fire was reported at 10:37 a.m. on the northbound side of the freeway near Getty Center....
View ArticleLong Beach Police Find Van Linked To 2010 Cold Case Murder
LONG BEACH (CBS) — Long Beach police believe they have found the getaway van linked to a 2010 cold case murder. Police say the van may be connected to the robbery and murder of Franklin Robles outside...
View ArticleOC Man Arrested For Soliciting Sex With Mom, Underage Daughter On Craigslist
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO (CBS) — A 21-year-old San Juan Capistrano man who allegedly posted an online ad seeking a mom and her underage daughter for sex was behind bars Friday after Orange County sheriff’s...
View Article15-Year-Old Girl Reports Attempted Kidnapping In Riverside
RIVERSIDE (CBS) — A 15 year-old female was walking to school Wednesday when she said two men in a van attempted to kidnap her, according to Riverside police. The unidentified teen was walking in the...
View Article2 Arrested After Wild Police Pursuit Through West Covina, Whittier
WHITTIER (CBS) — Two bank robbery suspects were in custody Monday following a wild police pursuit through West Covina and Whittier. A man and a woman were arrested by West Covina police after the...
View ArticleMother, 4 Kids Hit By Van In Thousand Oaks Crosswalk
THOUSAND OAKS (CBS) — A family of five was hit by a van Tuesday afternoon as they crossed a busy street in Ventura County. The accident happened just before 2 p.m. in the 2600 block of Thousand Oaks...
View ArticleMan On The Loose After Trying To Run Over Officer At Trader Joe’s
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) —A Los Angeles Police Department officer shot at a man who allegedly tried to run him over in the parking lot of Trader Joe’s in Sherman Oaks on Tuesday. The incident happened...
View ArticlePolice Pursuit Ends In Burbank After DUI Suspect Slams Into Vehicle
BURBANK (CBSLA.com) — A low-speed pursuit has come to an end in Burbank after a suspect driving a work van crashed into another vehicle. (credit: CBS) Police responded to a call of a vehicle driving...
View Article3 Dead In Possible Murder-Suicide In Oxnard
OXNARD (CBSLA.com) — Three people are dead in what witnesses are telling authorities is a possible murder-suicide in Oxnard. CBS2/KCAL9’s Serene Branson, reported from one of two crimes scenes. At...
View ArticleInterstate 10 Shut Down After 2 Injured In Accident In Baldwin Park
BALDWIN PARK (CBSLA.com) — Interstate 10 was shut down temporarily Wednesday morning after two people were injured in a vehicle crash in Baldwin Park. A van crashed into the center divider near Puente...
View ArticleMore Reports Of Attempted Abductions Near Elementary School Have Rossmoor...
ROSSMOOR (CBSLA.com) — Parents in Rossmoor are on edge after two more reports surfaced Wednesday afternoon of a man trying to lure young children into his minivan near an elementary school. On March...
View ArticleDriver Of Stolen Van Strikes Police Car, Several Vehicles In South LA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The driver of a stolen van Tuesday struck several vehicles — including police patrol cars — during a wild high-speed chase through South Los Angeles. The driver hit a...
View ArticleMan, 36, Fatally Struck By Van While Crossing Riverside Street
RIVERSIDE (CBSLA.com) — A 36-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a van in Riverside Saturday. Antonio Mendoza, of Riverside, and a 28-year-old woman were crossing the street in the 10600 block of...
View Article7 Kids Hurt As Daycare Van Hits Big Rig In Ontario
ONTARIO (AP) — Police said seven children, ranging in ages from six months to 8 years old, were injured when a van from their daycare center collided with a tractor-trailer in Ontario. The 52-year-old...
View ArticleVan Crash Survivor Reunites With Marines, Nurse Who Saved His Life
MISSION VIEJO (CBSLA.com) — A van crash survivor was reunited Wednesday with the rescuers and the nurse who helped save his life last month. Ervin Hall, 66, was driving home from work in San Clemente...
View ArticleA Flock Of Seagulls’ Van, Musical Equipment Taken In Downey
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A van filled with musical equipment belonging to the ’80s rock band A Flock of Seagulls was stolen at a hotel in Downey early Sunday morning. The band—best known for the 1982...
View ArticleA Flock Of Seagulls’ Stolen Van Found In Santa Fe Springs
SANTA FE SPRINGS (CBSLA.com) — The lead singer of the ‘80s rock band A Flock of Seagulls told CBS2 that his van, which was stolen outside of a hotel in Downey, was found in Santa Fe Springs. Mike Score...
View ArticleMan Burned To Death While Trying To Siphon Gas In South LA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man was killed Tuesday while trying to siphon gas from a 76 station in South Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department received a call around 6:30 a.m. about a burned...
