Los Angeles Man Charged with Stealing Oscar Statuette
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MONDAY, MARCH 12 - MARCH 18, 2018 - VOLUME 4, NO. 11
14-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED IN SAN BERNARDINO FOR IMPERSONATING A DEPUTY SHERIFF
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n March 5, 2018, an unknown Hispanic male pulled into the driveway of a home in the 13600 block of Mica Avenue. He was driving a white Ford Explorer with red and blue emergency lights, mounted on the inside of the front windshield, which were activated. The Explorer had no law enforcement or other type of identifying markers, other than the emergency lights, and
had no license plates. The suspect exited the Explorer wearing a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department uniform with a firearm in the belt holster. He went to the front door and told the occupants he was there to investigate a reported domestic disturbance. The homeowner informed him there was no problem and they had not placed a call to the police. The suspect tried to open
Double Homicide in Riverside On March 7, 2018, officers assigned to the Moreno Valley Police Department were dispatched to the area of Old Lake Drive and Sunny Mead Ranch Parkway to investigate a shooting. When officers arrived, they found one adult male and a 17-year-old male deceased at the scene. Detectives from the Moreno Valley P.D. and the Central Homicide Unit responded to the location and assumed the investigation. The adult male’s name
is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The juveniles name will not be released. The investigation is currently on-going and no further information will be released at this time. If anyone has information regarding this investigation, they are encouraged to call Detective Mullins with the Central Homicide Unit at 951-955-2777 or Detective Vanderhoof with the Moreno Valley Police Department at 951-486-6700.
the door but the homeowner had locked it. The suspect returned to the Explorer and left the area after a brief exchange with the homeowner, who followed him to the driveway. Later, the homeowner notified police of the suspicious encounter.
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MONTEREY PARK WOMAN SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS IN PRISON Hernandez injected a foreign substance into woman for buttocks enhancement A Monterey Park woman has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for injecting a woman with a foreign substance for the purpose of buttock enhancement. Ana Bertha Diaz Hernandez, 47, was sentenced by United States District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. In addition to the prison term, Diaz was
ordered to pay a $95,000 fine and $30,000 in restitution to the victim. Diaz pleaded guilty last July to receiving and delivering an adulterated and misbranded medical device. According to a plea agreement filed in the case, the victim – who is identified as “I.T.”
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Bomb Threat in Long Beach Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau’s Arson Explosives Detail (SEB AED) assisted Long Beach Police Department with clearing a suspect’s van after he claimed to have explosives. The incident occurred on the 500 block of West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at approximately 5:00 p.m. SEB AED Bomb Techs responded to the location regarding an armed male adult barricaded in a van, also claiming to have explosives. Once the suspect was detained, we were requested to clear the van. No explosives or suspicious items were located. Two additional vehicles, a garage in the Long Beach area, and one box cargo truck in Granada Hills, were also cleared by AED Bomb Techs over the course of the night, at the request of Long Beach PD. All were associated with the suspect. No explosives or suspicious items were located during these searches. The investigation is being handled by Long Beach Police Department. The Arson Explosives Detail provides Los Angeles County, unincorporated areas and contract cities,
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Anaheim Police Department Addresses Use of Force Acting Chief of Police Julian Harvey adressed the media during a press conference at on Thursday, March 8, 2018, regarding a use of force by APD officers on March 2, 2018. APD received questions from FOX TV after posts were made on an individual’s Facebook account alleging excessive force. Just after midnight on March 2nd, Anaheim Police Officers were dispatched to
the 1300 block S. East Gates St regarding a suspicious male in the back yard of a residence. A patrol sergeant was the first to arrive on scene and saw the suspect run from him. Several officers chased the suspect on foot to the 3000 block of W. Ball Rd. The suspect fell backwards onto his buttocks, allowing officers to catch up with him and try to take him into custody. The
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