By Edwin Folven, 5/09/2013
A Los Angeles attorney was charged with conspiracy and other charges after he allegedly attempted to smuggle heroin inside a greeting card to one of his clients incarcerated in county jail, the District Attorney’s Office has announced. Stephen Beecher, 61, was arrested on April 9 on a felony arrest warrant charging him with two counts [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 5/09/2013
Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department Central Division are investigating the killing of a pedestrian whom they believe was intentionally struck by a suspect driving a sport utility vehicle. The collision occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 20 in the 600 block of San Julian Street. The 50-year-old victim, whose identity was [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 5/09/2013
A Korean national wanted in her native country for operating a Los Angeles-based prostitution ring was recently flown to South Korea and turned over to law enforcement authorities. The suspect, Eun Suk Sun, 37, was escorted by officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the flight from Los Angeles to South Korea. Sun [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 5/02/2013
A Century City resident was recently arrested by FBI special agents after he was charged with running a Ponzi scheme and defrauding a victim of millions of dollars that he used to pay back earlier victims. Shervin Neman, who also goes by the name Shervin Davatgarzadeh, 31, was arrested pursuant to a three-count fraud indictment [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 5/02/2013
A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department employee charged with trying to smuggle cocaine into a jail to sell to inmates pleaded guilty on April 26 to accepting a $700 bribe from the inmates and other charges filed in separate cases. The defendant, Remington Orr, 25, pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe and possession of [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 4/25/2013
A former Beverly Hills stockbroker made his initial federal court appearance on April 15 after being indicted on federal charges that allege he ran several stock manipulation schemes that generated millions of dollars in profits. One scheme involved the allegedly fraudulent promotion of a stock issued by Rudy Nutrition, the sports drink company founded by [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 4/25/2013
An individual who “crashed” the stage at the Grammy Awards has been charged for interfering with presenters and award recipients, according to the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office. Vitalii Sediuk, 24, was charged with one count of willfully leaving a spectator area and entering a performance area and one count of interfering and delaying program [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 4/11/2013
Local and state legislators are considering legislation that would crack down on people who falsely report emergencies, which is known as “swatting”. The legislation follows numerous incidents of “swatting” at the homes of celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Selena Gomez and Rhianna. Police on Monday responded to the Hollywood Hills residence of actor [...] [...more]
By Edwin Folven, 4/11/2013
The 59-year-old husband of a woman who went missing in February 2009, and whose body has never been found, was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder. The defendant, Lyle Stanford Herring Sr., once worked as a recruiter for California State University Northridge and lived at a condominium complex in the Hollywood Hills at the time of [...] [...more]
By Aaron Blevins, 4/04/2013
As part of April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign, the LAPD will be actively ticketing those texting or operating hand-held cell phones throughout the month of April with a maximum enforcement date on April 16. Drivers who break the law and place themselves and others in danger will be cited with no warnings. Last April, [...] [...more]
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