Jul 2, 2008 | Homicide Report
Gamaliel Jaramillo, 13, a Latino youth, was shot in the 5300 block of Live Oak Street in Cudahy about 1:40 p.m. Thursday, June 26.
Cudahy Boy, 13, Killed In Gang Violence
Gamaliel Jaramillo will not live to see his 14th birthday. The 13-year-old Cudahy boy was shot and killed yesterday afternoon while he and two other males were allegedly tagging a riverbed bike path.
Africa Channel Set To Make Time Warner Bow In LA
Rollout, Which Comes July 29, Is First Under 'Hunting License' -- Multichannel News, 6/28/2008 12:53:00 PM The Africa Channel will make its first launch with Time Warner Cable next month in the Los Angeles DMA ...
Non-profits are betting on a celebratory Fourth of July
Fireworks sales begin June 28 in many cities of the San Gabriel Valley. Fireworks, those seasonal salutes that spark in the dark, will soon be bursting in the air or dazzling from the ground.
Suspected tagger is shot to death
A man was shot to death Thursday afternoon in an apparent gang-related attack while painting graffiti on a Los Angeles River bike path, sheriff's officials said.
Second burglary suspect arrested
Officers arrested a second man wanted for breaking into two homes and recovered property stolen from other burglaries, detectives said today.
L.A. cleans up at alt-weekly awards
The good news out of today's Association of Alternative Newsweeklies awards in Philadelphia is that Jeffrey Anderson won top honors for investigative pieces in the LA Weekly and Andrew Gumbel won for political ...
L.A. murder mystery follows tangled trail
“And you are handling the case.”
Late one night in 2003, a body was found in a scorched minivan along a Watts riverbank. via Los Angeles Times
Steve Cooley Is Not a Taco Truck
“If I could, would I do it in a minute? Sure”
The D.A. man needs your help bringing to justice the "gangsters in suits," as one prosecutor describes some of the people who run the corrupt cities southeast of downtown L.A. Even if Steve Cooley were firing ... via City Beat
Schools Named After Latino Leaders
“My father dedicated much of his public life to creating educational opportunities for our youth. I know he would be extremely touched that this long-awaited, newly constructed, state of the art learning center in the Downtown area will bear his name”
While names like Garfield, Roosevelt, Franklin and Wilson are usually the names chosen for schools, the trend in the LAUSD seems to be moving away from the history books, in favor of more contemporary ... via Eastern Group Publications
Woman held captive for 2 weeks
“We didn't have any address, we didn't have any confirmed location”
The 20-year-old woman was rescued Friday night and her ex-boyfriend, Porfirio Izaguirre, 35, was arrested, Maywood-Cudahy police spokeswoman Mayra Robles said Saturday. via San Francisco Chronicle
DA may sue official over dual jobs
“It protects public officers from frivolous lawsuits.”
A Maywood councilman was told he had to quit his position last year if he wanted to stay on the board of a district that provides water to the city. via Whittier Daily News
Murder Suspect Nabbed In Mexico
A man wanted in connection with the killing of a 59-year- old woman in Bell today was taken into custody by authorities in Mexico several hours later, authorities said. via KTLA-TV Los Angeles
“Some parents need to keep kids at home where they should be.”
Miguel Juarez, a 19-year-old young Latino man, was shot in an apparent gang-related shooting at a "flyer party" at 223 Bullis Road in Compton shortly after midnight Sunday, Jan. via Los Angeles Times
SoCal founder of No Guns pleads no contest to gun crime
A former gang member who founded an anti-violence group called No Guns pleaded no contest Thursday to federal weapons charges. via Press-Enterprise
Morning Buzz: Wednesday 11.21.07
Cooley's mixed record on corruption District Attorney Steve Cooley took down corrupt officials in Compton, South Gate, and Vernon, but in Cudahy and Bell Gardens "the stench of political corruption lingers ... via LA Observed
Downey collision kills enlisted man, injures 4
A U.S. Navy man was killed after a head-on traffic collision today that injured four others, authorities said. via Press-Telegram
Federal Sting Nets Bell Family Crime Ring
The crime ring targeted in the raids was a family affair. A home in Bell is one of several locations in Southern California raided by federal authorities, from the FBI, IRS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ... via ABC7.com
Dozen Arrested For Drug Trafficking, Counterfeit
A dozen people were arrested Tuesday on allegations of trafficking in cocaine and counterfeit clothing, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. via CBS 2 - KCAL 9
Parking permits under study in Huntington Park
“Interest is building for a parking permit law, especially in the Huntington Park strip”
Parking permits under study in Huntington Park By ARNOLD ADLER, Staff Writer 25.OCT.07 HUNTINGTON PARK - City officials are considering a parking permit plan to resolve the issue of outsiders parking overnight ... via Wave Newspapers