Crime

A Los Angeles firefighters union treasurer says a former president punched him; Freddy Escobar denies it, and LAFD referred the matter for internal review.

Burbank police arrested a 17-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder after a juvenile was stabbed in the arm near the Burbank Town Center on Oct. 15.

Four men, including an LADWP employee, are charged with felony vandalism over a downtown Los Angeles graffiti spree that left $172,930 in repair costs.

Two masked suspects fled a Rafaela Jewelry burglary in Downtown Los Angeles and crashed a van into the building, and no arrests have been reported.

Orange County prosecutors dismissed charges against a Santa Ana man arrested Oct. 1 and will pursue a probation violation, a DA spokesperson said.

Ventura County prosecutors charged Christopher Jon McAulay, 50, of Ventura, with two felonies over alleged AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Seven people were arrested in two West Hollywood robbery investigations this week, the Sheriff's Department's West Hollywood Station said.

A judge dismissed felony resisting charges against a 28-year-old man arrested by Santa Ana police Oct. 1; prosecutors will pursue a probation violation.

A 45-year-old man faces four felony arson counts in West Covina after four fires burned about 20 acres of Galster Wilderness Park, officials said.

A 35-year-old man was arrested after a four-vehicle crash in Manhattan Beach on Oct. 9 that killed a passenger and injured an on-duty police officer.