Crime

Ten people were arrested at a Bellflower gas station on Oct. 10 on suspicion of unlawful possession or sale of nitrous oxide, the Sheriff's Department said.

Milken Community School in Brentwood was locked down Oct. 12 after a reported threat. The LAPD found no evidence of one and says it appears to be swatting.

Four men were arrested on suspicion of robbing two men at gunpoint at Poinsettia Place and Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, deputies said.

Police are searching for two suspects after a man was shot Oct. 11 in the 10000 block of Vermont Avenue in Westmont, and three people were detained.

Two children died and a man was hurt in a Los Angeles shooting near Venice Boulevard and Catalina Street on Oct. 11, police said.

Police are searching for a gray pickup truck driver who fled after a fatal hit-and-run near East 68th Street and Avalon Boulevard in Florence on Oct. 10.

Two drivers hit and dragged a man on an electric scooter at Broadway and 85th Street in South Los Angeles on Oct. 9, and the LAPD is seeking both.

West Covina police arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of setting four fires at Galster Wilderness Park between May and August 2026.

A West Hollywood scooter rider suffered a broken leg when a white BMW allegedly hit him on Santa Monica Boulevard and fled on Oct. 7.

Two men allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint and knifepoint in West Hollywood on Oct. 8, and the Sheriff's Department is adding patrols citywide.