View ArticleCompton Deputies Bust Alleged Gas Thieves After Spotting Van Filled With...
COMPTON (CBSLA.com) — Sheriff’s Deputies in Compton were on patrol Tuesday when they reportedly saw a suspicious blue van parked over a gas station’s underground fuel storage tank. The tank is located...
View Article18-Month-Old Girl Killed After Being Struck By Grandfather’s Van
HIGHLAND PARK (CBSLA.com) — An 18-month-old girl was fatally struck by her grandfather’s van in Highland Park, according to authorities. LAPD Detectives said that on Saturday January 25, around 1:50...
View ArticleLA Grandfather Accidentally Kills Toddler While Backing Out Van
CYPRESS PARK (CBSLA.com) — The Los Angeles Police Department reports an 18-month-old girl was run over as her grandfather backed a van out of the driveway of his LA home. The incident occurred around...
View ArticleMan Hailed As Hero After Van Crashes Into Garden Grove Apartment Complex
GARDEN GROVE (CBSLA.com) — A man is being hailed a hero Thursday for saving the life of a driver who lost control of his van, hit a power line and slammed into an apartment complex before the vehicle...
View ArticlePursuit On 110 Freeway Ends In Crash
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A police pursuit ended Friday morning after a driver slammed his van into a pole. Los Angeles police officers responded to a report of gunshots near a 7-Eleven store on 53rd...
View Article2 Killed, 2 Injured In Sylmar Crash
SYLMAR (CBSLA.com) — Two people were killed and two others seriously injured in a rollover crash in Sylmar Tuesday night. The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the scene of the...
View ArticleFord Thinks Big With New Cargo Van
DEARBORN — (WWJ) Ford is preparing to put a new face on its mainstream van. The first Transit vans are being shipped to dealerships, ready to replace the aging E-series. “Commercial vehicles are very...
View Article16 Hurt In Passenger Van Crash On 101 Freeway In Thousand Oaks
THOUSAND OAKS (CBSLA.com) — As many as 16 people were hurt Thursday after a passenger van collided with a semi-trailer truck on the 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks, authorities said. The crash was...
View ArticlePolice: Boy Escapes Abductors In Azusa
AZUSA (CBSLA.com) — An 11-year-old boy was able to escape his potential abductors and avoid being kidnapped, police said Tuesday. Authorities said the incident happened sometime before 9 p.m. Monday in...
View ArticleGordo Expected To Make Full Recovery Following Leg-Saving Surgery
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Every dog does have its day. Doctors who first believed Gordo — the little Maltese-mix who was run over by a van during a police pursuit Wednesday — would lose a leg are...
View Article2 Critically Injured In Pacoima Collision
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150402143907583AA.mp4 PACOIMA (CBSLA.com) — Police were on the scene of a traffic collision Thursday that left two people critically injured. Shortly after...
View ArticleSuspect Arrested In Connection With Fatal Buena Park Hit-And-Run
BUENA PARK (CBSLA.com) — The Buena Park Police Department on Saturday arrested a man in connection with a late-night hit-and-run at a Holiday Inn parking lot in Buena Park. The suspect, Nelson Ward...
View ArticleNeighbor: Woman Attempts To Set Fire To Her Van — Twice
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A South LA woman is on edge after, she says, a neighbor attempted to set fire to her van twice while it was sitting in front of her home. Felicia McDaniel said she was...
View Article4 Small Dogs Die In Valley Glen Mobile Home Electrical Fire
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said four small dogs were killed Sunday morning when an apparent electrical fire broke out in a mobile home parked in the Valley Glen area. Firefighters were...
View ArticleVandal Spray Paints ‘Illegal’ On Man’s Van, But It Didn’t Dawn On Him It Was...
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) A Long Beach man whose van was vandalized when someone spray painted the word “illegal” on it, says he didn’t realize he was dealing with a possible hate crime. Joe Solis told...
View ArticleGood Samaritan Saves Children From Road Rage Wreck
HUNTINGTON BEACH (CBSLA.com) — Two kids were trapped in a smashed-up van Wednesday. P olice said 26-year-old Brandon Pauw slammed into the family’s van after Pauw lost control, speeding away from a...
View ArticleWoman Uses Car, Social Media To Spread The Word She Needs New Kidney
VICTORVILLE (CBSLA) — A Victorville woman is pulling out all the stops in an effort to save her life. She has taken to social media to spread the word. She needs a new kidney. And as KCAL9’s Cristy...
View Article3 Dead, 3 Hurt In Fiery 2-Vehicle Crash In South LA
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Three people were killed and three more critically injured in a two-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles Saturday evening. The deceased included two children, authorities...
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